For Fitness Buffs and Landlords, Gyms Are Hot Again

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Description: Hoping to capitalize on a renewed interest in communal experiences, fitness chains are reconfiguring their spaces, offering more room to exercise and better amenities. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 07, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/business/gym-health-club-real-estate.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the return of gyms and reasons for their growing appeal. How has the real estate industry adapted to… Read more »

How Great Leaders Use the 3 Laws of Influence to Be Remarkably Persuasive, Backed by Considerable Science

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Description: Science reveals how to make facts, logic, and reasoning even more convincing. ?Source: INC.com Date: Nov 07, 2022 Link: https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/great-leaders-use-laws-of-influence-persuasive-backed-by-considerable-science.html Questions for discussion: What does this article say about how one can be a great leader? Do you agree with the analysis and science that supports this position? What do you think makes for… Read more »

Canada ruffles some feathers at COP27 by including oil and gas representatives in its delegation

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Description: Canada’s delegation heading to the United Nations’ COP27 climate change conference this week in Egypt will not include Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but there will be a Canada Pavilion for the first time and it includes representatives from the oil-sands industry, which is attracting some intense criticism. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Nov 08, 2022 Link: https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/ruffing-some-feathers-at-cop27-canada-includes-oil-and-gas-companies-in-its-delegation… Read more »

The big reveal: New laws require companies to disclose pay ranges on job postings.

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Description: New York City has joined a handful of places, including Colorado, Washington State and Rhode Island, which require some form of salary transparency. In the case of New York City, companies are required to include a salary range when they post a job opening. Source: NPR.org Date: Nov 08, 2022 Link: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/05/1134193927/salary-transparency-range-new-york-pay-laws Questions for… Read more »

Carvana stock tanks in continued sell-off

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Description: Shares of Carvana were briefly halted Monday morning due to volatility, down by as much as 24% at one point to below $7 per share — its lowest point on record. Source: CNBC.com Date: Nov 07, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/07/carvana-stock-tanks-in-continued-sell-off.html Questions for discussion: Explain the company’s rapid decline in stock value, from a marketing point of view?… Read more »

Global Initiative Is Transforming How People View Wellbeing

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Description: As part of the movement to expand the study of people’s wellbeing beyond traditional indicators, Gallup and the Wellbeing for Planet Earth Foundation joined forces several years ago to develop a globally inclusive measurement of wellbeing. Together, through the Global Wellbeing Initiative, they are asking the world new questions that are not only transforming how people… Read more »

1 Rule That Can Ensure Your Emails Are Fully Read

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Description: Use the ‘3-sentence rule’ to make sure your emails are crystal clear to you and your recipients Source: INC.com Date: Nov 02, 2022 Link: https://www.inc.com/joel-schwartzberg/email-communications-three-sentence-rule.html?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=IncThisMorning-Nov%2002,%202022&leadId=261346&mkt_tok=NjEwLUxFRS04NzIAAAGH3D4kHENaa8J9I-tFXRHDMrtNv4Bl_aqQWrOI4b7CdJEI8M38RwAFal5zHZ1cyKnp6FsZtJshf5b53aUnRAbyiKBcHFpG_QtodrOCnA Questions for discussion: What does this article say about communications in general and written communications specifically? Do you think the 3-sentence rule makes sense? What would you suggest as… Read more »

Op-ed: What Elon Musk really gets out of owning Twitter

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Description: Think of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover less like a typical private equity play, where he fixes the business and sells it, and more like Jeff Bezos’ purchase of the Washington Post. Source: CNBC.com Date: Nov 03, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/03/op-ed-what-elon-musk-really-gets-out-of-owning-twitter.html?recirc=taboolainternal Questions for discussion: Summarize the opinions expressed in this article that offer an explanation for… Read more »

Yeezy Roller Coaster Ended With Two-Minute Phone Call at Adidas

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Description: Their lucrative Yeezy collaboration accounted for more than an estimated 40% of the shoe giant’s profits. But the partners had been bickering for years. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Nov 01, 2022 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-01/kanye-west-adidas-split-was-brewing-for-years?leadSource=uverify%20wall Questions for discussion: What are the lessons to be learned from this partnership between Ye and Adidas? Can Adidas ever afford to… Read more »

Twitter is now owned by Elon Musk — here’s a brief history from the app’s founding in 2006 to the present

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Description: A decade ago, Twitter’s future was looking bright. The company was benefiting from a flood of funding into the social-networking space, eventually leading to an IPO in 2013 that raised $1.8 billion. Source: CNBC.com Date: Oct 29, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/29/a-brief-history-of-twitter-from-its-founding-in-2006-to-musk-takeover.html Questions for discussion: Why do you think Musk bought Twitter? Do you think there are revenue models that… Read more »