Leadership
Why your strategy isn’t like a cheeseburger
Simply describing company strategy as a "cheeseburger" without providing clarity will leave your employees wondering if they're the sauce or the bun, writes Art Petty.
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Infrastructure
Fluence’s Vanka Talks ROI for Renewable Energy and Storage Assets
Krishna Vanka, SVP and Chief Digital Officer at Fluence, explains how digitalization is boosting ROI for renewable energy and storage assets while helping create a cleaner, more efficient power grid.
Inspiration
Don’t let your means betray your ends
Even the best of intentions in business can be undermined if your means betray your desired outcomes, writes Steve McKee.
Social Media
ICYMI for week-ending Jan. 13: Social media news & trends
Just ICYMI, SmartBrief’s recap of the week’s social media news from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and more for the week ending Jan. 13, 2023.
Consumer Insights
Seaweed wave: Health, sustainability spur algae’s popularity
Seaweed has been gaining popularity on menus and store shelves over the past few years, but this year could bring a tidal wave of new products and culinary applications as food companies look to cash in on algae’s health and sustainability benefits.
Marketing
How ad agencies can prevent quiet quitting
To help ensure quiet quitting doesn’t make its way into your ad agency culture, Basis Technologies’ Noor Naseer offers five pieces of advice.
Education
Video for professional development accelerates teacher growth, student learning
Formal or informal recording processes can help teachers see themselves in action and collaborate on video for professional development.
Infrastructure
New data trends take hold in the world of ESG reporting
Larry Lawrence from IntercontinentalExchange shares his insights on topics ranging from greenwashing and carbon markets to Know Your Data principles and the individual intricacies of the "E" the "S" and the "G" in ESG.
Insights
Education cybersecurity: How leaders should address rapid rise of ransomware
Ransomware for K-12 schools and colleges isn't a matter of if, but when. Cybersecurity expert Allen Jenkins explains the repercussions and solutions.
Marketing
Managing Your B2B Marketing Budget in 2023
There are myriad considerations when crafting an effective marketing budget, and many are out of any one person’s control. Here are some tips for managing your budget as we head into an unpredictable new year.
Finance
ICE’s Lawrence discusses the data powering sustainable finance
Larry Lawrence from IntercontinentalExchange shares his insights on topics ranging from greenwashing and carbon markets to Know Your Data principles and the individual intricacies of the "E" the "S" and the "G" in ESG.
Edtech
Digital productivity solutions in higher ed offer student, staff relief
Never-ending, confusing paperwork generated in higher education can be tamed with digital productivity solutions.
Infrastructure
Breaking down cost barriers for rooftop solar
Andy Posner, founder and CEO of Capital Good Fund, shares details about a program that tackles one of the biggest challenges people face when they are thinking about installing rooftop solar: cost.
Marketing
Top 4 changes that made 2022 Singles Day different
Azoya’s Franklin Chu looks at China’s 2022 Singles Day – and details 4 key changes.
Leadership
The siren call of command-and-control leadership is strong but dangerous
It's easy to think command-and-control leadership is superior, but Larry Robertson argues, leaders should foster a collective agility to remain competitive.
Consumer Insights
“Plant-based” has not peaked, but rather grown into a lifestyle
Will demand for plant-based food fall as fast as it grew? Far from it, according to Datassential.
Educational Leadership
Building a culture of gratitude
Creating a culture of gratitude strengthens your work community, enriches everyone in it and is worthy of full-time attention.
Inspiration
A heuristic to judge leadership effectiveness
A handy heuristic to judge your leadership effectiveness is if you're stalled, stuck or stale, writes Steve McKee, who provides advice for all three states.
Digital Technology
How to use AI-based translation in your marketing strategy
Unbabel CEO Vasco Pedro explains how AI translation can help smart marketers localize campaigns and product literature when they expand into new countries.
Food
Restaurants craft proprietary plant-based proteins that go beyond off-the-shelf products
In the quest to offer more meatless options, some restaurants are producing proprietary plant-based proteins, which allows them to tweak recipes to suit customers’ palates and values, and can offer more control when it comes to costs and product availability.
