I learned very early in my professional life that there are two paths to career success. Become an expert at one specific thing. Or master a few skills and leverage them simultaneously.The second option is working for me. Becoming a “skills-powered” p…
A new study released by GoTo and Workplace Intelligence confirms something many of us have already started to feel: AI is no longer just a workplace tool. It’s becoming the workplace.
The study, which surveyed 2,500 global employees and IT leaders,…
There’s no denying that AI has touched almost every part of our lives, from how we shop, learn, and get medical advice, to how we do our jobs. We still don’t know exactly how far it will go in automating tasks and jobs versus augmenting humans and unl…
When times are good and the economy is expanding, companies grow in a variety of ways. They build in some redundancy so that key functions survive even if an employee leaves. They add capacity hoping to grow the size of the core business. They conside…
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from …
We spend much of our professional lives narrowing our career identity: honing an elevator pitch, curating a LinkedIn profile, projecting a polished version of “who we are” at work, and so on.
On the one hand, this makes sense: after all, others (e….
When I made a call to my dad—then in his sixties—about joining my startup, it wasn’t about securing funding or advice. I made the call to ask him to serve as a cofounder. After 13 years climbing the corporate ladder at American Express (Amex), I…
In March 2024, Bill Anderson, pharma giant Bayer’s CEO, wrote an op-ed in Fortune vowing to bust bureaucracy, slash red tape, and eliminate layers of middle management to create a more agile and innovative enterprise. “Our radical reinvention will lib…
You had a whirlwind romance, and it was glorious. It started with a sun-drenched walk along a sandy beach and a frozen margarita from a swim-up bar. Your skin glistened, and the breeze smelled like citrus and pure freedom. You felt light, present, and…
In our chaotic and fast-paced world, emotional intelligence keeps us grounded. It helps us be successful in our work and remain satisfied with our lives.
Often we focus on what it means to be emotionally intelligent, and what actions emotiona…
