The careers that stick around — that feel meaningful and weather industry shake-ups — don't get built on title progression. They get built when you're willing to tackle problems other people would ...

Answer: 42.5 (Subtract 36 from 49, divide the answer by two. Add that number to 36 to get the answer). Answer: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1,000. What number do you get if you multiply all the numbers on a ...

I’m spotting a worrying trend among startup founders who seem to think that running a startup is effectively a get-rich-quick scheme. Apart from that mindset being wrong and naive, I suspect there’s ...

Start with trust and end with speed. When it comes to solving complicated problems, the default for many organizational leaders is to take their time to work through the issues at hand. Unfortunately, ...

"It's very hard," said Peter. "No, really, Alla, it's the most complicated time of my entire life, and I can't believe that I led us all here." Two hours earlier I'd received a text from Peter, who ...

Gates revealed his problem-solving technique in a blog post titled “The Buzz Stops Here” in 2020. He said that he has been using the same method since his teenage years, and it has helped him tackle ...

Imagine that your focused mind is like your right hand, and your unfocused mind is like your left. You'll get more done by using both. And it lightens cognitive load. Using only focused effort is like ...