Description: A legal test that Google’s lawyer told the Supreme Court was roughly “96% correct” could drastically undermine the liability shield that the company and other tech platforms have relied on for decades, according to several experts who advocate for upholding the law to the highest degree. Source: CNBC.com Date: Feb 25, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/25/internet-free-speech-henderson-test-could-weaken-section-230.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Leadership
RBC CEO blames remote work for loss of productivity, innovation
Description: The head of Canada’s largest bank has issued what may be the loudest endorsement yet from a Canadian chief executive for a return to the office. Source: FinancialPost.ca Date: Mar 02, 2023 Link: https://financialpost.com/the-logic/rbc-ceo-blames-remote-work-productivity-losses Questions for discussion: What are the arguments presented by Dave McKay in the report? Do you agree with his line… Read more »
The Future of Human Agency
Description: Experts are split about how much control people will retain over essential decision-making as digital systems and AI spread. They agree that powerful corporate and government authorities will expand the role of AI in people’s daily lives in useful ways. But many worry these systems will diminish individuals’ ability to control their choices Source:… Read more »
Covid’s ‘legacy of weirdness’: Layoffs spread, but some employers can’t hire fast enough
Description: Job cuts are rising at some of the biggest U.S. companies, but others are still scrambling to hire workers, the result of wild swings in consumer priorities since the Covid pandemic began three years ago. Source: CNBC.com – video reports Date: Feb 21, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/20/weird-job-market-layoffs-hiring.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Summarize the employment trends and hiring taking place… Read more »
One of Last Century’s Most Influential Social Science Studies Is Pretty Bad
Description: Research done at the Hawthorne Works in the 1920s and 30s, which yielded the “Hawthorne effect,” is a mess of sloppiness and misogyny Source: McGill.ca/oss Date: Feb 17, 2023 Link: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-history/one-last-centurys-most-influential-social-science-studies-pretty-bad Questions for discussion: Why is the writer critical of the “science” used in these studies? Why do you suppose the theories still carry… Read more »
California Children’s Safety Law Will ‘Hobble’ Internet, Tech Industry Says
Description: A California law that aims to protect minors online represents “the most extensive attempt by any state to censor speech since the birth of the internet,” the tech industry organization NetChoice says in new court papers. Source: MediaPost.com Date: Feb 17, 2023 Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/382674/california-childrens-safety-law-will-hobble-int.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline&utm_campaign=129334&hashid=VqrNVU8KRva-05RcXzdoNQ Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments for and against the… Read more »
How to Use ChatGPT’s Analogy Feature to Turbocharge Your Presentations
Description: Analogies simplify complex ideas but are hard to create. Source: INC.com Date: Feb 24, 2023 Link: https://www.inc.com/carmine-gallo/how-to-use-chatgpts-analogy-feature-to-turbocharge-your-presentations.html Questions for discussion: What are the steps taken to improve the “use” of ChatGPT as a research tool? How does each step improve communication and understanding of concepts? How can managers make use of this software when… Read more »
Inside Peloton’s rapid rise and bitter fall — and its attempt at a comeback
Description: The fitness company is now a year into an aggressive turnaround plan under CEO Barry McCarthy that has altered the company’s identity. Source: CNBC.com Date: Feb 19, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/19/peloton-rise-fall-attempted-comeback.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the turnaround effort at the firm and the directions management is now pointing towards. Do you think the revised orientation… Read more »
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says she’s stepping down
Description: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Thursday that she’s stepping down. Neal Mohan, chief product officer, will take the lead as the senior vice president and new head of YouTube. Source: CNBC.com Date: Feb 16, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/16/youtube-ceo-susan-wojcicki-says-shes-stepping-down.html Questions for discussion: How would you evaluate Susan Wojcicki’s career in terms of her management of YouTube development? Would you… Read more »
Crisis Leadership: Harness the Experience of Others
Description: In this Nano Tool for Leaders, Wharton Dean Erika James and Simmons University President Lynn Perry Wooten explain how “vicarious learning” can prepare you and your team to weather any crisis. Source: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/ Date: Feb 14, 2023 Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/crisis-leadership-harness-the-experience-of-others/?utm_campaign=KatW2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=kw_campaign_monitor&utm_term=2-15-2023&utm_content=Crisis_Leadership:_Harness_the_Experience_of_Others Questions for discussion: Summarize the process described in this article. What is the relationship between… Read more »
