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Key Takeaways Oatly gives its creative team an unusual amount of autonomy, allowing it to develop and execute its own briefs. The company intentionally avoids using a rigid brand book to maintain maximum creative freedom for its messaging. As a company gets bigger, creative risks often become harder. You’ll only remain sharp if you bake creativity into the structure of the company. When new creative employees join Oatly, the onboarding starts with a single instruction: “Unlearn everything you know about marketing.” According to Oatly creative director Michael Lee, that’s the only way to build a truly distinctive brand voice: You…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Technical expertise doesn’t automatically translate into leadership effectiveness. The strengths that made someone a star individual contributor can undermine them as a leader. The challenge is helping them recognize that this chapter in their career depends on something new — bringing out the best in others. Tolerating poor interpersonal behavior from high performers — especially while claiming to value collaboration and respect — sends a clear message that results matter more than how they’re achieved. These leaders need to see the true cost of the leadership gap, a compelling reason…

A midnight fall down a steep, loose slope required Grand County Search and Rescue to deploy complex rope systems—and an innovative aerial lighting setup.Rescuers deployed spotlight drones to light up the night scene (Photo: Courtesy of GCSAR)Published September 22, 2026 06:20PMJust before midnight on September 18, a driver lost control of their utility terrain vehicle (UTV) and fell 250 feet down a steep embankment near Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado. It took a dozen responders five hours to save the rider with a technical rope rescue, the responding agency Grand County Search and Rescue (GCSAR), wrote in a statement.It’s unclear what…

Key Takeaways Dallas Dolen, a PwC leader who has been at the company for more than two decades, said that the most important behavior for a promotion is responsiveness. Employees who want to advance their careers should be willing to pick up the phone, answer an urgent message and pitch in when needed. Dolen is based in San Jose, California and oversees 7,500 employees at the Big Four accounting firm. Want to advance your career? Replying quickly when your manager messages you on Slack may do more for your promotion prospects than you realize.  Dallas Dolen, a PwC leader who…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Most AI crawlers don’t execute JavaScript to generate prices, inventory, specifications and reviews. As a result, your page may rank well in Google, but it returns nothing to AI assistants when they try to read it. Third-party reviews are a key gatekeeper. Simply having a presence on a few relevant third-party review sites can dramatically increase the likelihood of being recommended. AI shopping features come and go, but the underlying requirements are always the same. Complete product information. Real-time accurate pricing. Current inventory. Pages readable by machines. A customer asks…

Published September 22, 2026 03:57PMApple is famous for launching products late. The new Duo foldable phone came out years after Samsung launched its foldable models. This month, Apple finally dropped the new Apple Watch Ultra 4 that provides a training readiness score—a feature Garmin and other brands have had for years. Apple can get away with this because their rollouts are almost always better. The Duo is a feat of engineering and a pleasure to use. The new readiness score promises unmatched training help because the Ultra 4, along with the Apple Watch Series 12, now has what Apple claims…

Key Takeaways Gen Z is starting intentional financial journeys earlier, on average, than previous generations. A new U.S. Bank study reveals how they’re building wealth and rewriting some of the rules. Traditional financial and life milestones feel increasingly out of reach for young Americans. Twenty-four percent of Gen Z adults have postponed having children due to financial limitations, according to Northwestern Mutual’s 2026 Progress & Planning Study. Additionally, 31% have put off buying a house, and 20% have delayed getting married.  As a result, Gen Z and millennials often rely on wealth-building strategies that differ from those of Gen X…

Key Takeaways Most school buses in the U.S. remain diesel-burning, despite risks cited by WHO. McIntyre founded Massachusetts-based Highland Electric Fleets in 2018. Today, Highland Electric is eyeing fleets in 200 cities and will sponsor the Olympics in 2028. When the oldest of Duncan McIntyre’s children was in second grade, the father of three made a disconcerting discovery: The school bus’s tailpipe sat level with his young son’s face. “These kids are standing there all over this country in the morning, and again in the afternoon, breathing those exhaust fumes,” McIntyre tells Entrepreneur.  Image Credit: Courtesy of Highland Electric Fleets.…

Small businesses often look locally for customers. But the federal government can be your client too. Darrell McGraw is a great example. Five years ago, he founded the technical consulting firm Q2 Consulting Solutions in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Now he’s doing $3 million in revenue, and most of it is from the government. The clients he’s supported include the United States Air Force, Department of the Treasury, and Transportation Command. How’d he do it? The government requires more study than most clients. Thanks to a program called Ascend Atlanta at the Morehouse Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, which coaches…

Published September 22, 2026 01:08PMIn Greek mythology, one of the heroes of the Trojan War was Achilles, whose mother dipped him as a baby into the river Styx to make him impervious to enemy attacks. But he had one weak link: when his mother plunged him into the magic waters, she held him by the heel, failing to provide it with the same protection. Eventually, he would be felled by an arrow to the tendon now named in his honor.This ancient story offers many lessons, but for runners, the most interesting is that one of Achilles’s great strengths was his…