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If you want to be a better boss, science says stop serving feedback sandwiches
I was taught to use a so-called “feedback sandwich” to give constructive feedback: lead with a positive, share the negative, finish with a positive. The idea was . . ....
Here’s what’s next from the creator of the Pebble smartwatch
Just under a year after the rebirth of the Kickstarter favorite Pebble smartwatch, the founder of that tech gadget is debuting the company’s next product. The Pebble Index 01...
The December effect: How constraints create better leadership decisions
Every December, something strange happens inside companies. Decisions that were stuck for months suddenly fly through. Projects get approved. Budgets get finalized. People stop debating and finally choose. Leaders...
How to make the most out of your company holiday party
Any office party can be challenging, but holiday office parties are particularly stressful. After all, the season brings a set of demands—including the need to be “merry and bright” when...
How Taylor Swift is turning the NFL’s mass-media machine into a a pipeline for new male fans
In the tournament of pop culture—an arena increasingly obsessed with charts, data, and stat lines—Taylor Swift has, by most measures, already emerged the victor. In her nearly two decades...
AI advertising slop is on the rise. The cure? The STFU brand strategy
There’s a statistic that’s been making the rounds for the better part of a decade that says the average person is exposed to about 10,000 ads every day. This...
90 housing markets cross critical inventory threshold—tilting power toward buyers
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. During the Pandemic Housing Boom, from summer 2020 to spring 2022, the number of active homes for...
The 3 key financial lessons of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
Like many of you, I grew up watching It’s a Wonderful Life on television every holiday season. Frank Capra’s beloved film was a comforting part of our holiday tradition,...
CNBC replaces its peacock with . . . a triangle
CNBC and its sister networks, including USA, Golf Channel, and E!, are spinning off from their former parent company Comcast NBCUniversal to form a new publicly traded company called...
Kara Swisher dishes on OpenAI, Meta, Google—and the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery
Can ChatGPT dethrone Gemini? Is Tim Cook capable of leading Apple into the next wave of AI? As 2025 winds down, journalist and podcast host Kara Swisher cuts through...
