Stop Trying to Fix Your Weaknesses. That's How You Stay Average.
The latest Two Percent podcast features a psychologist dubbed the real‑life Wendy Rhoades, who coaches the ultra‑wealthy 0.01% on performance. She argues that elite achievers succeed by leveraging quirks and strengths rather than obsessively fixing weaknesses. The conversation challenges popular self‑help tropes like Stoicism, emphasizing measurable outcomes measured in millions of dollars. Listeners get actionable mindset shifts that differentiate billion‑dollar performers from merely successful professionals.
MSC Pulls India-USEC Capacity Amid Cloudy Market Conditions
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) announced the immediate discontinuation of its Indus Express service, which linked West Indian ports to the U.S. East Coast. The route, which called at ports including Karachi, Nhava Sheva, Mundra and several U.S. East Coast hubs,...
Virginia Enacts Wide-Ranging Set of Employment-Related Reforms
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a sweeping employment reform package that introduces paid sick leave, expanded paid family and medical leave, and a schedule to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2028 with CPI‑linked adjustments thereafter. The...
How Nespresso Builds Sustainability Into Its Business Model
Nespresso North America CEO Jean-Christophe Jaunin explained how sustainability is woven into the brand’s core. The company restores soil health through intercropping, which improves bean flavor and biodiversity. Its Sustainable Quality Program supports more than 150,000 farmer families with agronomy...
Dalia Wants to Give Job Boards Free Traffic
Dalia, known for its candidate‑conversion widget on employer career sites, is extending the service to job‑board owners at no cost. The author tested the tool on the RemoteFetch job board for roughly a month and observed a noticeable lift in...
Gnosis Health Secures £1.1m to Accelerate Parkinson’s Care
Gnosis Health, a spinout of Newcastle and Plymouth universities, has secured £1.1 million (≈$1.38 M) to advance its AI‑powered digital health assistant MAXine. The platform fuses wearable sensor data, patient‑reported outcomes, and behavioural patterns to deliver real‑time insights for Parkinson’s disease management....
AI Helps Operations, Not Copy: Prioritize Human‑First Marketing
Most founders are using AI wrong for their marketing. I sat down with Taylor Hendricksen , a full-stack marketer who has managed tens of millions of dollars in ad spend. We talked about where AI is genuinely useful in your...
New England CPA Society Merger Raises Consolidation Questions
Five New England state CPA societies are merging on July 1 to form the New England Society of CPAs, a regional body with roughly 14,500 members. The new organization will keep staff in each state while centralizing leadership to boost advocacy...
The Compliant AP Tech Stack: What You Need and Why
The article outlines a five‑component compliant AP architecture that goes beyond traditional ERP tax settings. It details a tax determination engine, structured document management, AP workflow platform, government data connectivity layer, and an automated reconciliation/exception engine. The piece argues that...
Our Guide to the Summer 2026 Issue
The Summer 2026 issue of MIT Sloan Management Review spotlights how enterprises are maturing AI, quantum, and data strategies. It introduces the “AI spine” model that links domain experts to a flexible technical core, and advocates adaptive AI governance to embed...
Why AI Isn’t Transforming Finance Yet
Finance leaders have poured money into AI expecting faster forecasts, tighter cycles and continuous scenario planning. Yet CFOs report that most pilots remain in sandboxes, dashboards rarely influence decisions, and AI tools are underused. Research involving 300 senior finance professionals...
Restaurant Technologies Names Alissa Partee President & CEO
Restaurant Technologies (RTI) announced that Alissa Partee will assume the roles of President and Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 2026, succeeding founder Jeff Kiesel, who will become non‑executive chairman. Partee, who joined RTI in 2020 as Chief People Officer...
The End of One-View Appraisals: Making the Case for 360-Degree Performance Feedback
Traditional single‑source performance reviews often create echo chambers, leaving blind spots that stunt manager growth. 360‑degree feedback replaces the one‑voice model with multi‑source input from peers, subordinates, customers and self‑assessments, using frameworks like the Johari Window to surface hidden strengths....
