I will tell you, he seemed Tremendous. But you know what I call someone who was crucified? A coward. #Bible #TrumpBookReports

‪Over $120 Billion of the latest $900B US stimulus: Tax breaks for the Top 1% of earners. ‬ ‪When Americans say the system is rigged against them, this is what they mean. …see more

This was it: the week of the US presidential election. And what a week it's been, with razor-thin margins in key states and no declared winner yet (though victory is trending in Biden's direction). Plus, the US becomes the first country to formally withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. and the country beats its own record for record new COVID cases. My thoughts in this week's edition of #StayInformed . …see more

With the death of Apple cofounder and visionary Steve Jobs back in 2011, many feared the company would begin a slow demise of its own. But fast forward to today, and the company is thriving. In fact, under the leadership of CEO Tim Cook, Apple has become the most valuable company in the world, with a market valuation approaching almost two trillion dollars. (That’s *trillion.* As in, a two followed by twelve zeroes.) So, how did he do it? How did Cook, an industrial engineer who previously served as a supply chain manager for Compaq, manage to pick up where Jobs left off and continue Apple’s ascent to the top? Of course, there are many factors that played a role. But I recently came across a previously confidential email from Cook to his top lieutenants that illustrates a key feature of Cook’s leadership style. It's a very simple email--only one word--with a lot to read between the lines. (Read more in today's column.) #EmotionalIntelligence #Apple #TimCook #leadership #management #SteveJobs #email #communication #BigTech #congress #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more

Put yourself in Ms. Couric's shoes for a moment: How would you react to someone you've never met, calling you out for what they felt was a failure on your part? How would you handle the implication that your silence equals tacit approval of such horrifying behavior? Most importantly, how would you respond? Couric's response exhibited class, self-respect, and extraordinary emotional intelligence, demonstrating that a proper response can calm others down and make the best of a difficult situation. #EmotionalIntelligence #EI #EQ #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more

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Some thoughts on why 2-3 working weeks are perhaps doomed to fail. We get to build our ideal futures, what does it start to look like? Would welcome any and all views. …see more

“Time is money,” the old saying has it. But that’s wrong. Time is more valuable than money. You need to start treating it that way. Why? Because you can go an earn more money later, but you’ll never get your time back. Kick off 2018 by deciding to invest your time wisely! http://bit.ly/2CK7KBK …see more

According to research by social psychologist Roy Baumeister, it’s those kinds of tasks in particular that are most likely to leave us mentally depleted. “Decision fatigue,” as he calls it, describes the biological price we pay—in energy, focus, and performance—by making decision after decision. In other words, the more choices you need to make throughout the day, the harder each one becomes for your brain, which eventually starts looking for shortcuts. That’s as good a case as any for delegating some of your tasks to automation, which can help you preserve your energy for high-quality (and higher-stakes) decision-making. …see more

I met a fellow innovation person in Denmark a while ago, she spoke of a diverse team of people who once gathered on "The Copenhagen Travel Card" program, to rethink what public transportation should be in the future. It dawned on us that by calling the project " travel card" , we've already decided the nature of the solution. Likely solutions would be a "paper" card and vending machines or NFC cards and barriers or most ambitiously "apps" with virtual cards" It's not just that it limited the form factor, it's that it limited the entire philosophy to the problem. Maybe the future of public transit ticketing should be based around facial scanning, or retrospectively being charged based on your phones movement depending on time of day, or it being free of charge? We often make TINY unconscious decisions in how we frame a problem that have HUGE implications on how it's solved. It could be the people we ask to the meeting, the budget we allocate, the timeline, and in this case the name. Budget is especially interesting, the larger a budget is, the more expensive, complex and physical the solution has to be in order for people to not feel vulnerable. Imagine the courage to tell people we don't need a $150bn high speed train, we need to encourage people to work from home . …see more

I love this piece. I was pondering the other day if we were to look at most jobs around us and divide the time we spend into "adding value" and "everything else", it would be deeply scary. On Ultra long flights, the vast majority of the plane fuel is there as a flying oil tanker, to transport the rest of the fuel, one wonders how often large companies are the same. Existing only to ensure the existence of the company, not actually carrying passengers to their destination. One wonders if you simply focussed on "doing things brilliantly" ( making this deliberately vague), that the results, work done and clear momentum wouldn't be so strong, that you'd rarely need to do anything else. Forgot to tag the author - here- https://lnkd.in/dGJdg4u @alastairthimson https://lnkd.in/dJA6DaF …see more

Having been a keynote speaker for over a decade, I have so much respect for the event industry. 🙌🏽⁣ ⁣ The event planners, the AV folks, the caterers...every single time I’ve been a success on stage it’s because scores of talented people were making it happen backstage and behind the scenes. ⁣ ⁣ The current climate has greatly hurt the events industry but there’s much room for optimism.⁣ ⁣ I’m delighted to be keynoting at the (now virtual) #eventplannerexpo . If you or someone you know works in the event industry - I hope you’ll share this with them. Alongside Daymond John and Kevin Harrington - it may be just what’s needed for the industry! #eventplanner #eventplanning #eventprofessionals #eventmarketing #eventindustry …see more

Shopping for baby gear is stressful, confusing, expensive, and - if you believe all the marketing hype - extremely high-stakes. Enter Lalo, a baby-gear company that is effectively meeting the needs of today’s families and shaking up an outdated industry. …see more

Once upon a time, marketers lived in a world where achieving 70% reach with a single channel was totally doable. That world is gone, and that means you need the tools to get super savvy about your targeting.

funny, not funny... Another gem from Tom Fishburne and Marketoonist #digitaltransformation #covid19 #changemanagement …see more

Nice to see #Wharton remained no 1 in the #Americas in Financial Times combined #business school #rankings of #MBA #EMBA #ExecEd https://on.ft.com/2Edt2IU

Only 2 countries where Trump is more popular than Obama was - Israel and Russia. According to new polling by Pew Research Center.

#financialstability #indianbanking #economy #banks #debt #covid #finance #growth #investment There are enough filters in the Covid-19 loan restructuring scheme to prevent misuse but is it a tool to delay the growth in banks’ bad loans? We will know that after two years …see more

It’s crazy how often I feel like I need to resolve some big problem in my life when all I really need is one of the following: 1. A glass of water 2. A 10-minute walk outside 3. A good night of sleep 3 simple things that resolve many of the stresses and anxieties of daily life. - James Clear, author of Atomic Habits on Twitter My father told me to sit on grass when making a life changing decision. Taking deep breaths also helps. And focusing on good habits, not goals. What’s your favourite way of making big decisions, resolving stress and anxieties? #GoodHabits …see more

Alternatives are called so because they are illiquid, new, difficult to research, lowly correlated with traditional asset classes etc. But what if you want public pension funds to invest in them? Should they not be more transparent and be open to scrutiny/research by specialists, if not the public?  I believe they are partly hard to research for the same reasons mutual funds are so ( https://lnkd.in/feqbhr3 ). Their illiquidity and opacity makes them even more so.  The solutions could be similar ( https://lnkd.in/fjSpFq8 ). Making the components available cheaply will allow many opinions to flourish, like with listed stocks. Hope regulators help with standardising information like they have with mutual funds. Enjoyed discussing this at the Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (IVCA) Summit on 8th March. Thanks for inviting me  Rajat Tandon …see more