In order to achieve a healthy and productive workforce you need trust. Doug Conant, the former CEO of Campbell’s Soup, called it, “the foundational element of high-performing organizations.” When he took the helm at Campbell’s, Conant made “Inspiring …
It’s refreshing and exhilarating when pop culture successfully embeds deep insights and life lessons in cartoonish entertainment. Sam Raimi did it with Tobey McGuire’s Spider-Man. Brad Byrd did it with The Incredibles. And Christopher Nolan did it wit…
Much has been made about the impressive salaries that AI experts can command these days. In a recent article for Fast Company, writer Kim Rittenberg cites a recent study by Heidrick & Struggles, which suggests that an AI officer can make upwards o…
If you feel like you may need to file for an extension on your taxes this year, you’re not alone. Tax Day has a way of creeping up on all of us. One minute, we’re enjoying the sunshine and cherry blossoms, and the next we realize tax deadlines a…
“People are dying, Scott, you’ve got document after document here telling you why, and you haven’t said one word. I wanna know. . . . How the hell you sleep at night?”Erin Brockovich (2000)
In the movies, whistleblowers are usually port…
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…
From the beginning of my career, I knew I wanted to help others. And for the people asking why I didn’t become a care provider, I did, in my own way. I’m a mom with three kids, a business leader, and a proud pet parent to Stella the bulldog, who is sn…
Though I bemoan the relentless onward march of time (despite celebrating my fourth annual 29th birthday), I don’t bemoan the idea of a fresh start: a time to reflect on the previous 12 months, take personal inventory and plan for the year ahead….
The story that moved me most in Season II of chef Pati Jinich’s docuseries La Frontera is a conversation she had with a teacher in the Mennonite community; A conservative religious community primarily against the adoption of technology (they don’t use…
In 2023, legislators passed more than 500 anti-LGBTQ bills, on topics ranging from eliminating access to healthcare to banning books to prohibiting access to public facilities. At the time, this was a record-breaking level of anti-LGBTQ legislation. 2…
