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The Cheat Sheet on Trump’s First Week
During his first week in office, President Trump issued a barrage of executive orders, signing sweeping directives on immigration, D.E.I., energy policy, trade, TikTok and more. The blizzard of...
When Is Neurodiversity an Excuse for Rudeness?
Pay Parity, at Last?During my annual evaluation last week, my boss admitted that two senior managers, including myself, have been paid less for years than our peers with similar...
Charles Phan, Whose Slanted Door Elevated Vietnamese Food, Dies at 62
Charles Phan, a self-taught chef whose family fled Vietnam when he was a teenager and whose sleek restaurant helped change America’s perception of Asian food by replacing menus of...
96 Million Dollars: The CEO Compensation Conversation
Executive compensation has long been a topic of scrutiny and debate. With leaders like Brian Niccol, the Starbucks CEO reportedly earned 96 Million in four months. His substantial compensation...
Crafting a Haggis for American Tastes (and Import Restrictions)
When Scottish Americans and Scottish expats sit down on Saturday night to celebrate the birthday of the 18th-century poet Robert Burns, the traditional haggis will probably not be up...
The Illusion of Innovation (and Escaping the Efficiency Trap)
The Illusion of Innovation (and Escaping the Efficiency Trap) ORGANIZATIONS are better managed than ever before. They have been optimized for safety, security, stability, and control. But what we...
TikTok Ban and Trump Executive Order Lead to Tech Company Dilemma
For more than six years, Amazon Web Services, the world’s largest cloud computing company, provided technical support to deliver TikTok videos to tens of millions of Americans.But over the...
Howard Lutnick, Trump’s Commerce Nominee, Discloses Business Interests
Howard Lutnick, the wealthy Wall Street executive whom President Trump has tapped to lead the Department of Commerce, detailed a complex network of financial holdings on Friday as he...
Existing-Home Sales in 2024 Were Slowest in Decades Amid High Mortgage Rates
High interest rates kept U.S. home sales in a deep freeze for much of last year. It could be a while before the market experiences much of a thaw.Americans...
Will Dress Shirts Return to the Office?
Jim Moore, GQ’s creative director at large, said he had recently noticed point-collar dress shirts coming back into fashion, a style he had not seen much since its surge...
