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• An Inside-Out Approach to Leadership - Drew Erdmann, et al; McKinsey
  In McKinsey’s collective decades of experience counseling CEOs and senior government leaders, we have noticed that most of them wrestle less with what to do and more with who to be. In a survey of top executives, 57 percent reported that their primary leadership challenge was personal. They struggled to find the right balance—to be […]
• Former Google CEO-Backed Startup Builds AI Agents for Science - Scarlett Evans, AI Business
  FutureHouse, a nonprofit backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, has launched a new AI platform to help scientists navigate vast amounts of data and accelerate new discoveries. The platform uses what FutureHouse calls the first “superintelligent scientific agents,” outperforming human workers in tasks such as reviewing literature and distinguishing between reliable and unreliable sources. […]
• Want a job at Duolingo? Better know how to use AI - Tech Crunch
  Duolingo has announced it’s becoming an AI-first company. In a message shared with staff and later posted online, CEO Luis von Ahn said the shift will change how the business runs, from hiring to content creation. While it’s not about cutting jobs, von Ahn made it clear that new roles will only be added when […]
• Google’s AI Mode gets expanded access and additional functionality - Aisha Malik, Tech Crunch
  Google is expanding access to AI Mode, its experimental feature that allows users to ask complex, multi-part questions and follow-ups to dig deeper on a topic directly within Search. The tech giant is also adding more functionality to the feature, including the ability to pick up where you left off on a search. Google launched […]
• Meta launches a stand-alone AI app to compete with ChatGPT - Amanda Silberling, Tech Crunch
  After integrating Meta AI into WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, Meta is rolling out a stand-alone AI app. Unveiled at Meta’s LlamaCon event on Tuesday, this app allows users to access Meta AI in an app, similar to the ChatGPT app and other AI assistant apps. To win over users, Meta is trying to leverage […]
• Here is how experiential learning can save colleges from AI - Shannon McKeen, University Business
  For centuries, higher education thrived on a simple premise: universities controlled knowledge, faculty acted as gatekeepers, and students paid tuition to access expertise. But artificial intelligence (AI) is dismantling that model at an alarming rate. ChatGPT can analyze Shakespeare, outline marketing strategies, and explain quantum mechanics with competence rivaling many instructors. If knowledge is now […]
• This Boosts Your Chances Of Getting Hired By 96%, New Study Finds - Rachel Wells, Forbes
  In 2025, there’s one thing that employers look for on resumes and in job applications more than anything else. This one ingredient has become the new passport to entering into high-paying roles and it opens doors to lucrative career progression opportunities. Wondering what it is? No, it’s not your master’s degree. It’s not even your […]
• ‘This is what employers need within their organization,’ Coursera exec says after new finding on micro-credentials - Lucy Buchholz, Unleash
  Coursera, which generated a total revenue of $179.2 million in 2024, has recently released its Micro-Credentials Impact Report 2025. The report unearths the key micro-credentials needed within today’s workplace, while highlighting why these should be a focus for hiring managers. Nikolaz Foucaud, Managing Director EMEA at Coursera, spoke exclusively to UNLEASH to share which micro-credential […]
• Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market: A new sign that AI is competing with college grads - Derek Thompson, the Atlantic
  Something strange, and potentially alarming, is happening to the job market for young, educated workers. According to the New York Federal Reserve, labor conditions for recent college graduates have “deteriorated noticeably” in the past few months, and the unemployment rate now stands at an unusually high 5.8 percent. Even newly minted M.B.A.s from elite programs […]
• Tired of Chatbots? Here’s How They Could Improve - Angie Basiouny, Knowledge at Wharton
  “AI used to be a tool in the back office. The consumer wouldn’t know much of what was going on under the hood,” Wharton marketing professor Stefano Puntoni said. “The arrival of generative AI gave us this interactive capacity, and suddenly everybody has a chatbot. Not all delight.” Puntoni, who is faculty co-director of Wharton […]
• Why Doesn’t Gen-Z Respond to Fear-Based Leadership? Does fear actually motivate people? - Liles Dixon, Inc.
  According to a McKinsey report, “fifty-six percent of American workers say their boss is mildly or highly toxic and 75 percent say that dealing with their manager is the ‘most stressful part of their workday.’” Liz Ryan, founder and CEO of Human Workplace, says fear-based leaders have these five characteristics: Resistance to new ideasControl over communicationMicromanagementAvoidance […]
• Microsoft CEO: "Agents Will Replace ALL Software” - Matthew Berman, YouTube
  This podcast discusses the potential decline of the traditional Software as a Service (SaaS) model, as predicted by Microsoft's CEO [00:16]. The future may involve agents that handle application logic, interacting directly with databases and various APIs, effectively abstracting away the underlying technologies for the user [02:26, 04:18]. This shift could significantly impact hiring, with […]
• AI in Education - Ethan Mollick, LinkedIn
  One way to make AI do good things in areas like education is to actively experiment in creating good things and share the results (whether they work or not) so others can build on those. Mitigating bad outcomes are important, but good outcomes are not automatic either, and will take collective work. Just waiting for […]
• An AI-generated radio host in Australia went unnoticed for months - Emma Roth, the Verge
  For months, a popular Australian radio station has used an AI-generated DJ to host one of its segments — and no one seemed to notice, as reported by the Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald. The show, called Workdays with Thy, offers a four-hour mix of hip hop, R&B, and pop, with no […]
• How to create leaders who coach, rather than command - Aneesh Raman and Teuila Hanson, Fast Company
  Managers can play a big role in righting the ship—helping employees build the new skills they need to stay relevant and develop into future leaders. But this requires a fundamental shift: transforming them from task-overseers to coaches developing talent and sparking the best ideas from their teams. There are some key steps any company can […]
• 11 of the best online certificates at M7 b-schools - Daisy Cullerton, Business Because
  In today's digital landscape, a wide variety of online certificates and study programs are available, covering diverse fields and career paths within the business world. An online certificate is a great addition to any CV, highlighting a zeal for learning, an enhanced skill set, and a passion for professional growth. Providing the option to learn […]
• How the U.S. Public and AI Experts View Artificial Intelligence - Colleen McClean, et al; Pew Research
  Experts are far more positive and enthusiastic about AI than the public. For example, the AI experts we surveyed are far more likely than Americans overall to believe AI will have a very or somewhat positive impact on the United States over the next 20 years (56% vs. 17%). And while 47% of experts surveyed […]
• Investing in the future: How better mental health benefits everyone - Brad Herbig, Erica Coe, Kana Enomoto with Pooja Tatwawadi, McKinsey
  Mental and substance use disorders are on the rise, alongside other noncommunicable diseases. Investing in mental health interventions could help individuals reclaim years of healthy life and boost the global economy by up to $4.4 trillion in 2050. Despite contributing to a substantial 290 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of the global disease burden, mental […]
• Empowering the US Workforce - Anu Madgavkar, Olivia White, with Ryan Luby; McKinsey
  As the new administration shifts into high gear, policymakers may find themselves dealing with tight labor markets—a long-term structural trend in many advanced economies. McKinsey estimates that GDP in 2023 could have been 0.5 to 1.5 percent higher across these economies if employers had been able to fill their excess job vacancies. America is punching […]
• Interest in US for postgrad study has plummeted, data shows - Nathan M Greenfield, University World News
  “International student demand for US postgraduate education (MA and PhD) is now down 44% since mid-January, having dropped a further 3% since your last article [on 18 March],” Edwin van Rest, co-founder and CEO of Studyportals, told University World News. The largest decline in interest in studying in the US has been among Indian and […]