When Was The Last Time You Thanked Your Staff?
As more than half of workers admit to checking emails and working on evenings and weekends, and cases of burnout rise we explore how managers can best support staff productivity and wellbeing
Taylor and Travis Got Married… Big Deal?
Basing your marketing strategy around the actions of individuals can be a dangerous game, especially if popular opinion begins to shift.
How To Use A Three Minute Break To Change The Game
The hydration break is the most unpopular new rule of the 2026 World Cup. FIFA has made it compulsory in every match, three minutes in each half, whatever the weather and whoever is playing. Fans hate the interruption. Broadcasters have filled the pause with advertising. Managers, whatever they grumble in public, have worked out that the break may be the most useful thing the tournament has handed them.
Taylor Swift’s Wedding And The Only Master Worth Owning
The most anticipated wedding of the year welcomed a thousand guests to Madison Square Garden, and almost nothing about it reached the public. Adam Sandler officiated and Stevie Nicks performed, but you know that only because Taylor Swift's team chose to tell you. Swift is a master of control, she reclaimed her work, and kept the paparazzi on the outside of her indoor wedding. Should the rest of us go and do the same?
Bird’s Eye: What Does OpenAI And Anthropic Going Public Mean For The Future of AI?
Columnist Jamie Hose explores the recent moves by Anthropic and OpenAI to file IPOs and what this tells us about the future of AI
BlueSky BookShelf Meets… Klaus Heine
Growth used to be comparatively easy; now luxury brands need a map of the whole territory - thankfully, that's what Professor Klaus Heine's latest release provides.
Know How To Read The Room at Commencement And They’ll Always Love You
The commencement address on graduation day is, at its best, the speech a generation remembers: generous, not too long, and pitched precisely at people about to walk into the world. The commencement season of May 2026 has produced something different. The boos came when the speakers mentioned a single subject. By the next morning, the videos were everywhere.
What Makes The Greatest Lectures So Unforgettable?
From a six-year-old drawing God to Randy Pausch doing push-ups on a stage at Carnegie Mellon, the lectures that stay with us for decades share the same conditions. Something is at stake, the room is paying attention, and the person at the front means it. Here's what makes an unforgettable lecture.