Sustainability Isn’t Extreme, It’s Common Sense

Age-related prejudices and biases affect both younger and older individuals. Since everyone is aging, most people will be subject to ageism at some point in their lives. Are you ageist? Odds are yes.

Sustainability reflects how a company does what it does, focusing on customers, employees, and the planet. Many things are debatable in the world of business. From how we meet our customers’ needs to how we improve the bottom line, there’s likely more than one route to get there. However, I believe all leaders can agree that an organization must have a solid foundation that provides resilience and stability in the face of the challenges all businesses confront.

While climate change sets the stage for larger and more intense fires, humans are actively fanning the flames. Wildfires are becoming increasingly destructive across the U. S., as the country is seeing in 2024. Firefighters were battling large blazes in several states, from California to North Dakota, in early October 2024, including fires burning near homes and communities.

These eight steps will help you set your new hire up for success and, ideally, long-term engagement within your organization. If you ever had to start a new school in the middle of the school year as a kid, you’re familiar with how it feels to be in a foreign environment, surrounded by people all of whom seem to know the ropes.

Of particular concern is that generative AI models can make it much easier and cheaper for malicious agents to create and manage believable accounts. Foreign influence campaigns, or information operations, have been widespread in the run-up to the 2024 U. S. presidential election. Influence campaigns are large-scale efforts to shift public opinion, push false narratives, or change behaviors among a target population.

The political strategist talks about how to diffuse our divisive politics on the latest episode of the “Rapid Response” podcast. As Election Day approaches, concerns about voter accuracy and the upholding of Democracy are mounting. Bradley Tusk, a political strategist and former Uber adviser, proposes a solution: mobile voting. Just as Uber revolutionized how we catch a ride home, Tusk argues that mobile voting could eliminate friction from the basic civil right to vote, and in the process, diffuse the nation’s divisive political reality.