I recently gave presentations about venture capital to four different audiences—my child’s 6th-grade class, university students, my father’s pension club, and a team at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Each experience was a lesson in empathy and adaptation,…
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 th…
Today’s executives face many potential roadblocks. Think of how many headline-worthy issues like customer complaints and lawsuits keep coming up. From Boeing to Tesla, it feels like public scrutiny is at an all-time …
Isn’t it ironic that one of the best ways to accelerate our career is to have people see and recognize your efforts, yet for many of us, when that happens, such as when we get complimented or praised by our team, we instantly deflect and minimize the …
The relentless chase for immediate profits is pushing even the brightest workplaces to the brink. As companies scramble to meet quarterly targets, they often sacrifice employee well-being and long-term growth, inadvertently setting themselves up for f…
When it comes to getting a promotion at work, several factors can either hold you back—or help you get ahead. Elements like your performance and experience play a crucial role in determining your career trajectory, as well as things out of your c…
Just about everyone has had to deal with an annoying coworker at some point in their careers.
In a recent survey of about 3,000 workers by cover letter and résumé builder Kickresume, 85% of respondents said they’ve had to put up with an aggravating…
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I was raised frugally, and the money lessons I learned growing up have served me we…
As the business mantra goes, early is on time and on time is late. For some Gen Z workers, though, late is the new on time.
In a new survey commissioned by Meeting Canary, an AI-powered work meeting behavior analyzer, 47% of Gen Z respondents…
Corporate lawyer Jessica thought she’d landed her dream job as the lead legal counsel at a tech startup, with the exciting opportunity to grow her career quickly. Yet as soon as she started, the dream unraveled.
“I joined as the first lawyer …
