As Jeff Bezos Dismantles The Washington Post, Five Regional Papers Chart a Course for Survival
Jeff Bezos is reportedly scaling back operations at The Washington Post, highlighting the broader challenges facing legacy media. In contrast, five large regional newspapers have demonstrated sustainable pathways by anchoring themselves in community interests rather than profit extraction. These outlets employ nonprofit ownership, wealthy benefactors, diversified revenue streams, and a strong local focus to offset industry decline. Their success suggests alternative models can thrive even as national papers struggle.
Redefining Global Advisory: How Jeff Shapiro’s London Leadership Anchors HaystackID’s 2026 European Strategy
HaystackID announced on February 10, 2026 that Jeff Shapiro will serve as Managing Director for Europe, anchoring its Global Advisory practice in London. The appointment comes as the EU AI Act and Data Act enter critical enforcement phases, demanding localized...
5 Ways to Redefine Meetings
The article challenges the status quo of traditional meetings, labeling many as unproductive "zombie" or "black‑hole" sessions. It proposes five new definitions that view meetings as platforms for expanding team intelligence, multiplying results, and fostering diverse perspectives. Concrete rules—such as...
We Will Build Expertise Rapidly
Blair’s seventh proclamation in The Win Without Pitching Manifesto urges firms to build expertise rapidly through continuous learning and specialization. By staking a claim in a niche, companies create competitive pressure that forces them to race ahead of generalist rivals....
REDUX Imagine if Everybody in a Business Served Customers or Fielded Customer Enquiries
Adrian Swinscoe proposes a radical thought experiment: every employee, including senior leaders, should periodically serve customers directly. The idea stems from OneReach research highlighting employee experience and walking in the customer’s shoes as top service improvements. Real‑world examples, such as...
Three Bad Managers
In this episode the host recounts working under three highly successful yet fundamentally flawed managers—the Artist, the Dictator, and the Knife—illustrating how each excelled as a leader but failed at the core managerial duties of supporting people. The Artist prioritized...
Boss Quiet Quitting? Here’s Your 4-Step Survival Plan (with Video)
The article addresses employees whose managers appear to be "quiet quitting" and offers a four‑step plan to stay productive. It advises workers to step into a leadership role, communicate directly instead of venting, keep managers informed with concise updates, and...
Manager's Toolkit #10: Stop Avoiding That Conversation: The COIN Method for Managers Who Hate Confrontation
In this episode the host introduces the COIN method—a four‑step framework (Context, Observation, Impact, Next steps) for handling tough managerial conversations. Each step is broken down with concrete phrasing examples, showing how to set the stage, stick to facts, explain...
AI Skepticism Is a Quiet Career Killer
Since ChatGPT’s public launch, tech leaders have pushed AI adoption while many engineers remain cautious. Data shows AI‑related job postings jumped 84% in a year and AI‑skilled workers command a 56% wage premium, creating pressure to appear AI‑enthusiastic. Employees who...
Important Questions To Ask Your New Hires
Paul Falcone’s book outlines a three‑stage one‑on‑one cadence for new hires, delivering targeted questions at 30, 60 and 90 days. The early check‑ins explore why the employee joined, initial impressions, resource adequacy, and alignment with company mission. By the third...
Looking to Olympians for Leadership Principles
The piece links Olympic leadership lessons to enterprise risk management, citing two McKinsey studies on gold‑medalist Alistair Brownlee and CEOs as elite athletes. It distills five principles—persistence amid pushback, strategic time‑blocking, focusing on high‑impact risks, incremental innovation, and adaptability—for chief...
Game-Changing Leadership: Lessons From Black CEOs Every Executive Can Use
Three Black CEOs—Dr. Anton Bizzell, Rosalyn Merrick, and Ola Sage—share how shifting from intensity to clarity, purpose, and essentialism transformed their organizations. Bizzell moved from treating symptoms to building systems that align purpose with performance. Merrick leveraged vulnerability and stakeholder...
Jeff Bezos Gutted the Newsroom. He Kept the Megaphone.
The episode examines Jeff Bezos' strategic dismantling of the Washington Post newsroom while preserving and reshaping its opinion section into an ideological megaphone aligned with his free‑market, libertarian views. It details the massive layoffs of journalists, the removal of editorial...
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 6, 2025
GE Aerospace’s Q4 2025 report credits its lean management system with double‑digit revenue and profit growth, highlighting an employee‑led innovation called the “Gerald” tape dispenser as proof of measurable value. The article argues that most continuous‑improvement programs fail because they...
The “Call Five People” Rule
The article introduces the “Call Five People” rule, a ten‑minute practice where leaders discuss a problem with five diverse contacts to break isolation. It outlines specific questions to surface blind spots and lists scenarios—stalled decisions, crossroads, high‑stakes moments—where the rule...
How to Say No: Leadership Communication Skills to Enhance Productivity
Episode 339 of Let’s Grow Leaders teaches leaders how to say no at work, even to their boss, without losing credibility. It provides concrete, respectful language, a four‑dimensional framework, and a mindset shift that treats every “yes” as an implicit...
Rhenman & Partners Strengthens Board With Former PP Pension CEO
Rhenman & Partners has appointed Kjell Norling, former CEO of PP Pension, to its board of directors. Norling brings 12 years of experience leading an institutional investor and a strong background in fund distribution. The boutique manages the €646 million Rhenman...