We all love the summertime. The long days. The warm evenings. The wind in the trees. The opportunity to visit faraway places. We love the summer until everything we love about it is driven from our minds by the blazing hot sun and oppressive humi…
In 2021, plane manufacturer Boeing was dealing with myriad challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic was continuing to disrupt air travel and plane production, and multiple crashes of the company’s best-selling plane, the 737 Max, had landed Boeing in a legal…
As a gardener, I know that August (not January or February) can be the most challenging time for growing things. The heat just makes all plants look a little . . . tired.
At work, it’s easy to see the same sort of low-level exhaustion (beige flag, …
As the modern philosopher once said: The more money you come across, the more problems you see. Lifestyle creep, where you increase your spending as your income increases, may not have been the exact problem Biggie was describing, but it can leave you…
On the hardest night of Suleika Jaouad’s life—“the closest she has ever felt to the veil“— she had a vision of a wooden marionette being lifted by four birds. She was in the hospital during her second bone marrow transplant, suffering from…
How many hours have been sacrificed at the altar of the almighty mission statement? How many pressing issues have been sidelined while founders polish a sentence until it glistens with inspiration and promise? If you ask Danny Brooks, the answer is si…
JD Vance has climbed to his current position as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, in part, by selling himself as a hillbilly, calling on his Appalachian background to bolster his credentials to speak for the American working class.
“I g…
Do you dream about living overseas when you retire? My husband and I like to talk about our ideal retirement spot. We both like the idea of a beach with mountains nearby.
Oh, and he needs good sushi.
I want culture and community.
My friend Ji…
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…
Gallup’s recent first-quarter report in 2024 showed that only 30% of employees were engaged at work.
This is a dangerously low number. Sadly, this number has not budged in over a decade. Given that employee engagement is a critical factor…
