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Top executives at the major U.S. airlines have been vocal in sharing their frustrations amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has resulted in Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffing shortages, lengthy airport security lines, and flight delays. The partial shutdown began on February 14 when funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lapsed. TSA officers are classified as essential workers, meaning they’re still required to show up, even without pay. Because of financial uncertainty, many employees called out sick or quit altogether. As the weeks went by, staffing shortages worsened, and wait times grew longer. Airline bosses are at the end of…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Leadership is a behavior, not a position. One of the biggest mistakes is not understanding that behavior can be seen, while intent cannot be seen. Inspiration might come and go, but trust has to be present, ever present. What makes someone a leader? It’s a question that has sparked countless debates in boardrooms, offices, and business schools around the world. Effective leaders can create the right culture in an organization to harness all available resources and nurture the talent of the people they lead.In elite teams, leaders act more like…
Below, co-authors Joshua Steiner and Michael Lynton share five key insights from their new book, From Mistakes to Meaning: Owning Your Past So It Doesn’t Own You.Joshua has worked in government, finance, and the nonprofit sector. After serving as chief of staff at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, he became a banker at Lazard before co-founding two investment firms and serving as an executive at Bloomberg LP.Michael has spent his career in the media and entertainment business. He is the former CEO of Sony Entertainment and now serves on the boards of the Rand Corporation and the Smithsonian.What’s the big…
Humans have been telling stories throughout history, passing them down from generation to generation. A great story will inspire you, motivate you, or even move you to change.As a business leader, one of the most critical stories you need to understand, and share, is about your company’s finances and how it can help chart your future growth. That’s where the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) comes in.CFOs and other financial leaders are under growing pressure to identify the trends and key performance indicators that will guide their organizations forward. Yet, success depends on more than just presenting the numbers—it’s about clearly…
Eva Longoria, 51, has come a long way from being a Desperate Housewife on Wisteria Lane over 20 years ago. After becoming a star on the hit show, she says she’s continued to rely on hustle, passion and versatility to be wildly successful in a range of pursuits, from advocacy to entrepreneurship.“I always ask myself what defines success for me,” Longoria said to AARP The Magazine. “As I get older, it’s not some superficial thing. I’m at a point where I don’t want to waste my days.”These days, she’s busy as a mother of a seven-year-old son, host of CNN’s Eva Longoria:…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Becoming a millionaire may seem like an unobtainable dream, but in reality, it’s a lot more common than you think.The right mentality can help you on the road to wealth. Here are 24 signs you’re destined to bring in the big bucks.Related: This Conversation Hack Made Me a Millionaire — Here’s How It Works You started making money at a young ageOne of the most common traits that the wealthy have in common is that they began earning money at a young age. For example, a 12-year-old Mark Cuban sold trash bags…
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a woman with a family and a career is in want of more hours in the day. However, despite this, typically conversations around gender inequity at work focus on a pay gap, rather than the consequences of what happens when women don’t have as much time as their male counterparts.In a new study published in the International Journal of Management Reviews, researchers analyzed 88 studies on the interaction between “gender, time, and organizations” in Africa. The researchers wanted to spotlight African organizations to understand how caregiving and other cultural expectations play out at…
When Dr. Paul Piff, a social psychologist at the University of California, Irvine, first became curious about awe more than a decade ago, his questions seemed simple. What is awe, exactly, and what happens when we experience it? But answering those questions has been no simple task. To take his research to the next level, Piff and his team created an unprecedented study and traveled to one of the most awe-inspiring places in the world—Lake Tahoe—where they studied awe’s effects on more than a thousand people. Dr. Piff was drawn toward the study of awe by its correlation with his…
At the April 2 meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), a largely-Trump aligned panel voted with a large majority to support the design of the White House ballroom. Eight of the 11 commissioners at the meeting voted in support. Two commissioners voted “present” and only one, Washington D.C. Council chair Phil Mendelson, voted no. The vote is a crucial approval for the ballroom, known officially as the East Wing Modernization Project. The NCPC is a federal agency overseeing planning and design for federal land and buildings in the Washington D.C. area. Its approval of the project adds legitimacy…
The numbers are staggering, even by Silicon Valley standards. OpenAI just closed a $122 billion funding round at an $852 billion valuation. The AI company now generates $2 billion in revenue per month, up from $1 billion per quarter at the end of 2024 and $1 billion annually just a year after launching ChatGPT. The round was anchored by Amazon, NVIDIAand SoftBank, with continued participation from Microsoft. The company says ChatGPT now has 900 million weekly active users and is growing revenue four times faster than Google or Meta ever did at comparable stages. OpenAI says it will use the…