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The AI Question Every CEO Should Be Asking Instead of ‘Who Can We Cut?’

August 25, 2026 • 7 mins
Today's opinion was written by Bill Fotsch. In it, he says AI is a tool, not a layoff plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Why Simplifying Your Business Could Be the Key to Growth, plus, Real Accountability Isn’t About More Pressure

August 24, 2026 • 7 mins
Growth is great. Complexity? Not so much. Also, clear goals, visible results, better performance — that’s accountability. This pair of Inc. Productivity Tips were written by David Finkel, co-author of 'Scale: Seven Proven Principles to Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Want to Be More Productive, Creative, and Focused? Take more microbreaks; plus, Every Founder Should Pay Attention to the LA Lakers

August 21, 2026 • 10 mins
Always grinding? Sure—as long as you take a few short breaks along the way. Also, Jerry Buss built the Los Angeles Lakers into one of the most iconic franchises in sports. Almost half a century later, a fight between his children over what happens to his creation offers a lesson that extends far beyond the basketball court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Real Wages Are Falling Again—Here’s Why a Massive Turnover Wave Is Brewing

August 20, 2026 • 8 mins
Bruce Crumley writes that with inflation outpacing pay growth for four consecutive months, employers face a quiet retention crisis—and a growing risk of mass defections once the job market thaws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A Quiet Workforce Isn’t a Happy One. Leaders Need to Ask 3 Questions Before It’s Too Late

August 19, 2026 • 7 mins
In today's Inc. Productivity Tip, Bernard Colman, the People Leader at Descript, writes that employee engagement isn’t optional, it’s an important leadership signal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Should You Quit or Stick It Out? The 2-Question Test to Make Your Next Move

August 18, 2026 • 7 mins
Stuck in the sunk-cost trap? Here’s how economists recommend evaluating your path forward so you stop wasting valuable time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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How Fast-Growing Companies Keep Their Speed as They Scale

August 17, 2026 • 7 mins
The right systems don’t slow growth. They make faster decisions safer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This CEO Learned That Great Leadership Comes Down to 1 Communication Habit

August 14, 2026 • 7 mins
When leaders leave an information vacuum, employees will fill it themselves. That’s where trust problems can begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Most Leaders Think Transparency Means More Sharing. They’re Wrong

August 13, 2026 • 7 mins
In this expert tip from Netta Jenkins, the founder of HIC, a global leadership performance firm, says employees don’t need every detail. They need fewer question marks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Steve Jobs Said Great Leaders Make One Difficult Choice Most Managers Avoid

August 12, 2026 • 5 mins
Making people better requires high standards, honest feedback, and a workplace where people are not afraid of the boss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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AI Is Making Speed Obsolete. Here’s What Matters Now

August 11, 2026 • 6 mins
The fastest worker may not be the most valuable anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Biggest Communication Mistake Is a Self-Centered One Many People Make; plus, Communication Could Be the Missing Link to Manufacturing Efficiency

August 10, 2026 • 10 mins
To be human means to be self-focused. Each person wrapped up in themselves. It’s just human nature. It’s also the cause of most miscommunication. Also, two teams, two perspectives. One path to better performance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Want Your Message to Land? Say Less; also, Why Accountability Means Nothing at Your Company (and Everyone Knows It)

August 7, 2026 • 12 mins
-Bernard Coleman says getting your message to connect isn’t about dumbing it down. It’s about designing for how people actually absorb information -Plus, Leigh Elena Coleman says your best people are quietly burning out from carrying consequences that belong at the top. Here’s how leaders can stop passing the blame and fix a broken culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Generation Z Is Literally Telling Us Exactly What They Need

August 6, 2026 • 6 mins
Here’s a generation with a real problem. And here’s the opportunity, for anyone paying attention, to help solve it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Science Says Chronic Stress Actually Changes Your Personality

August 5, 2026 • 8 mins
According to a study published in Psychology and Aging, the more poorly participants handle daily stressors, the more introverted, unfriendly, and closed off from new experiences they become. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The AI Race Has a Hidden Problem. Nobody Agreed on the Rules; plus, or Months, LinkedIn Users Complained About AI Slop. The Company Just Responded With a Massive Change

August 4, 2026 • 10 mins
AI moved faster than company policies could keep up. Now governance has to catch up. Also, after embracing the use of AI, LinkedIn now appears to be shifting its strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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American Workers are More Disillusioned With AI the More They Use It while the Navy Tried a Different Approach to AI and It Worked

August 3, 2026 • 10 mins
A new Gallup poll indicates that Americans are more skeptical of AI in 2026, despite being more familiar with it. The Navy didn’t just roll out AI. It rallied people around it. These expert opinions were written by Fast Company and Ash Kumra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Everyone Watches the Shark in ‘Jaws.’ Leaders Should Watch the Mayor

July 30, 2026 • 6 mins
In today's episode, Monica Amadio writes about how major leadership lessons can come from the unlikeliest blockbuster if you look in the right place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Leadership Blind Spot Most CEOs Never See

July 28, 2026 • 6 mins
In this article written by serial entrepreneur Mike Maddock, he talks about one of the great ironies of leadership, which is, the better you become at solving problems, the harder it can be to recognize when you’re solving the wrong one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A New Study Found the Secret to Getting Customers to Follow Through. Most Companies Are Doing the Opposite

July 23, 2026 • 5 mins
Research from Temple University explains the “effort payoff” trick that turns casual browsers into committed buyers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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