Erika Badan understands the skepticism. As CEO of Barstool Sports for nearly one decade, Badan oversaw an editorial empire that transformed armchair quarterbacking, raucous podcasting, and “smokeshow” franchises into a $550 million sale in 2023. So, when she was named CEO of Food52 in April, the appointment felt odd. While Barstool serves an audience of…Read More
Isabela Albero came to Los Angeles to “live the dream” of life in a big city on the beach. The managing director of global strategy at WPP-backed agency T&Pm, where she leads marketing for Electronic Arts’ portfolio of video games like The Sims and Madden NFL, likes to stay active. Amid the usual seaside sports…Read More
There’s been a lot of campfire talk recently about the “cable-pocalypse” that’s raging through the TV landscape. Those flames have been fanned by a steady drumbeat of headlines spotlighting the billion-dollar write-downs, multiple rounds of layoffs, and declining ad revenue plaguing the cable industry. But just like John Wayne coming to the aid of an…Read More
Drowning is devastating, a tragic and painful way to go.
So much so that feeling like we’re drowning is a trigger, an overwhelming emotion that causes us to grasp, struggle and leave our best self behind.
It’s easy to experience this even when we’re out of the water. When the stakes are high and time is short, we can activate drowning mode, losing our focus, resilience, and generosity.
The ledge can be a useful way to talk ourselves out of the spiral.
If you’re in 8 feet of water, it’s easy to feel afraid. But once you realize that you’re only a few inches away from a ledge, one you can return to whenever you like, it’s possible to reset, to find your bearings.
It’s not that hard to imagine a ledge. Sure, the parts didn’t arrive on time, but our deadline isn’t for a few days, back to the ledge, let’s regroup and come up with a new plan. Yes, the project didn’t work, but our budget has enough slack in it that we can try again with a new project tomorrow.
The ledge is a combination of time and money. It’s the buffer between here and disaster. The ledge is a foundation, a place we can find our footing as we think about the next steps. And the ledge offers perspective, because we can realize that even if this moment feels momentous, it might not be.
Resilient project management and risk-taking requires investing in a ledge. When we put everything on the line and cut the timing to the absolute minimum, the stakes get higher and we expose ourselves to failure.
Part of the art of innovation is choosing projects we can afford to dance with.
And the daily emotional work is reminding ourselves that the ledge is right there. So we can refocus and go back to being our best.
This year, Air Canada lost a lawsuit against a customer who was misled by an AI chatbot into purchasing full-price plane tickets, being assured they would later be refunded under the company’s bereavement policy. The airline tried to claim the bot was “responsible for its own actions.” This line of argumentation was rejected by the court and the company not only had to pay compensation, it also received public criticism for attempting to distance itself from the situation. It’s clear companies are liable for AI models, even when they make mistakes beyond our control. The rapidly advancing world of AI,…
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Amid the AI boom, data centres are consuming alarming amounts of electricity. They’re also responsible for 1% of global energy-related emissions. By 2030, their power demand could increase by 160%. Switzerland-based Lightium aims to provide a solution. The young startup announced today it has raised $7mn in seed funding to both accelerate the performance of data centres and reduce their energy consumption with a next generation of photonic chips. Data centres are essentially large clusters of three components: Central Processing Units (CPUs), Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), and optical interconnects that transmit data between these processors. These interconnects are typically based…
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Midtown Manhattan may not be anywhere near Long Island, but former President Donald Trump fit a Fox News pit stop into his busy New York schedule on Wednesday. Hours before taking the stage at a rally held at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY, Trump visited Greg Gutfeld’s studio at FNC HQ. Fox News released…Read More
Fruit by the Foot, a legacy General Mills product, is actually longer than a foot. In fact, it’s closer to three feet, which can take a considerable amount of time to consume, inspiring a wacky campaign where teenage fans age several decades between the start and finish of the snack. The brand, which hasn’t advertised…Read More
Ekaterina Zaharieva hasn’t even started work as the EU’s first startup commissioner, but tensions are already rising around her role. The Bulgarian politician was nominated for the job on Tuesday. Alongside startups, her brief will also cover research and innovation. But first, her appointment needs approval from the European Parliament. Her critics hope that confirmation never comes. Here are three big reasons for their opposition. 1. She lacks experience in tech Zaharieva was a lawyer before climbing the ranks of Bulgarian politics to become deputy minister. In the world of tech, however, her experience is slim. Her resume contains scant evidence…
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NBC Boston has named Matt Fortin its morning weekend reporter. “I’m so happy to be NBC Boston’s newest weekend morning reporter! Wake up early in the ams with me for your local headlines,” Fortin wrote on social media. Fortin joined NBC Boston in 2022 as a web producer after working at WBTW in Myrtle Beach,…Read More