Cafe Rio Hires &Pizza CEO After Losing Its Way
Mike Burns, former CEO of &pizza and Latitude Food Group, took the helm at Cafe Rio on Cinco de Mayo. He acknowledges that the fast‑casual chain has drifted from its core offering, with menu tweaks and slower service alienating loyal fans....
ZutaCore Raises $100M Series C to Scale Waterless Cooling for AI and HPC Data Centers
ZutaCore announced a $100 million Series C round backed by Mitsubishi Electric, Carrier Ventures and Samsung Ventures. The capital will accelerate global commercialization of its waterless, direct‑to‑chip two‑phase liquid‑cooling platform, which can handle AI and HPC processors exceeding 4,000 watts. The company, now...
Boost 11‑20 Rankings Fast with Simple On‑Page Tweaks
Pages ranking 11-20 are the lowest-hanging fruit in SEO. Open GSC. Filter by position 11-20. Sort by impressions descending. Pick the top 5. On each one: 1. Rewrite the H1 to match the query 2. Add 5 internal links pointing in 3. Expand the section that...
The Sharpei Lending Edge: Maria Azofra with Anna Barber
Sharpei, an AI‑native operating system, is redesigning equipment financing by automating the pre‑qualification stage that traditionally takes 20‑30 days. The platform transforms manual document collection into a two‑hour AI‑driven process, targeting U.S. lenders with a white‑label solution. By partnering with...
Macao Launches Initiative to Help Local Brands, Influencers Expand Globally
Macau’s Economic and Technological Development Bureau unveiled the “MARCA✦MACAU Macao Signature” program to certify local brands and livestream influencers and help them break into overseas markets via cross‑border e‑commerce and promotional partnerships. The initiative accepts applications until June 30, with a...
One‑Third of Parents with Young Children Quit Jobs Over Rigid Schedules, TUC Poll Shows
A Trades Union Congress poll reveals that 33% of parents with children under seven have quit their jobs due to inflexible work arrangements, while 30% report rejected flexible‑working requests. The findings intensify pressure on the UK government to tighten the...
The CEO Complacency Trap: How Success Can Stall Growth
The article warns that CEOs can fall into a complacency trap when past success narrows their decision‑making. It cites Apple’s incremental iPhone upgrades and Sears’ missed digital pivot as cautionary examples, and notes that only 1 in 10 S&P 500 firms...
Gulf Sovereign Funds Commit $2.5B+ to Renewables as Iran‑Israel Conflict Hits Oil
Abu Dhabi’s Masdar and Mubadala Investment Company announced a $2.2 billion joint venture with TotalEnergies, a $325 million stake in Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, and a minority investment in renewables software firm Power Factors. The moves come as the Iran‑Israel war...
General Mills to Divest Hagen‑Dazs Shops in China, Refocusing on Core Brands
General Mills announced the sale of its Hagen‑Dazs ice‑cream shops in mainland China to an investor group that includes Ningji, a premium tea‑shop operator. The undisclosed deal aligns with the company’s Accelerate strategy to concentrate on core brands and higher‑margin...
Assess Content KPIs Before Deciding Quantity or Quality
There’s a problem with the “you don’t need more content” statement. Whenever I see a company heading that way, I ask “do you have enough content yet to take that advice?” It’s like telling an anorexic person “you don’t need...
Russia's Crude Exports Surge Amid Ukrainian Refinery Attacks
Russia is exporting the most crude since its invasion of Ukraine back in 2022 as Kyiv's record attacks on its neighbor's oil refineries force more barrels into the global market (Moscow is having a problem with refined product supply but...
Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire Taylor Morrison for $8.5 Billion in Cash Deal
Berkshire Hathaway announced an $8.5 billion all‑cash acquisition of homebuilder Taylor Morrison, paying $72.50 per share – a 24% premium to the prior close. The deal, slated to close in the second half of 2026, expands Berkshire’s housing platform and signals...
April Job Openings Surge, Vacancy Ratio Tops 2025 High
It's one month in a noisy series, but job openings jumped in April, pushing up the 3-month moving average for the first time since last fall. The ratio of vacancies for every worker counted as unemployed rose above 1 to the...
