Six months ago, I wrote about the need for marketing teams to develop computational thinking, data interpretation, and cross-cultural fluency. Today, I’m watching those concepts play out in real time. And I’ve been seeing and hearing about which teams are actually making the transition versus those still talking about it. The difference is stark. The marketers who are succeeding aren’t just learning new skills; they’re fundamentally rewiring how they approach problems, make decisions, and execute campaigns. FROM COMPUTATIONAL THINKING TO SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE Thinking like a programmer was just the beginning. Now, the most effective marketing leaders are thinking like systems…
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Leadership is not a straight line or a standard model; there are countless paths to the top. From Silicon Valley builders like Reed Hastings to steady hands like Warren Buffett, who had already led Berkshire Hathaway for decades before Netflix mailed its first DVD, the common thread is not a blueprint, but an ability to draw the best out of people. With two decades in the C-suite, I’ve collected a handful of lessons that have shaped my leadership philosophy. I certainly don’t pretend to have all the answers, and ultimately leadership is a journey, not a destination. But these five…
ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely after comments that he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing led a group of ABC-affiliated stations to say it would not air the show Kimmel, the veteran late-night comic, made several comments about the reaction to Kirk’s assassination on his show Monday and Tuesday nights. He said that “many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk.” ABC, which has aired Kimmel’s late-night show since 2003, moved swiftly after Nexstar Communications Group said it would pull the show starting Wednesday. Kimmel’s comments about Kirk’s death “are offensive and…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Brain fog. Fatigue. Trouble bouncing back after long days or stressful quarters. Many executives dismiss these symptoms as the inevitable price of leadership. But what if they aren’t just stressed? What if their bodies and environments are quietly working against them?That question sits at the heart of what I call root-cause clarity: identifying the hidden triggers that undermine energy, focus and resilience long before they show up as major problems.Related: Why Top Leaders Are Turning to Energy Medicine for an Edge My turning pointAt the height of my career in tech, I…
The Federal Reserve, which last cut interest rates in December 2024, lowered interest rates .25% on Wednesday.Officials implied that there would be two more cuts to follow later this year. The committee meets in two months, on October 28 and 29. “In assessing the appropriate stance of monetary policy, the Committee will continue to monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook,” the committee wrote in a press release.Related: The Labor Market Has Changed From the ‘Great Resignation’ to the ‘Great Stay’ Because ‘Workers Aren’t Going Anywhere’ EY-Parthenon Chief Economist Gregory Daco told Entrepreneur in a statement that,…
Airbnb’s growth has slowed in recent years, says the company’s CEO, Brian Chesky, but he has a plan to remedy the situation.In an interview on Tuesday at the Skift Global Forum conference, an event for the travel industry, Chesky noted that Airbnb experienced 40% growth in 2022, but that number declined to 18% in 2023 and then 12% in 2024. For the second quarter ending June 30, revenue growth was at 13%.”I’m not happy about where the growth rate is at the company,” Chesky said at the event. “I think Airbnb should be growing significantly faster. It should at least…
Andy Jassy is trying to reset Amazon’s culture by getting rid of excess layers of middle management.The Amazon CEO stated on Tuesday at the company’s annual conference for third-party sellers that he wanted to eliminate bureaucracy to help Amazon grow and innovate more quickly. Bureaucracy is not compatible with “startups” and “entrepreneurial organizations,” but it is “really easy to accumulate,” according to Jassy.”I would say bureaucracy is really anathema to startups and to entrepreneurial organizations,” Jassy said at the event. “As you get larger, it’s really easy to accumulate bureaucracy, a lot of bureaucracy that you may not see.” Related:…
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan founded the video communications company in 2011 when he was 41 years old and took it public in 2019. As of September 2025, Zoom had a market cap of $25.66 billion.But despite 15 years of daily practice, he still thinks video calls can be better, because the best meetings are when people “can be themselves,” he told The New York Times.Here’s Yuan’s advice for making your Zoom calls more productive.Be accessibleYuan says that he has a Zoom meeting link in his email signature so that people can set up calls with him.Related: 13 Leadership Lessons from…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 111.89 points or -0.25% to 44,790.38 • Shanghai increased 14.476 points or 0.37% to 3,876.341 • Hang Seng increased 469.88 points or 1.78% to 26,908.39 • ASX 200 decreased 59.20 points or -0.67% to 8,818.50 • SENSEX increased 313.02 points or 0.38% to 82,693.71 • Nifty50 increased 91.15 points or 0.36% to 25,330.25 The major Asian currency markets had a negative day today: • AUDUSD decreased 0.00233 or -0.35% to 0.66651 • NZDUSD decreased 0.00173 or -0.29% to 0.59710 • USDJPY decreased 0.161 or -0.11%…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In the crowded world of AI Assistive Engines, all the attention goes to ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Perplexity. But the most influential contender may be the one hiding in plain sight: Microsoft Copilot.Why? Because it’s not just another chatbot — it’s deeply embedded in the Windows and Microsoft 365 ecosystem that powers homes, businesses, governments and nearly every Fortune 500 company. Copilot is already sitting on the desktop of the people who decide whether to hire you, partner with you or fund your company.That makes it the “sneaky” AI — the one…