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To understand Nvidia, take a look at its CEO and culture

Nov 20, 2024
Fear and anxiety became Jensen Huang's favorite motivational tools, writes author Tae Kim in his upcoming book "The Nvidia Way."
In his book about Nvidia, Tae Kim says CEO Jensen Huang, above, once told his executive staff: “There may be people smarter than me, but no one is ever going to work harder than me.”
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Workplace incivility increased after Trump-Biden debate, survey shows

With polarization and friction rife, DEI expert Sara Taylor says we should look at ourselves rather than blame others.
According to a survey, 58% of Americans believe society is uncivil, said DEI expert Sara Taylor.
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How to cure office loneliness

Oct 22, 2024
A new study shows that remote work isn't the only issue. So how do companies get their employees to socialize without it feeling like forced fun?
Remote workers are more likely to report feelings of isolation than their in-office peers.
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EU looks to give workers the "right to disconnect"

Oct 18, 2024
Many countries around the global have already enshrined the legal right to ignore business emails, calls and messages outside of working hours.
Roughly 20 countries currently have some sort of "right-to-disconnect" law.
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Why "healthy" disagreement is important — at work and beyond

Oct 16, 2024
"If everybody simply says, 'I'm immovable,' nothing changes," the Aspen Institute's Michael Reszler says.
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Can "cultural intelligence" help companies navigate a divided workplace in the run-up to the election?

Cultural intelligence can help managers bridge political and ideological divides.
"It seems that we need a passport sometimes to talk to our next door neighbor or the person in the cubicle next to us," said David Livermore of the Cultural Intelligence Center.
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The argument for just not talking about politics in the workplace

"I think the idea is to set a norm of corporate political neutrality," argues Sean Westwood of the Polarization Research Lab.
"We've just softened the boundaries a little bit and allowed politics to creep into the workplace," said Sean Westwood of the Polarization Research Lab.
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The rise, fall and future of the company behind World of Warcraft

A new book by reporter Jason Schreier explores the history, successes and deep-rooted challenges of Blizzard Entertainment.
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Broaching political disagreements in the workplace

"Very often, the workplace is the only place we might run into people with very different beliefs than us," noted Alison Taylor, executive director of the think tank Ethical Systems.
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Workplace jargon reflects changing power dynamics

Jul 23, 2024
During the pandemic era, the lingo reflected workers' leverage. Now the dynamic has shifted, and how we talk about work has too.
Employers have regained much of the leverage that workers enjoyed when job openings were plentiful and applicants were scarce.
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