Trade Grades Must Factor Player Contracts, Not Just Assets
If you are grading NFL trades based on assets without including the contracts attached to players involved in your discussion - your grade is incomplete. Jared Verse on a 2-year, $5M contract is as valuable as a 1st-Rd Pick (at least)...
Google Shopping’s AI Product Studio Boosts DTC CTR by Up to 22%
Google has embedded its AI‑driven Product Studio into Merchant Center Next, letting DTC brands generate lifestyle images and video loops without a shoot. Early pilots report CTR gains of 0.5 percentage points for a single brand and an average 22%...
Inside The Sorority Girlz, a Creator Collective Turning Group Chat Support Into Brand Leverage
The Sorority Girlz is a creator collective of 15 women spanning the U.S., Canada, Europe and a range of niches—from music to gaming—who together command about 11 million followers. Founded by Gigi Harville, the group operates with formal monthly strategy calls,...
McDonald’s Rolls Out ‘NEXT’ Strategy to Simplify Franchises and Boost Automation
McDonald’s announced its new corporate plan, “McDonald’s > NEXT,” to make franchise operations easier, increase automation and lift hospitality standards. CEO Chris Kempczinski said the move is meant to unlock the next phase of growth as the chain battles slipping...
VidCon 2026 Set for June 25-27 in Anaheim with Hall of Fame Inductees Markiplier, Phan and More
VidCon announced its 2026 schedule—June 25 to 27 at the Anaheim Convention Center—and revealed the second class of Hall of Fame inductees, including Markiplier, Michelle Phan, Philip DeFranco and Cassey Ho. The lineup and ticket structure signal the creator economy’s...
Ireland’s Manufacturing PMI Hits 55.9, Fastest Growth in Four Years
Ireland’s manufacturing sector posted its strongest expansion in four years as the AIB PMI climbed to 55.9 in May, up from 54.9 in April. The surge was powered by the most robust rise in new orders since April 2022, alongside...
Central Asia Metals to Acquire Cygnus Metals in $150 Million All‑share Deal
Central Asia Metals PLC announced a definitive scheme of arrangement to acquire Cygnus Metals Limited in an all‑share transaction valued at A$232 million (about $150 million). Cygnus shareholders will receive 0.06 new CAML shares per Cygnus share, leaving them with roughly 30%...
Nvidia Launches Secure H2 Plus Humanoid Robot Platform Amid Geopolitical Scrutiny
Nvidia announced the H2 Plus (Isaac GR00T) secure humanoid robot platform at Computex, a 6‑foot, 150‑lb system built with Chinese chassis maker Unitree and Singapore‑based Sharpa. The platform embeds data‑center‑grade security, a move that directly addresses rising US‑China geopolitical and...
Front Office Sports Appoints Former Forbes Exec Kyle Vinansky as CRO to Boost Revenue
Front Office Sports announced Kyle Vinansky as its new chief revenue officer, effective June 1. The former Forbes chief business and strategy officer will lead the sports‑media firm’s advertising and subscription growth, leveraging his 15‑year track record in media monetization.
From Dorm Room Clippers to Forbes 30 Under 30: How Sly Huncho Reverse-Engineered Virality
Barber‑turned‑creator Sly Huncho leveraged a disciplined, voice‑first content strategy to amass over eight million followers, hitting 1 million Instagram followers in 69 days and 1 million YouTube subscribers in 44 days. He transformed a single chair into a vertically integrated brand that includes a...
CCEC Secures €250 Million ($270 M) via Greek Sovereign Bond at 3.75% Coupon
Greek carrier CCEC raised €250 million ($270 m) through a sovereign bond issued in Athens at a 3.75% coupon. The proceeds lifted cash on hand to $546 million and underwrite new LNG vessel deliveries, highlighting the role of government‑backed debt in European shipping...
Divergent Names Cooper Keller COO to Accelerate DAPS Platform in Defense, Aerospace, Automotive
Divergent Technologies promoted Cooper Keller to chief operating officer, tasking him with scaling its DAPS manufacturing platform to meet rising demand in defense, aerospace and automotive. The move follows contracts delivering more than 600 unique parts and signals a push...
