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☆ Live Updates: Cohen Will Continue Testifying at Trump Trial After Steady Turn on Stand
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Michael Wilson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Mr. Cohen said that, according to Mr. Trump, she recommended calling it “locker-room talk” to explain it away. Mr. Cohen brought many of those moments to life, describing Mr. Trump’s micromanagement and his campaign’s panic after the release of the “Access Hollywood” tape. Mr. Cohen also bolstered testimony by David Pecker, the former National Enquirer publisher, establishing a deal to suppress unflattering stories about Mr. Trump. “Once I received the money back from Mr. Trump, I would deposit it and no one would be the wiser,” Mr. Cohen said. He also held a news conference blasting Democrats, whom he and Mr. Trump blame for the case, and Mr. Cohen.

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☆ Cohen Testimony Begins Climax of Case Against Trump: 5 Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Jesse Mckinley | Kate Christobek | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The $130,000 payment led to the charges against the former president: that Mr. Trump falsified 34 business records to hide a reimbursement to Mr. Cohen. Mr. Trump, 77, has denied the charges and says he did not have sex with Ms. Daniels. Here are five takeaways from Mr. Trump’s 16th day on trial:Cohen brought four weeks together in one day. Since testimony began April 22, prosecutors have been stitching together the motive and methods of the $130,000 payment, using evidence like phone logs, emails and text messages and witness testimony. Mr. Cohen brought many of those moments to life, describing Mr. Trump’s micromanagement and his campaign’s panic after the release of the “Access Hollywood” tape just before the 2016 election.

Persons: Michael D, Cohen, Donald J, Trump’s, ”, Stormy Daniels, Trump, Daniels, Mr, Trump’s micromanagement

☆ ABC News president Kim Godwin in hot water as Disney-appointed boss conducts review
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —ABC News President Kim Godwin is skating on thinner and thinner ice. OConnell, according to people familiar with the matter, has been astonished by Godwin’s management — or lack thereof — at the network. “She has to take swift moves,” a person familiar with the inner workings of ABC News candidly told me of OConnell. Those lieutenants include Stacia Deshishku, executive editor and senior vice president; Derek Medina, executive vice president; and Jose Andino, vice president of the office of the president and process management. As OConnell’s not-so-subtle evaluation has played out at ABC News, Godwin has privately voiced displeasure about being layered away from Iger and bemoaned Disney’s micromanagement, CNN was told.

Persons: Kim Godwin, Debra OConnell, OConnell, Godwin, Galen Gordon, Jonathan Greenberger, Bob Iger, tepidly, ”, Stacia, Derek Medina, Jose Andino, OConnell’s, Disney’s micromanagement Organizations: New York CNN, ABC, Disney, ABC News, POLITICO, CBS, “, CNN Locations: New York, Burbank, Washington, Iger

☆ The FTC is fighting for your right to job-hop
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewThe FTC wants to give Americans the freedom to job-hop without pesky noncompete contracts getting in the way. The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 on Tuesday to approve a nationwide ban on noncompete agreements, the agency announced in a press release. The move could help American workers make $300 billion more a year, the FTC has previously said. Companies can keep existing contracts for some senior executives, but that will only affect about 0.75% of workers, the FTC said.

Persons: —, pesky noncompete, Evan Starr, Lina M, Khan, Suzanne P, Clark Organizations: Service, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Business, Employers, University of Maryland, New York Times, US, of Commerce, Commerce's, National Labor Relations Locations: California , Massachusetts, Illinois

☆ I'm a Finnish CEO. Here's what it's like running a company in the happiest country on earth.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Pooja Shah | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Samu Hällfors, the CEO of Framery in Helsinki. AdvertisementAs the CEO of a company in the world's happiest country, I mirrored my company's values and policies with many of the Finnish cultural aspects I admire. Mutual responsibility makes people feel safeThere are multiple parallels between Finnish society and how we've built culture at Framery, starting with psychological safety. Finnish culture is deeply rooted in forward-thinking and preparation, stemming from their historical need to brace for harsh, protracted winters. Teams can decide when they want to come into the office and how they plan to execute their work.

