Inspirational

If you wish you could spend less time on repetitive work tasks, such as writing meeting notes or drafting internal memos and emails, you might consider experimenting with generative artificial intelligence (AI). Generative AI is designed to create new content, such as text and images, based on complex algorithms and models that learn patterns from […]

As the rate of change continues to accelerate, one key attribute makes organizations more change-ready: a culture of being loud. Organizations that combine strong views with rigorous debate across all levels can change faster and more effectively than those that embody a “culture of nice.”  “Nice” cultures value politeness and camaraderie in the hope that

As a kid on Halloween night, if you approached an unattended candy bowl on someone’s porch stoop, how much would you take? Would you first look around to see how much others were taking—and would that impact your choice? If you could take all of it, would you? Would that cause a stomachache or other

“Successful” doesn’t begin to describe Tim and Cindy Dodd, although they are. Definitively so. Their company, PEMA.io, has a 97% success rate with more than 700 online service providers, who they’ve helped close sales worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in a matter of months. But success—like a sale or a new client—is an end

Jesse Katz, owner of Aperture Cellars, a California vineyard, removes the plug from a Malbec barrel and listens intensely. “Can you hear the wine talking?” he asks me. I shake my head, thinking he’s joking, but Jesse suggests I hold my ear closer to the barrel. I do as he says and finally discern a

Lang Lang is a global music phenomenon. The brilliant musician has been recognized as a maestro with a flair for reshaping the meaning of classical piano. Throughout his career, Lang has been published in Time, The New Yorker and NPR. At a tender 15 years old, Lang moved from China to Philadelphia to study at

With its amply diverse coastline, California easily inspires, from hiking and wine trails to wellness retreats.The famous Golden State allows for a number of ways to reconnect and unplug. When it comes to the best road trips, I’m definitely a bit partial to the West Coast. As a Los Angeles native, I’ve had access to

Long before the rise of social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, Coltrane Curtis and Lisa Chu of Team Epiphany were leveraging the power of influencers for global brands. But, to these early pioneers, influence has nothing to do with follower count or other benchmarks. Instead, it’s about the people and communities that drive culture

What could building a fort, having an imaginary tea party or even just tossing a ball with your kid in the evening mean for your work day? Quite a lot, according to a new survey of over 100 CEOs conducted by LEGOLAND New York. It showed that 68% of CEOs believe that their employees who

No founding story is complete without mentioning major turning points for the business. For the founders of Here We Flo, one of those “really big deal” moments came in 2019 when they saw their products on the shelves of a Boots store for the first time in London. Up to that point, co-founders Susan C.