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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.com | Cadie Thompson |Ana Altchek |Henry Blodget
You wouldn't guess the pressure Stefano Domenicali is under by looking at him. At a press roundtable in New York City on Monday, Formula 1's CEO appeared relaxed in a zipped-up sweatshirt. Fresh off a flight from Montreal and with the premiere of "F1: The Movie" just hours away, the CEO showed no signs of urgency, insisting he didn't have much else going on that day. "As you can see, I'm a calm person," Domenicali told Business Insider. "I'm not a guy who shouts.
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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.com | Cadie Thompson |Tim Paradis |Henry Blodget
Royal Siu, who lives near Los Angeles, quit his job as a pharmacist in 2023 with hopes of moving to a different part of the healthcare industry. The 29-year-old eventually landed a new role, which he started in April. Siu's search took nearly 18 months and involved applying to hundreds of jobs. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity. In my old job as a pharmacist, I was robbed at gunpoint.
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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.com | Cadie Thompson |Sarah E. Needleman |Henry Blodget
CEOs sending scary AI memos to employees may be doing more harm than good. In recent months, some company leaders have gone public with strikingly bleak outlooks, predicting generative AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini will displace wide swaths of white-collar workers and shrink job opportunities for recent college graduates.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Cadie Thompson |Tim Paradis |Henry Blodget
If you're trying to find a job, it's time to get scrappy. While the job market hasn't fallen off a cliff and layoffs remain low, stiffer competition for roles, surging use of artificial intelligence, and some employers' hesitation to hire are scrambling some job searches. That means some job seekers might have to pivot — potentially to an entirely new industry — or find other ways to stand out if they're set on a certain field. In some cases, you might have to adjust your goals.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Cadie Thompson |Sarah E. Needleman |Henry Blodget
Star talent can be hard to retain — and even harder to let go. The public fallout between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk this week may be an extreme example of a hotshot's exit going off the rails, but leadership experts said it underscores just how dicey it can be to part ways with a high-profile team member. "These are folks with big egos," Peter Cappelli, a management professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, told Business Insider.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Cadie Thompson |Sarah E. Needleman |Henry Blodget
Disagree with the boss? Badmouthing a higher-up publicly, like how Elon Musk this week called President Trump's signature bill "a disgusting abomination" on X, won't make sense for most people. But career experts said there are other, more practical ways to deliver negative feedback to a superior. "No one recommends taking to social media to criticize your boss," said organizational psychologist Alison Fragale, especially if your name is attached and you're seriously looking to drive change.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Cadie Thompson |Ana Altchek |Alice Tecotzky |Kelsey Vlamis
Tesla could take a hit if President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" becomes law. Elon Musk's AI company, however, may get a boost. Many of Musk's companies rely largely on federal regulations, subsidies, or contracts. That means the GOP's federal spending bill, if signed into law, could directly impact his businesses. While Musk has previously shared his disapproval of the bill, the billionaire ratcheted up his criticism this week.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Cadie Thompson |Tim Paradis |Henry Blodget
You've had it drilled into you that networking is essential for your career. Yet, if you're busy actually doing your job, it can feel like yet another thing on your list. So, you like a few posts on LinkedIn and move on. Increasingly, that's not going to cut it, workplace observers told Business Insider. That's especially true if you're among the growing share of workers who feel restless and wouldn't mind finding a new gig.
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4 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Cadie Thompson |Tim Paradis |Henry Blodget
Mark Quinn is the senior director of AI operations for Pearl, an AI search platform for professional services. In a prior role at a startup, the arrival of OpenAI's GPT-4 meant artificial intelligence could do the work of a team he was building. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity. In my last job, I was at a startup. Before that, I was leading engineering operations at Waymo. It was a 3,000-person organization, a rocket ship all its own.
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1 month ago | 
businessinsider.com | Cadie Thompson |Tim Paradis |Henry Blodget
As more CEOs call it quits, it could get harder for companies to find the next superstar leaders. A mix of sometimes poor succession planning, a tendency by some young go-getters to job hop rather than rise through the ranks, and a thinning of middle management could cause headaches for companies trying to find a new chief, corporate observers told Business Insider.
