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1 day ago | inc.com | Marcel Schwantes

Having coached executive leaders for two decades, I know they are bombarded with decisions—big and small—every day. Do I take this call? Launch this product? Respond to that email? Hire this person? It’s easy to fall into reactive mode, making snap decisions under pressure. Urgency has its place, but rushing to meet other people’s expectations rarely leads to clarity or long-term success.

1 day ago | inc.com | Melissa Angell

In his role as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed some controversial views—among them, vaccines aren’t effective and fluoridated water is unnecessary. Now, his denunciation of sugar—and his threat to take action against peddlers of it—has sent a collective chill down the spine of many a consumer packaged goods entrepreneur. In late April, RFK Jr. said “sugar is poison” and noted that “Americans need to know that.” He also threatened action.

2 days ago | inc.com | Bruce Eckfeldt

The most common mistake I see leadership teams make is conflating operational excellence with strategic progress. This separation isn’t merely semantic—it fundamentally changes how teams allocate resources, make decisions, and ultimately, grow. So you have to measure these two classes of metrics separately. Operational dashboards track internal day-to-day performance—like revenue, profit margins, and customer satisfaction.

2 days ago | inc.com | Bruce Crumley

Business owners who want their employees to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) applications and improve how they do their jobs may face a bigger challenge than their staff learning how to use those tools effectively. A new study indicates many workers hesitate to adopt the tech out of concerns colleagues will disdain them as being lazy if they do—and also that those negative perceptions are very much a part of today’s workplace.

2 days ago | inc.com | Ben Sherry

ChatGPT is more than just a chatbot—it’s a powerful platform that can be used to make some aspects of your work much easier. But it isn’t one-size-fits-all. The platform lets users choose between several distinct AI models, all with their own strengths, weaknesses, and use cases. Think of ChatGPT like a toolbox with multiple screwdrivers inside; just like different screws require different screwdrivers, different tasks and challenges require different AI models.