WK Kellogg Unveils SPOONS Nutrition Label to Revive Cereal Sales
WK Kellogg Co announced the rollout of SPOONS, an on‑package nutrition framework for its core cereal brands, as a bid to halt a 13% drop in unit sales from 2021‑2025. The initiative pairs new labeling with a humor‑driven marketing push,...
India-Oman CEPA Grants Duty‑Free Access for 99.38% of Indian Exports
India and Oman have activated a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that eliminates tariffs on 99.38% of Indian goods headed for Oman. The pact lifts bilateral trade to $11.18 bn in FY 2025‑26 and promises new opportunities for MSMEs, manufacturers and professionals across...
People Inc. Offers $18 B Cash Deal to Privatize MGM Resorts
Barry Diller's People Inc. has submitted a $48.30‑per‑share cash offer, valuing MGM Resorts at over $18 billion. The proposal, a 10.6% premium to the prior day's price, would take the casino‑hotel operator private and is backed by cash, debt and equity...
Greystone Appoints Sahil Sagar as First Chief Information and AI Officer
Greystone has created a combined Chief Information and Artificial Intelligence Officer role and hired industry veteran Sahil Sagar to fill it. Reporting to CEO Steve Rosenberg, Sagar will steer the firm’s technology platform and AI strategy, underscoring the growing importance...
YouTube Lists 17 Creator Partnerships API Partners as Advertiser Access Remains Controlled
YouTube has published a public directory listing 17 approved partners for its Creator Partnerships API, giving advertisers a clearer view of firms that can leverage verified, creator‑consented data. The API provides first‑party audience demographics, geography and interest signals, reducing reliance...
MarketAxess Q1 2026 Revenue Jumps 12% to $230M, CFO Highlights Fintech Push
MarketAxess reported first‑quarter 2026 revenue of $230 million, up 12% year‑over‑year, driven by strong U.S. and international product growth. CFO Ilene Bieler used the earnings call to outline the firm’s fintech expansion, disciplined capital allocation, and ongoing share‑repurchase strategy.
Jeff Bezos Revives 25-Year-Old Stress-Relief Habit: Make the First Call or Email
Jeff Bezos reminded executives that his 25‑year‑old stress‑relief formula—making the first phone call or email—remains vital amid 2026’s economic uncertainty, AI‑driven layoffs, and a tight job market. The Amazon and Blue Origin founder argues that inaction, not workload, fuels anxiety,...
West Pharmaceutical Services Names Michel Lagarde CEO as Eric Green Retires
West Pharmaceutical Services said its board has appointed Michel Lagarde as president and chief executive officer, effective Aug. 31, 2026, replacing retiring CEO Eric M. Green. The transition also elevates Lead Independent Director Robert F. Friel to board chair, underscoring...
EEOC Moves to End EEO‑1 Data Collection and Rescind 1979 Race‑Based Guidance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has submitted proposals to the White House to stop its yearly EEO‑1 demographic survey and repeal a 1979 rule that let employers use race‑ and gender‑focused remedies. The changes, championed by Trump‑appointed chair Andrea Lucas,...
Naira Strengthens to ₦1,367 per Dollar as Reserves Hit $49.6bn
Nigeria’s official naira rate closed at ₦1,366.80 per U.S. dollar on June 2, 2026, while external reserves climbed to $49.58 bn. The appreciation reflects stronger oil export receipts and continued Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) interventions, offering a rare bout of...
Cisco Brings Agentic Ops Platform and Security Overhaul to Cisco Live
At Cisco Live, Cisco unveiled a suite of AI‑driven infrastructure solutions aimed at moving enterprises from chat‑based bots to autonomous agents. The centerpiece, Cisco Cloud Control, consolidates management of Meraki, Nexus, Intersight, Splunk and collaboration services into a single interface,...
Anthropic Files Confidential IPO, Targeting $965B Valuation in AI Gold Rush
Anthropic submitted a confidential Form S‑1 on Monday, aiming to go public after a $65 bn funding round that lifted its valuation to $965 bn. The filing puts the AI startup in direct competition with OpenAI and SpaceX for investor dollars in...