Category Archives: Business

Inbox pinging. Deadlines stacking. Morale slipping. One choice could change everything. These 11 books unpack the decisions—and strategies—that distinguish great leaders. Learn something new every day with “Book Bites,” 15-minute audio summaries of the latest and greatest nonfiction. Get started by downloading the Next Big Idea app today! Inspire: The Universal Path for Leading YourselfContinueContinue reading “Best books on leadership of 2025”

Dead cartoon owls, brain-rot cookie content, fake rebrands, and library thirst traps. Welcome to the era of DGAF branding. In this episode of FC Explains, Grace Snelling breaks down why major brands and public institutions are ditching polished ads for chaotic content and seeing massive results. From Nutter Butter’s unsettling TikToks and California Pizza Kitchen’sContinueContinue reading “Why brands are going unhinged on TikTok (and winning big)”

A New Outlook For The New Year: Escaping the Busy Trap Governance can propel a mission forward or quietly stall it, and the difference often comes down to clarity, courage, and the right people in the right roles. We sit down with strategist and former executive director Eddrick Martin to unpack how boards become trueContinueContinue reading “[PODCAST] From Stagnant To Strategic: Rebooting Nonprofit Boards – Eddrick Martin”

The days of Republicans’ hard stances against marijuana have seemingly gone up in smoke. On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order to reschedule marijuana as a Schedule III substance—an effective downgrade from Schedule I, the most dangerous classification, which includes substances like heroin. The change could allow for marijuana to be used in moreContinueContinue reading “Trump moves to downgrade marijuana, breaking with GOP hard-line stance”

President Donald Trump’s plans to add a ballroom to the White House would be bad for the design of the White House complex and grounds, according to a National Park Service (NPS) report. The report said the annex would “disrupt the historical continuity of the White House grounds and alter the architectural integrity of theContinueContinue reading “New report says Trump’s ballroom will ruin the aesthetic of the White House, but he can build it anyway”