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    The pragmatic generation: How will Gen Z transform the global workplace?

    Work 15 hour-days and miss out on precious family time? That’s not Gen Z’s idea of getting ahead.

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    September 11, 2025

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    Biden voted for the Bayh-Dole Act 44 years ago–but the administration’s plans to reinterpret it could undermine decades of world-leading U.S. innovation
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    Biden voted for the Bayh-Dole Act 44 years ago–but the administration’s plans to reinterpret it could undermine decades of world-leading U.S. innovation

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    January 5, 2024
    Here’s the real reason AI can never replace financial advisors
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    Here’s the real reason AI can never replace financial advisors

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    January 5, 2024
    Despite Europe’s economic woes, consumers are sticking to their guns on sustainability
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    Despite Europe’s economic woes, consumers are sticking to their guns on sustainability

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    January 5, 2024
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    From revolution to real-world value: How companies can benefit from Web3 in 2024

    By François Candelon, Michael G. Jacobides, Urs Rahne and Katie Round
    January 5, 2024
    Biggest CEO successes and setbacks: 2023’s triumphs and 2024’s challenges
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    Biggest CEO successes and setbacks: 2023’s triumphs and 2024’s challenges

    By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
    January 4, 2024
    The anti-DEI movement has gone from fringe to mainstream. Here’s what that means for corporate America
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    The anti-DEI movement has gone from fringe to mainstream. Here’s what that means for corporate America

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    January 4, 2024
    Altman, Musk, and the dangers of superstar CEOs
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    Altman, Musk, and the dangers of superstar CEOs

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    January 4, 2024
    I advised the EU on its landmark AI Act. Here’s how it got preempted by the U.S. and U.K., why it almost got derailed by ChatGPT, and how it will shape regulation in 2024
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    I advised the EU on its landmark AI Act. Here’s how it got preempted by the U.S. and U.K., why it almost got derailed by ChatGPT, and how it will shape regulation in 2024

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    January 3, 2024
    The myth that remote work stifles innovation and creativity is gaining ground–but the same evidence shows that it was only true in the pre-2010s workplace
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    The myth that remote work stifles innovation and creativity is gaining ground–but the same evidence shows that it was only true in the pre-2010s workplace

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    January 3, 2024
    In the age of unchecked billionaires and corporate bad behavior, everyday people have a million reasons to say something if they see something
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    In the age of unchecked billionaires and corporate bad behavior, everyday people have a million reasons to say something if they see something

    By Gordon Schnell and Amber Scorah
    January 2, 2024
    Macroeconomic uncertainties will not halt progress on the energy transition in 2024 and beyond. Here’s why
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    Macroeconomic uncertainties will not halt progress on the energy transition in 2024 and beyond. Here’s why

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    January 2, 2024
    Millennials could soon see their parents become their biggest expense–and American families are woefully unprepared
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    Millennials could soon see their parents become their biggest expense–and American families are woefully unprepared

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    December 30, 2023
    Countering AI-driven cyberattacks with AI-driven cybersecurity
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    Countering AI-driven cyberattacks with AI-driven cybersecurity

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    December 29, 2023
    Performative allyship has done more harm than good for women in tech. Here’s why
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    Performative allyship has done more harm than good for women in tech. Here’s why

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    December 28, 2023
    How a former IRS boss optimizes his charitable trust to support his alma mater–and give assets to his children tax-free
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    How a former IRS boss optimizes his charitable trust to support his alma mater–and give assets to his children tax-free

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    December 27, 2023
    She closed a $400 million fund the week Lehman crashed. Here’s what Canvas Ventures cofounder Rebecca Lynn predicts for the year ahead
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    She closed a $400 million fund the week Lehman crashed. Here’s what Canvas Ventures cofounder Rebecca Lynn predicts for the year ahead

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    December 27, 2023
    The green revolution runs on chips–but there is no good way to make the fragile semiconductors ecosystem sustainable in the short term
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    The green revolution runs on chips–but there is no good way to make the fragile semiconductors ecosystem sustainable in the short term

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    December 26, 2023
    Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2023 is ‘authentic.’ Here’s how corporate America hacked the consumer cult of authenticity
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    Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2023 is ‘authentic.’ Here’s how corporate America hacked the consumer cult of authenticity

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    December 25, 2023
    Former NFL player Carl Nassib: ‘Gen Z college players are living the dream–but they could become cautionary tales if they don’t educate themselves about personal finance’
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    Former NFL player Carl Nassib: ‘Gen Z college players are living the dream–but they could become cautionary tales if they don’t educate themselves about personal finance’

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    December 22, 2023
    Today’s nostalgia craze isn’t about the past. For Americans of all generations, it’s about a brighter future
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    Today’s nostalgia craze isn’t about the past. For Americans of all generations, it’s about a brighter future

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    December 22, 2023
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    Healthy employees equal healthy companies

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    December 21, 2023
    There’s a ‘Great Economic Mismatch’ between experts and everyday Americans–but a 2024 soft landing could be about to bridge it
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    There’s a ‘Great Economic Mismatch’ between experts and everyday Americans–but a 2024 soft landing could be about to bridge it

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    December 21, 2023
    ‘Parroting Putin’s propaganda’: The business exodus over Ukraine was no Russian bonanza
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    ‘Parroting Putin’s propaganda’: The business exodus over Ukraine was no Russian bonanza

    By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Tymofiy Mylovanov, Nataliia Shapoval and Steven Tian
    December 20, 2023
    The U.S. dairy industry wants to tackle climate change–but not at the expense of feeding the world
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    The U.S. dairy industry wants to tackle climate change–but not at the expense of feeding the world

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    December 20, 2023
    A quiet cybersecurity revolution is touching every corner of the economy as U.S., allies ‘pull all the levers’ to face new threats
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    A quiet cybersecurity revolution is touching every corner of the economy as U.S., allies ‘pull all the levers’ to face new threats

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    December 20, 2023
    The Ledger hack could have been much worse. But it also could have been easily prevented
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    The Ledger hack could have been much worse. But it also could have been easily prevented

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    December 19, 2023
    WeWork’s co-working model was supposed to fix traditional commercial real estate–but both the new idea and the centuries-old industry are failing
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    WeWork’s co-working model was supposed to fix traditional commercial real estate–but both the new idea and the centuries-old industry are failing

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    December 19, 2023
    Americans are losing faith in the news media–but there is ample empirical proof that a free press is the secret to U.S. economic success
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    Americans are losing faith in the news media–but there is ample empirical proof that a free press is the secret to U.S. economic success

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    December 19, 2023
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    Why your company’s culture needs a ‘fractal redesign’

    By Arindam Bhattacharya and Hans-Paul Buerkner
    December 19, 2023
    AI could accelerate progress toward the world’s climate goals. Here’s how
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    AI could accelerate progress toward the world’s climate goals. Here’s how

    By Kate Brandt and Rich Lesser
    December 18, 2023

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