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Danantara to Acquire Four State‑Owned Bank Asset‑Management Units for $159M
Danantara Asset Management, a unit of Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, signed agreements on April 1 to buy the investment‑management subsidiaries of Bank Mandiri, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Bank Negara Indonesia and Permodalan Nasional Madani for roughly $159 million, pending regulatory approval.
Employee turnover is inevitable, but how leaders respond shapes culture and future talent. Jill Geisler outlines five truths: resignations aren’t disloyalty, managers’ reactions are observed, stories matter, pipelines reduce disruption, and boomerang hiring is rising. Respectful exits preserve morale, generate positive narratives, and keep doors open for future collaboration. Data shows former employees now account for roughly 35% of new hires, underscoring the strategic value of graceful departures.
I’ve seen founders cross $100K months and feel more trapped than they did at $20K. Revenue scales faster than structure if you’re not building systems that can run without you.
Sometimes the smartest move isn’t optimizing what’s familiar. It’s identifying where the current plan has friction and building a better path through it.
DKSH Holding AG disclosed a deal to purchase AIC Ingredients Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian bakery‑focused functional‑ingredients maker. The transaction, slated to close in Q2 2026, will create a third ekpi pillar in Malaysia and broaden DKSH’s food‑blending capabilities across Southeast Asia.
I spent last Saturday morning standing in a driveway selling things I no longer needed, and somewhere between the crystal champagne flutes and watching someone haggle over a $3 lamp, I got to thinking about HR and talent swaps. Which...
Something I tell writers about the importance of following-up with potential clients: As a business owner, I deliberately don't respond to the first email pitch anyone sends me. Not because I'm not interested—but because I want to see if they'll follow-up. It's...
Paramount Skydance announced Phase 2 of its return‑to‑office (RTO) plan, requiring employees in U.S. offices outside New York and Los Angeles to work on‑site full‑time starting September 14. Remote staff who live far from any office must relocate by 2027. The company issued an "RTO...
Plan with purpose, not panic. Schedule your week around energy, not urgency. - Deep work happens during peak energy. - Admin tasks get pushed to low-energy windows. This alone doubled your output without adding a single hour.
When management says: "We need someone who is a true team player and always available." What they actually mean is they expect 24/7 on-call availability without paying for it. THE REALITY:
The article urges Shopify and DTC founders to treat "no" as a growth lever, arguing that unchecked yes‑es drain time, energy, and opportunity cost. It cites Apple, Netflix and Warren Buffett to illustrate how disciplined refusal fuels compounding success. A...
One of the hardest parts of management is letting go. Not doing the work yourself. You have to temper your fear that becoming more hands-off will cause the product to suffer or the project to fail. You have to trust...
Senior leaders often treat plant visits as routine tours, but without a clear purpose they can become performance‑driven showpieces that hide real issues. The article urges executives to set specific objectives, communicate expectations with plant leadership, and frame the visit...
Global Capability Centers (GCCs) have become the go‑to model for scaling back‑office work, but the rise of agentic AI is targeting the very repetitive tasks they perform. Analysts warn that within 18 months, boards will scrutinize GCC cost structures and...
Designer Brands Inc. has merged its U.S. and Canadian retail operations into a single "Retail Segment," covering 88% of total sales. The unified division now runs 665 stores, generating $2.66 billion in net sales, though comparable sales fell 3.9% in 2025....
Mission Wealth, a Santa Barbara‑based RIA with $14 billion in assets, is overhauling advisor workflows to boost client experience and free up advisor time. Led by chief client officer Sara Clark, the firm has automated Salesforce processes, deployed a ChatGPT‑based intelligence...
The article presents a seven‑step, ten‑hour framework that lets founders overhaul their sales fundamentals without hiring new staff or buying expensive tools. By tightening positioning, auditing recent deals, scripting calls, systematizing follow‑up, creating lightweight collateral, defining an ideal client filter,...
Before I set up my AI chief of staff: ↓ - I'd spend 20 minutes every morning figuring out what to work on - Meeting prep meant scrambling through old emails five minutes before the call - Operational stuff like checking payments, following...
Melinda French Gates waits 48 hours before giving negative feedback. If she’s upset, she pauses and thinks first. No surprise critiques months later. If you hear nothing after 48 hours, you did your job well. What would change at work if you gave feedback...
The FDIC’s Office of Inspector General warned that recent staffing cuts could erode institutional knowledge and impair crisis response. The agency trimmed its workforce by 20% last year, dropping from about 6,300 to 5,000 employees, and nearly one‑fifth of the...
Carmichael Training Systems (CTS) announced the addition of four ultrarunning coaches—Jaume Lloria-Varella, Martin Torres, Mindy Kaufman and Hannah Young—bringing its roster to 67. The hires respond to a wave of athlete success across elite, age‑group and novice levels, underscoring rapid...
X, the social platform owned by Elon Musk, experienced intermittent loading and login problems across several regions on March 26, 2026, after earlier spikes of 34,500 reports on March 18. The brief disruptions have reignited debate over the company's incident‑management...
Vice Studios announced a reshaped senior leadership team, naming Amy Powell as President and installing new executive vice presidents for its scripted and unscripted divisions. The move reflects a broader push for clearer strategic direction in a rapidly evolving media...
Multiple insider reports confirm that modern triple‑A games regularly cost $300 million or more to develop. The surge in budgets is linked to recent studio shutdowns, workforce reductions and mounting financial pressure on publishers.
Executives increasingly turn to personal trainers to replace generic workout plans with customized, data‑driven programs. By aligning fitness goals with demanding schedules, trainers provide structure, accountability, and biomechanical expertise that translate hard work into measurable performance gains. The approach mirrors...
