You could be the most prepared person in the room but if your outfit is too tight, too loud, or just does not fit right, it can quietly shift the attention away from your words. Dressing for corporate meetings is not about being overdressed or playing it safe. Fashion expert shares the science of dressing…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks with U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Kyiv in 2023. Sens. Murkowski (R-AK), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on April 12, 2023. (Photo provided by Senator Murkowski’s office) In the days after President Donald Trump falsely said that Ukraine started its war…
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Bill Gates said he “had a really good, very long dinner” with President Donald Trump last year. Gates said he told Trump to retain PEPFAR, a long-running foreign aid program that combats HIV. Trump signed an executive order halting all foreign aid programs for 90 days after he was sworn in. Bill Gates said he…
US president-elect Donald Trump has told advisers he wants to travel to China after he takes office, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, quoting people familiar with the discussions. Trump has expressed interest in travelling to China in his first 100 days in office, the report said, citing one of the people. Trump’s inauguration…
Some Wall Street forecasters think the Fed could deliver its last rate cut for a while this week. A resilient economy and a reversal of the disinflation trend suggest rate more cuts aren’t needed for now. Some predict a pause at coming meetings, with the potential for hikes to even resume in 2025. The outlook…
Jeff Bezos prefers “messy” meetings to rehearsed ones for genuine discussions. Bezos emphasized seeking truth in meetings, not polished pitches or presentations. His ideal meetings include six-page memos, a study period, and open, messy discussions. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos prefers “messy” meetings to ones that team members have rehearsed, he told The New York Times…
Ethan Evans, a former Amazon VP, led a failed project in 2011 that interrupted Jeff Bezos’ launch plans. The failure involved a critical design flaw in the Amazon Appstore’s “Test Drive” feature. It taught Evans to communicate in a crisis, take ownership of a problem, and rebuild trust slowly. I worked at Amazon for 15…
A few months ago, I started using an AI notetaking app, Granola, in meetings. I take notes and then after the call, the AI builds a more fulsome outline of the conversation. Taking notes on what’s most important helps us get more from meetings, Granola’s CEO said. A few minutes after I’d hopped on a…
US President Joe Biden is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday in what is believed to be their last face-to-face talk as presidents, according to a senior American official. Biden is the only American president to have not visited China while in office since the normalisation of bilateral ties in…