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Key Takeaways After nearly two decades at LinkedIn, CEO Ryan Roslansky is leaving. He determined that to effectively lead the company, he would have to show up in person at Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington headquarters. Roslansky announced that he is moving on rather than accept the significant return-to-office change to his working arrangement. A new development shows that even senior executives consider leaving their jobs over requirements to show up to work in person. Microsoft is losing its LinkedIn CEO after nearly two decades, after he determined that he would have to show up in person to effectively lead the company…

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Strong performance can mask dependency. Real development means helping people make decisions and solve problems without relying on a manager’s constant approval or intervention. Supporting employees’ long-term potential sometimes disrupts the current organization, but holding talented people in place for convenience risks losing them altogether.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e Early in my career, I thought being a supportive manager meant staying highly involved in daily operations and talent development. I was always available to step in as soon as someone got stuck. I personally supported motivation in the office and watched performance improve, which…

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Agentic Marketing shifts AI from helping marketers create content to actually executing full workflows on their behalf. The framework boils down to one formula: Skills + Tools + Context = Agency. As AI takes on more execution, marketers should move from approving every step (human-in-the-loop) to supervising the system and intervening only on high-risk decisions (human-on-the-loop). There is a unique opportunity in the market to create “agency” within marketing departments with the power of AI agents. I have been in marketing for more than 25 years, and I could not…

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President Donald Trump on Sunday tapped Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence.Trump is calling it the “Super Intelligence Force,” because he has tried to rebrand AI as “super intelligence.” The announcement comes after Trump hosted top executives of AI companies at the White House last week and said they had signed a voluntary accord that would effectively self-police the development of the technology.The task force will coordinate the federal effort “to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence, which many say is bigger than the…

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Seven major oil-exporting countries agreed Sunday to keep production steady in November at a time when the Iran war has driven the price of benchmark Brent crude oil above $100 a barrel.The so-called OPEC+ subgroup — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman — will meet again on Nov. 1 to review conditions in the oil market.The fighting with Iran, which began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Feb. 28, has disrupted global oil supplies and driven prices higher.The Group of Seven wealthy democracies said Friday that they plan to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel…

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U.S.-listed shares of Brazilian fintech and financial services companies rose by double digits in premarket trading on Monday following news that South America’s largest country is heading into a runoff election.  Right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro managed to win 47% of the vote, surprising some poll watchers, while incumbent left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received 47%, the Rio Times reported. The two will face off again later this month as neither candidate scored the 50% needed for a full victory. Bolsonaro, a senator and the son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, campaigned on a fiscal adjustment and spending…

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Wendy’s, the big fast food chain, faced a fresh wave of permanent store closures on Friday for the second weekend in a row as one of its biggest franchisees scrambled to restructure operations in the aftermath of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. According to a court docket filed late Friday, five additional restaurants owned by the Michigan-based Meritage Hospitality Group were slated to be abruptly shuttered and vacated that day. As of early Monday morning, the five locations were still listed on Wendy’s store locator tool, though some of the closings were noted on Google reviews and by local media.…

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The plant-based meat category has spent the last several years fighting an uphill battle in a cultural climate that’s turned food into a political statement. MorningStar Farms, one of the oldest players in the game, just rebranded to remind people that meat alternatives are nothing new—and they’re not going anywhere. MorningStar has been making plant-based meat long before “plant-based” was its own category in the frozen section. The brand was founded in 1974 and acquired by Kellogg (now Kellanova) in 1999. Over the last several decades, it’s expanded its offerings from Bacon Strips and Sausage Patties to Korean BBQ Riblets…

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To boost your productivity, start by setting SMART goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. This clarity helps you focus on what truly matters. Next, prioritize tasks using the Eisenhower Matrix to distinguish between urgent and important activities. Try the Pomodoro Technique to manage your time effectively, breaking work into manageable intervals. These steps will lay a solid foundation, but there’s more you can do to optimize your workspace and balance your life. Key Takeaways Set SMART goals to enhance clarity, focus, and achievement in your tasks. Organize your workspace to reduce distractions and improve overall productivity. Utilize…

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What is interesting is how the West has always dealt with Russia. They always LIE and have proven themselves outright untrustworthy. Not only did they sign a legally binding Minsk Agreement to allow the Donbas to vote on separating from Ukraine, but then they simply played Russia for a fool, with Merkel publicly admitting that they never intended to honor that agreement; they were buying time for Ukraine to build an army to obviously start this war. The Minsk II agreement, formally known as the “Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements,” was signed on February 12,…

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