Persons: —, Samu Hällfors, Framery Organizations: Service, Framery, Logia Software Oy, Business Locations: Helsinki, Framery, Finland

☆ I was over-employed and worked other jobs on top of my full-time one. To achieve the American dream, you have to beat the system.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Isabelle Aron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Project manager Kendall McGill started picking up contract work after she started working from home. After the Apple contract ended in July 2022, I also left my full-time job at Hunt A Killer in September 2022. AdvertisementI job-hop often and always look out for new contract workI had another full-time job and a contract lined up at companies where nobody knew me. I had a full-time job and two contracts, one full-time and one part-time. By 2 p.m., I'd start doing my West Coast job until around 7 p.m. or 8 p.m.

Persons: Kendall McGill, She's, —, I've, Hunt, I'd, I'm, We've Organizations: McGill, Service, Business, Apple, West Locations: East Coast, West Coast, East

☆ Mark Cuban says this common leadership style is a toxic trait: 'Trust the process or fix what's broken'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The 65-year-old billionaire entrepreneur weighed in on the common leadership style in a recent post on social media network X. If you find yourself constantly micromanaging the people around you, something's wrong, Cuban noted. Trust the process or fix what's broken if you always have to micromanage," Cuban wrote in his March 11 post. Cuban's post was a response to a thread about counterintuitive leadership principles written by Ofek Lavian, CEO of financial tech company Forage. In that thread, Lavian referenced a 20VC podcast episode from last year featuring Shopify CEO and co-founder Tobi Lütke, who embraced micromanaging.

Persons: Mark Cuban, Cuban, Ofek Lavian, Tobi Lütke, Lütke, It's, they'd Organizations: Trust Locations: Cuban

☆ Opinion: Hey parents, don’t text your kids at school
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Opinion Jill Filipovic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Hey, parents, leave your kids alone. There is the obvious threat of school shootings, which is surely one reason why parents may want their children to have phones on them. Several parents told me that they also strive to stay connected to their kids in emergencies, while minimizing distractions at school. Social media platforms need to do their part in restricting access to their platforms for young kids. And school leadership need to stand up, even in the face of anxious or demanding parents.

Persons: Jill Filipovic, CNN —, That’s, what’s, Pew, , it’s, Jean Twenge, Derek Thompson, ” Twenge, “, ’, Michael Smith, ”, Kathleen Moran, ” Moran, ” Beatrice Robbins Organizations: Twitter, CNN, UNESCO, Aspen Institute, Apple Locations: New York, United States, Brooklyn, Virginia Beach

☆ Dell workers can stay remote — but they're not going to get promoted
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementUnder the new policy, staff were told that from May almost all will be classified as either "hybrid," or "remote." Dell told BI in a statement that "in-person connections paired with a flexible approach are critical to drive innovation and value differentiation." The Dell worker lives about a 45-minute drive from the nearest office and works 10-hour shifts four days a week. AdvertisementAnother Dell worker told BI: "I would support that if I actually had team members that were local and would actually go on-site. Period," the senior Dell worker agreed.

Persons: —, Dell, Dell who's, Michael Dell's, CRN, Michael Dell, Cary Cooper, Cooper, There's, Brandon Bell, there's Organizations: Service, Dell, BI, Dell . Dell Technologies, Dell Technologies, National Forum for Health, Getty, Employees, Workers, SEC Locations: Round Rock, United States, Dell, Germany

☆ Hush money DA wants to use Trump's incessant bragging — about how sexy, thrifty, and fussy he is — against him at trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"They didn't come out of the campaign," Trump said in the interview, referring to the payment at the center of the upcoming hush money trial, set to start March 25 in Manhattan. AdvertisementRead the 82 Trump statements prosecutors want to show hush money jurors here. In several of the statements prosecutors may use, Trump boasts of how attractive he is. AdvertisementTrump's side has argued that the 82 statements, some of them decades old, should be excluded from the trial. Failing that, they have asked state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, who will be the trial judge, to make prosecutors explain, statement by statement, how each would be used at trial.