Inspiration
3 reasons why your addiction to outrage is ruining your life
Outrage feels ubiquitous these days, but LaRay Quy offers three ways to inoculate yourself against its addictive nature.
Infrastructure
Iron Flow Batteries on the Rise
Hugh McDermott from ESS outlines the crucial role iron flow batteries are poised to play in the long-duration energy storage market.
Food
What do restaurant menu trends look like post-pandemic? Omelets, nachos hold clues
A Datassential analysis of restaurant menu trends reveals that the industry is on its way to normalcy.
Insights
Students need high-dosage tutoring, but what does that mean?
States, educators and parents support high-dosage tutoring. But to provide real academic benefits, tutoring must meet 3 key criteria.
Finance
BNEF’s Demôro talks global climate investing trends and COP27
Luiza Demôro, the Head of Energy Transitions at BloombergNEF, shares details about the current state of climate investing and her thoughts on COP27.
Infrastructure
BNEF’s Luiza Demôro Talks Energy Transition and COP27
Luiza Demôro, the Head of Energy Transitions at BloombergNEF, shares details about the current state of the energy transition and her thoughts on COP27.
Consumer Insights
Consumer trends in food shopping today
From inflation to COVID-19, various factors are shaping food shopping preferences and behaviors, presenting both challenges and opportunities for food retailers and foodservice operators alike.
Leadership
Why it’s sometimes faster to slow down
Companies must act fast in some areas of business, but Steve McKee writes that it's often best to slow down to produce the best results.
Finance
Modern Money SmartPod
A podcast about the people, technologies and trends that are shaping the world of modern finance.
Leadership
Good leaders know when to delegate — and when to not
C-suite leaders may need to be very hands-on if matters are urgent, but also must know when it's best to delegate tasks to avoid distractions or a temptation to micromanage.
Workforce
How to develop effective internal leadership pipelines
Old strategies for creating leadership pipelines must be reconsidered. Rashan Dixon offers three questions to consider.
Food
Datassential: The next big trend in BBQ is forgetting the “rules”
Restaurants have a new audience of BBQ enthusiasts, and restaurants and pitmasters are stepping up their game.
Workforce
3 ways to drive inclusion in organizations
Companies can improve inclusion and diversity through a top-down approach and provide training for managers to lead a diverse workforce.
Social Media
Thinking of jumping in on that trending topic?
Boathouse’s Geoff Gates says you should first ask these questions to ensure a sound social media strategy before jumping into a trending topic or major event.
Career-Technical Education
Keys to successful, equitable community college apprenticeships
Community college apprenticeships should be credit-based, stackable and connected to growth industries., Lisette Nieves writes.
Leadership
4 egotistical behaviors that lead to poor leadership
Poor leadership is often the result of several factors including a lack of humility and blaming others for problems. LaRae Quy offers four strategies to ditch your ego and become a better leader.
Workforce
4 strategies to meet the needs of job seekers
Job seekers still largely have the upper hand in hiring and companies can use these four strategies to meet their needs.
Updates
Extra Credit: Hula hoops and conversations about consent
Learn how hula hoops teach a sex-ed -- and life -- fundamental, the difference between slow and fast thinking, and whether “normal” is worth returning to.
Technology
The changing face of plant-based dining in the digital age
Author and researcher Eve Turow-Paul shared insights into the way digital technology has influenced the way millennials and Gen Z experience food.
Sponsored
Build for Tomorrow to future-proof your career: A Q&A with author Jason Feifer
This post is sponsored by Penguin Random House What do the most successful people have in common? Entrepreneur magazine Editor in Chief Jason Feifer...
Digital Technology
How AR improves brand connection with consumers
Marketers are finding interactivity is a great way to boost awareness and recall.
Infrastructure
How the Inflation Reduction Act will impact wind, battery and solar markets
Joseph Triepke and Daniel Cruise from Lium Research outline how the Inflation Reduction Act will shape markets for solar, wind and battery storage.