When Calvin McDonald was appointed CEO of Lululemon in 2018, the activewear brand was a cult brand. But it had the potential to become a retail giant. Chip Wilson founded Lululemon in Vancouver in 1998 as a yoga brand. When he left the CEO role in 2005, the company was generating $80 million a year.ContinueContinue reading “Calvin McDonald’s departure is a problem for Lululemon”
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The Magnificent 7 Are Eating Each Other, but It Will Benefit the Rest of the Stock Market
Big Tech moats are shrinking as the AI spending race accelerates. source https://www.inc.com/phil-rosen/stock-market-outlook-ai-spending-big-tech-magnificent-7-nvidia-apple-microsoft/91279168
Pepsi Layoffs: Here’s the Biggest Clue That Job Cuts Are Coming as PepsiCo Looks to ‘Right-Size’ Workforce
The reported layoffs could come as soon as this week, as employees have been asked to work from home, according to Bloomberg. source https://www.inc.com/fast-company-2/pepsi-layoffs-job-cuts-pepsico-right-size-workforce/91279159
Beware These Retention and Recruitment Mistakes That Will Hurt Employee Engagement
Investing in your people is the highest and best use of any entrepreneur’s time and energy. source https://www.inc.com/howard-tullman/hiring-retention-recruitment-mistakes-employee-engagement-hr/91278213
AI is making us more comfortable . . . and that’s the problem
Like many people, I use AI for quick, practical tasks. But two recent interactions made me pay closer attention to how easily these systems slip into emotional validation. In both cases, the model praised, affirmed, and echoed back feelings that weren’t actually there. I uploaded photos of my living room for holiday decorating tips, includingContinueContinue reading “AI is making us more comfortable . . . and that’s the problem”
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