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 the pa…
It’s truly a toss-up who dreads Q&As more after a presentation—the presenter or the audience. Conventional wisdom dictates that it should be the presenter, but experience has taught me that it’s actually the audience who deserves our sympathy.
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Dealing with passive-aggressive behavior in the workplace can be tricky, especially when it shows up in subtle ways like eye-rolling, sarcasm, or quiet disengagement. Many of us have encountered it, but managing it as a leader can feel parti…
Professionals who’ve set their sights on landing a new job in 2025 can expect to face a challenging market, according to some forecasts, with multiple applicants vying for a smaller number of open positions.
Whether you’re an experienced profession…
Are you in the midst of an extended job search? If you feel like you’re stuck in a rut after sending out hundreds of résumés, scouring employment sites, and going on countless networking coffee meetings, you’re not alone.
Staying motivated ca…
Every New Year’s, we vow to ourselves that this year will be different from last—that we’ll break away from our habitual reluctance to ask for a promotion, set firm boundaries on the things (and people) sucking our energy, stand up to an intimidating …
Working with a mentor is an excellent way to accelerate your career. The relationship can help you gain new skills and prepare you to take on that next big assignment. Finding a mentor and working productively with that person is a key to career …
We all know that setting self-improvement goals in January is arbitrary. Nothing magical happens when the calendar flips to a new year. And yet, the idea that you can change habits or improve your circumstances is alluring. Which is why around 40% of …
AI is changing the workplace, but there is one area in which it can’t (yet) compete with humans and that’s imagination. In fact, the latest Future of Jobs report from the World Economic Forum called creativity one of the most important skills for work…
The median annual cost of raising a child is $22,850 across all states, according to Smart Asset. If your kids have outgrown daycare, you might assume the overwhelmingly expensive parenting years are behind you. But even though you are no longer spend…