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, he's, Ainsley, Trump, Earhardt, Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels, that's, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Daniels, Larry King, ANGELA WEISS, Rich, Juan Merchan, ghostwriters, Matthew Colangelo Organizations: Service, New, Trump, Fox &, Business, Fox & Friends, Manhattan, Fox, Prosecutors, Attorney, Trump Organization, Trump Parc East, Park, Mar, Getty Locations: New York, Manhattan

☆ Forcing workers back to the office is 'dinosaur management' — and companies risk losing out, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

After the first rounds of return-to-office mandates in 2023, many companies are now introducing more punitive measures to make their employees come to the office — actively tracking attendance, micromanaging employees' time, and blocking remote workers from bonuses and career progression. AdvertisementThis week, Dell informed staff that most of its workers will have to come into the office an average of three days a week. Mike Blake/ReutersIn November, Amazon also added a no-promotions policy for perennial remote workers. For example, women — who tend to take on more responsibility for the family and therefore benefit more from flexible remote work policies — will take a bigger hit from punitive policies, Cooper said. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recorded a 16% increase in mental health disability complaints between 2021 and 2022 from employees who want remote work allowances, The Hill reported.

Persons: —, weren't, Dell, Andy Jassy, Mike Blake, Young, Cary Cooper, Cooper, Justin Garrison Organizations: Service, Forbes, Business, Citibank, BI, Amazon, Reuters, Google, Ernst, University of Manchester, Dell, Amazon Web Services, Tata Consultancy Services, Gallup, Employment, Commission Locations: London, United States

☆ Snap employees say CEO Evan Spiegel is in his 'Elon era' and promoting a 'hardcore' work culture
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Evan Spiegel is having an "Elon moment," according to a report from the The Information citing staff. The 33-year-old Snap CEO is taking a hands-on approach and asking employees to work harder. Business Insider reported in October that staff in Snap's ad business are struggling with nitpicking and micromanagement. Several employees who left the company recently told The Information that Snap's 33-year-old cofounder and CEO Evan Spiegel is in his "Elon era" or "Elon moment," as he makes decisions emulating the billionaire's "hardcore" work culture at X — formerly Twitter. Snap's advertising business makes up a huge chunk of its revenue.

Persons: Evan Spiegel, Elon, —, Elon Musk, Spiegel hasn't, Musk, Spiegel, Nima Khajehnouri, Jeremi Gorman, Peter Naylor, Snap's, Jerry Hunter, we're Organizations: Business, Service, Employees, Santa Locations: Santa Monica

☆ Nearly a 3rd of American workers say they go to therapy to cope with their toxic bosses, new survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

American workers say they are going to therapy to talk about their toxic bosses, a new poll found. Researchers defined a "toxic boss" as one who exhibits behaviors like micromanagement, credit-stealing, setting unreasonable expectations, unprofessionalism, and unapproachability. Thirty-four percent of those with toxic bosses reported engaging in coping mechanisms like drinking and overeating. Despite the toll toxic bosses can take on workers' lives, the majority of workers with toxic bosses say they tolerate them for financial reasons, including salary, benefits, and the fear of leaving in an uncertain economic climate. Nearly half of workers reported feeling stressed and one third said they were lonely in a Deloitte workplace study published in June.

Persons: —, Libby Rodney, Rodney Organizations: Workers, Service, Harris, Deloitte, American Psychological Association

She comes on Halloween night after they fall asleep, switch it out for either healthier candy or a toy. But I think it’s all part of a larger trend where we don’t let kids have time or space to let their imaginations run wild. And so this lack of unconstructed free time is making kids feel that they don’t have power in their own lives. Maybe a little, but I’m not —[LAUGHS]I don’t want — like, I don’t do it just to be a hater. And where can I find ways that we can do things that give our kids more freedom and pleasure that we’re not stage managing?

Persons: I’m Jessica Grose, I’m, You’re Organizations: The New York Times, Pediatrics

☆ The No. 1 sign of a toxic workplace—'it can get messy, fast' warns career expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The biggest red flag of a toxic workplace is actually a common leadership style: 73% of workers consider micromanagement as the No. 1 sign to watch out for, and 46% identify it as a reason they would quit, according to a new Monster poll of more than 6,000 workers. Micromanagement often stems from a boss's lack of confidence and trust in their employees, Monster career expert Vicki Salemi tells CNBC Make It. And trust issues between employees and managers "have only worsened" as remote and hybrid work have become more popular, she adds. Research suggests that managers don't always trust employees to be productive when working remotely.