FactSet announced a beta rollout of its AI‑enabled Document Search to more than 85,000 users, giving analysts instant, source‑linked answers from earnings calls, filings and news. The move underscores the firm’s push to embed generative AI in core research workflows...
The cost of quality (CoQ) includes both the expenses of fixing defects and the investments needed to prevent them. While the cost of poor quality (COPQ) can eat up 25‑40% of a company’s revenue at a typical three‑sigma performance, prevention...
Group reporting and consolidation have become essential to CFO credibility as organizations grow in complexity. Finance teams still rely on fragmented, period‑driven processes that deliver insights too late for effective decision‑making. The playbook advocates moving to continuous, connected consolidation, providing...
I watched hundreds of people sign up for my product and then completely disappear. It was entirely my fault. Let me back up. I read 10x is Easier Than 2x and decided that software would be my growth strategy. So I built NoteGo. And...
Working capital is either funding your growth… or silently killing your business. Most entrepreneurs don’t even realize which side they’re on. Let’s break it down. Working capital = Current Assets – Current Liabilities Simple math. But it tells a powerful story. It answers one question: Can your business survive...
Lisa, a solo childcare center owner, is overwhelmed by after‑hours parent messages and staff absences, highlighting a gap in "Right to Disconnect" protections for independent operators. The post introduces the Rest Day Protocol, a four‑step AI system that automates weekend...
In this episode, Geoff Guy, Managing Director of Riverlution, discusses how his purpose‑driven environmental business balances mission and commercial viability while scaling up. He explains Riverlution’s evolution from a community arm of the River Stewardship Company to a standalone community...
Culture Amp’s research shows 77% of employees say AI tools increase their workload, even as 96% of C‑suite leaders expect AI to boost output. Engagement metrics are sliding, with U.S. employee engagement falling to 31% by 2024. Companies that combine...
The article debunks the widely repeated claim that 70% of change initiatives fail, tracing it to a misquoted 1993 study. It criticizes popular change‑management frameworks—Kotter, ADKAR, Lewin, McKinsey’s Influence Model, BCG’s Change Delta, and even Nudge Theory—for lacking peer‑reviewed evidence...
I stopped prepping for meetings. Instead, I built a system that does it for me. Every morning, I get a daily brief built by Claude, with all the docs to review, async agendas, and today's meetings. For every external meeting,...
The Three-Layer Moat: How to organize your Business Context, Professional Identity, and Voice to create a "Single Source of Truth" for your digital teammates https://t.co/rHwTssIIiG via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #TechNews #AgenticAI #AIAgents #AI
Manufacturers seeking autonomous operations must build an integrated foundation built on four fundamentals: a unifying data fabric, software‑defined control, AI orchestration with digital twins, and reliable sensor networks. A Deloitte‑Manufacturing Leadership Council survey shows 78% of firms are allocating more...
Systems 101: - Notice what you do again and again - Write down the steps (only once) - Remove everything unnecessary - Make it easier to do next time - Save templates for repeat tasks - Improve the system as you go Don’t overcomplicate it.
Culture Isn't Fluff: It’s Your Operating System https://t.co/UDeeaNLFm4 Built w/intention & measured with rigor, #culture becomes one of the most powerful levers a biz has to drive customer satisfaction, employee retention, operational efficiency, revenue growth. https://t.co/UrcNtKtfLN
The Zapier roundup identifies the six best to‑do list apps for macOS, highlighting Things, OmniFocus, Apple Reminders, GoodTask, 2Do and TickTick. Each app is evaluated on native macOS experience, task organization, quick entry, reminders and cross‑device sync. Pricing ranges from...
The irony of daylight savings is it was started to increase productivity in an agricultural world, but it now kills productivity in the knowledge world. So many mental calculations, missed meetings, sleep adjustments.
what tool are we using for quick keyboard shortcuts these days? eg. insert saved reply to an email sort of thing.
The ongoing Middle East conflict has wiped about $53 bn off the market value of the world’s 20 largest airlines in just three weeks, while jet fuel prices have jumped from $87 to $150‑$200 per barrel, doubling one of the sector’s...
The most exciting part? The team. People, product, and processes—in that order. A motivated team, aligned for the right reasons, can achieve wonders. Focus on your people; they'll make the magic happen. #Teamwork #Motivation https://t.co/ylRmqGNHT0
Brainfood Live On Air - Ep369 - Optimising Your Recruiter Workflow with AI - Real Examples https://t.co/9PGKK22Tex
Founders: Pilot-to-paid conversion framework: 1. Weekly success metric reviews 2. Bi-weekly stakeholder updates 3. End-user feedback collection 4. ROI calculation at day 20 5. Transition meeting day 25 Structure = 80% conversion.
“Regarding product success & the performance of ur #productmanagement team, do you measure what truly matters or what is conventional & easy to measure? Your KPIs should be like a mirror that tells no lies & shows no distortions.” https://t.co/WMJWQdicPF #stakeholdermanagement https://t.co/GnQXvJnWZn
We saw this firsthand. The tech took days to build. Getting the team to trust it and actually change how they work took longer. That's always the real bottleneck. The habits.
Stop trying to be 'fit to standard' with software. Embrace what makes your business unique. While accounts payable might be standard, your core operations that delight customers are likely not. Customize wisely. #BusinessStrategy #Software https://t.co/1xKnyhw4qE
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"Emotional needs, such as feeling valued and supported, mattered more than functional needs like pay, benefits, and hours in retaining and supporting talent." https://t.co/xLzSKDM6Fz < we all crave joy and appreciation in our work
