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Revisiting management systems
Today marks a milestone: my 250th “Playing to Win/Practitioner Insights” series post. Back on October 5, 2020, when I published the first…
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“Joan Crawford: A Woman’s Face” Brings a Star’s Genius to Light
Once Crawford slipped into her style, she never slipped out of it—not publicly. “Never in the thousands of times in our association, was…
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A Tea Party for the Democrats? Be Careful What You Wish For
I get those impulses. But I have a hard time embracing any idea that in the long term would remove some of the best members of Congress…
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Anti-Corruption Politics Are The Way For Democrats to Crush Trumpism
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript…
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Transcript: Anti-Corruption Politics Are the Way to Crush Trumpism
Oh, popularism. Can it fit into that one? That’s the hard-to-define thing, but can it—but it is popular, I guess. Bonica: Well, I mean, it…
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Nio’s Firefly EV brand seeks growth in right-hand drive markets without tariffs
It will be marketed as premium in Singapore, avoiding a price war with domestic rivals Firefly, a compact electric vehicle (EV) brand…
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IOI Properties eyeing Reit listings in Malaysia and Singapore: sources
Malaysia’s IOI Properties Group is exploring two real estate investment trust (Reit) listings in Malaysia and Singapore, with a combined…
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Annual energy bills predicted to fall by £22 in January
Archie MitchellBusiness reporter Household energy bills are expected to fall slightly in the new year before rising again in April,…
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USPS is raising prices: What to know about package shipping, stamps, and other post office services in 2026
If it seems like everything is getting more expensive, you’re right. Thanks to inflation (up 3%), which has affected goods from food to…
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Trump Accidentally Stabs Vance in the Back as MAGA Erupts in Civil War
A civil war is unfolding inside the MAGA movement over Nick Fuentes, the neo-Nazi and white supremacist, and President Donald Trump just…
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Ueda signals BOJ remains on rate hike path after PM meet
Governor Kazuo Ueda told Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that the Bank of Japan is in the process of slowly dialling back its easing support…
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STI falls 0.9%, tracking regional peers
Singapore stocks ended lower on Tuesday (Nov 18), tracking regional losses. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.9 per cent or…
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Baidu posts worst sales fall on record despite major AI spending
The results underscore the Internet search leader is losing ad business to rivals while struggling to compete in a crowded AI field Baidu…
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Steven Soderbergh, Michaela Coel Set to Attend Doha Film Festival, Which Will Kick Off With ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ as Qatar Steps Up Film Ambitions
The inaugural Doha Film Festival launches Thursday with the official Middle East premiere of Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s…
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How serious is Labour backlash over asylum plans?
Even though elements of Shabana Mahmood's package of asylum reforms had been pre-announced over the course of several days, there was…
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Europe's banks face 'unprecedentedly high' risk of shocks, ECB warns
Eurozone banks must prepare for unprecedented shocks causing severe disruptions with far-reaching consequences for financial systems, the…
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No firm is immune if AI bubble bursts, Google CEO Pichai tells BBC
Pichai calls the AI boom an ‘extraordinary moment’ but warns of market irrationality Alphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai said no…
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Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma Hassan Alremaihi on Spirit of New Doha Film Festival: ‘Film, Gaming, Animation and Cosplay Are All Forms of Expression That Inspire and Unite People’
Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, who over the past 15 years has been instrumental in turning the DFI into the region’s…
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Why do smart people do dumb things?
What does it mean to be “smart” or “dumb”? Few questions are more deceptively complex. Most of us have strong opinions about what those…
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Once-extinct European wildcats set to make a comeback in England
Jenny Kumah and Malcolm Prior,BBC News rural affairs team Wildcats – one of the UK's most critically endangered mammals – could make a…
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Japan's Nikkei plunges by most in seven months on tech selloff
Japan’s Nikkei share average sank by the most in more than seven months on Tuesday (Nov 18), as investors sold off tech stocks following…
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Competition watchdog investigating eight firms over online pricing
Investigations have been opened into eight companies, including ticket resellers and driving schools, by the UK's competition regulator as…
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Payal Kapadia, Rima Das Among Indian Filmmakers Demanding Fair Screenings for Indies After Kanu Behl’s Cannes-Selected ‘Agra’ Gets Limited Theatrical Slots
A coalition of 46 prominent Indian independent filmmakers has issued a joint statement demanding equitable theatrical opportunities for…
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Bitcoin drops to a 7-month low while global stocks sell off; bonds rally
Stocks sold off and Bitcoin hit a seven-month low as investors pulled back from riskier corners of the market before a high-stakes week…