Leadership

Utpal Sheth: Leadership and long-term mega trends: Utpal Sheth on identifying ‘Gorilla’ companies

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Utpal Sheth: Leadership and long-term mega trends: Utpal Sheth on identifying ‘Gorilla’ companies

“We have already established that value creation is different from wealth creation. So, in my experience, there are three large components that create terminal value about which the terminal value investor should have differentiated insight on and those three components are intangibles, megatrends and leadership,” says Utpal Sheth, Senior Partner and CEO, RARE Enterprises and … Read more

5 phrases workers use every day in Finland, world’s happiest country

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5 phrases workers use every day in Finland, world’s happiest country

Framery has roughly 400 employees around the world, but its roots in Finland run deep throughout its work culture that promotes worker engagement and satisfaction. Finland, after all, is the happiest country in the world for the seventh year running, according to the latest World Happiness Report. So it’s not surprising that open communication, teamwork and, perhaps most … Read more

Former CIA agent phrases to help you earn trust and boost credibility

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Former CIA agent phrases to help you earn trust and boost credibility

1. ‘What information do you need?’ Whether I am talking to a senator or a CEO, I’ve found that a surefire way to make any communication harder than it needs to be is by trying to read the other person’s mind.  It is faster, and more valuable, to ask what information the other person needs, … Read more

Phrases that are often people’s last words, says doctor: What we can learn

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Phrases that are often people’s last words, says doctor: What we can learn

Everyone’s life is different — yet most people still utter one of four common phrases on their deathbeds, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning author and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee. Each of the phrases offers an important lesson for leading a fulfilling and successful life, Mukherjee said during a commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania last week. … Read more

Here’s the key to Warren Buffett’s success

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Here’s the key to Warren Buffett’s success

Warren Buffett holds a unique place in the hearts and minds of investors all over the world. A key trait helped him reach such prestige, according to Harvard University leadership expert Bill George: Buffett, the longtime CEO of holding company Berkshire Hathaway, found the “sweet spot” between doing something he’s good at and doing something … Read more

Nvidia’s CEO was labeled a ‘demanding’ boss by staff. Experts discuss

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Nvidia’s CEO was labeled a ‘demanding’ boss by staff. Experts discuss

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a media roundtable meeting in Singapore on Dec. 6, 2023. Edgar Su | Reuters Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang knows he’s a tough boss and has no regrets about it. In a recent interview with “60 Minutes,” employees at the company’s Santa Clara headquarters told correspondent Bill Whitaker that the entrepreneur … Read more

Highly successful people never use these toxic phrases

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Highly successful people never use these toxic phrases

Highly successful people often have at least one trait in common, psychologists say: Their inner monologues are positive and optimistic. That can be a crucial element of achieving success: It’s hard to achieve a goal or reach a milestone if you constantly tell yourself that you can’t. Negative self talk can have a long-lasting impact … Read more

Workers hiding AI use on important tasks over fears about being replaced: report

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Workers hiding AI use on important tasks over fears about being replaced: report

The ChatGPT chat screen on a laptop computer and logo on a smartphone arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images AI usage in the workplace is at an all-time high with workers determined to get ahead of their busy schedules, but … Read more

Easy ways for introverts to show confidence: workplace expert

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Easy ways for introverts to show confidence: workplace expert

Offices are primed for awkward encounters: You have to be casual, professional and personable, often in 30-second exchanges. Knowing how to navigate those short, and slightly clumsy, conversations can actually help your career, says workplace expert Henna Pryor. A major reason people don’t get promotions — or reach their “pinnacle level of success” — is … Read more

Jensen Huang started Nvidia at a Denny’s breakfast booth

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Jensen Huang started Nvidia at a Denny’s breakfast booth

Some people start businesses in their parents’ garages or basements. Others start theirs in college, building a clientele among fellow students. Jensen Huang started his trillion-dollar tech company Nvidia while eating at a Denny’s restaurant in San Jose, California, he recently told CBS’ “60 Minutes.” Nvidia, one of the chipmakers behind the burgeoning artificial intelligence … Read more