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Cisco’s chief will terminate a meeting if you use certain acronyms in his presence—he says new hires ‘feel too stupid to ask’ what they mean

Like Jamie Dimon and Jeff Bezos, Cisco’s president Jeetu Patel, has strict rules for meetings: No unclear acronyms—and new hires can stop the meeting

By Orianna Rosa RoyleNovember 11, 2026

Alison Roman’s tomato sauce costs $12.99 a jar—and it keeps selling out

The cookbook author built a cult following one recipe at a time. Now she’s putting her name on tomato sauce she hopes will get more people cooking.

By Catherina GioinoNovember 11, 2026

Ex-Navy SEAL MrBallen’s first viral video hit while he was at a water park with his kids. Now he has 11.4 million subscribers and a SiriusXM deal

Last year, John Allen signed a major deal with SiriusXM that’s reported to be worth as much as $70 million.

By Sydney LakeNovember 11, 2026

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‘Stay, with less’: Why Nvidia’s board may rein in Jensen Huang rather than fire him

Nvidia’s board backed Jensen Huang before its probe finished. Experts say directors serving since 1993 may be too close to judge him.

By Bilin LinNovember 11, 2026

Inside Dan Schulman’s war on the old Verizon

The former PayPal CEO left a Montana ranch to shake up one of America’s most profitable companies.

By Ruth UmohNovember 11, 2026

Jensen Huang’s net worth drops $6.5 billion as Nvidia stock slides in the fallout of spy affair scandal investigation

Jensen Huang is no longer one of the top 10 richest billionaires in the world, tumbling down past Walmart heirs Jim Walton and Rob Walton.

By Emma BurleighNovember 10, 2026

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Why top performers stall before the C-suite—and the shift that gets women there

Thrivent’s HR chief says the leap to the executive suite starts long before the promotion, with learning to “wear your enterprise hat.”

By Kelly BakerNovember 10, 2026

‘AI rebounding’: Nearly 20% of U.S. workers replaced by AI are being asked back—now they’re demanding higher pay, job security and AI transparency

“Organizations are making fast, sometimes myopic, decisions about their people based on an incomplete picture of what their employees can do with or without AI.”

By Joshua HongNovember 9, 2026

Coffee giant Dutch Bros made all of its executives, including the CEO, do a two-week bootcamp where they learned how to pour drinks and run stores

Dutch Bros CEO Christine Barone and senior leaders have to complete six shifts of hands-on shop training, sharpening their hospitality skills and perfecting drinks.

By Emma BurleighNovember 8, 2026

Gen Z pushes back on ‘performative availability’ as only 8% of workers say it won them a promotion

In a survey of 1,006 U.S. workers, 69% said staying reachable after hours hasn’t helped their careers. Gen Z feels the least pressure to try.

By Cordell JonesNovember 8, 2026