Persons: Vicki Salemi Organizations: CNBC, Research

☆ A millennial quit a job he loved rather than return to the office. Now he's making more money and working for bosses that don't suffer from 'productivity paranoia.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The great remote work debateAs part of the war over remote work, employers and employees alike have debated whether or not a mandatory return-to-office policy actually works. With two kids at home, the flexibility of remote work — coupled with no commute — was a boon. The firms that are succeeding at remote work have saved money from giving up office leases and are making their employees feel happier along the way. "You're still in meetings, you're still engaged, but you're not under the thumb of somebody — not treated like a child." Have you quit over remote work, or are contemplating it?

Persons: Timothy Done, I've, you've, Sam Eitzen, Nicholas Bloom, Bloom, It's, Done, it's Organizations: Service, Workers, Stanford University, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Manufacturing Survey, Business, Survey, Microsoft, jkaplan Locations: Wall, Silicon, Egypt, Denver, Utah, It's, micromanagement

☆ Russia is wracked by mutiny and mistakes. Ukraine will seek to take advantage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But the Russian military may have panicked at seeing mercenaries advance on Moscow and sent help. Wagner forces drove tanks into Rostov-on-Don on June 24, 2023. Firstly, there must have been a radical impact on Russian military morale. Might an earthquake on the battlefield inadvertently rally Moscow’s elite around him, to stave of an existential defeat for Russia as a nation in Ukraine? Moscow’s mistakes have been so plentiful over the past months, at some point Ukraine will likely seize the initiative.

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☆ US lawmakers urge FTC to finalize new consumer protections for car buyers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) - A group of 17 Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Federal Trade Commission to finalize new consumer protections for car buyers despite objections from auto dealers who argue the rules would actually raise the cost of buying a car. They argued that "unfair and deceptive practices involving motor vehicle dealers have widespread consequences." The lawmakers said the FTC should require dealers to provide a legally enforceable "Offering Price" "that includes all pre-installed and mandatory add-on products" and finalize regulations prohibiting specific misrepresentations, among other reforms. The FTC wants to ban fees for add-on products and services that provide no consumer benefits like "nitrogen-filled" tires that contain no more nitrogen than normal air. "Dealers also pack vehicle sales with mandatory and price-inflated add-ons, increasing the cost and creating further confusion and uncertainty about a vehicle’s ultimate price," the lawmakers wrote.

Persons: Ed Markey, Ron Wyden, Cory Booker, Brian Schatz, Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, Pramila Jayapal, David Shepardson, Chris Reese, David Gregorio, Leslie Adler Organizations: Democratic U.S, Wednesday, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Reuters, National Automobile Dealers Association, Center for Automotive Research, Alliance, Automotive Innovation, General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Thomson

☆ What a Commissioner’s Abrupt Exit Says About the N.Y.P.D. Under Adams
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Maria Cramer | Chelsia Rose Marcius | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ms. Sewell, 51, is walking away from a department of 36,000 uniformed officers that saw the rate of major crimes like murders and shootings fall during her tenure. She added about 30 detectives to a sex-crimes unit that for years had been understaffed and overworked. Now, officers, department watchdogs and community leaders are trying to figure out what comes next. Perhaps the most daunting task will be serving a mayor — himself a former police captain — whose administration is believed to have meddled so much that Ms. Sewell felt she had to quit. While previous commissioners said they had to deal with some level of micromanagement, they said they were typically allowed to pick their own teams and rarely had to get approval for discretionary promotions.

Persons: Sewell, Caban, —

☆ China IPOs are uncoupling from Wall Street too
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Increasingly it is detaching from Wall Street too. Nonetheless, the Shanghai Stock Exchange will hold a hearing for the deal on Friday, per Refinitiv’s IFR. Syngenta is a pillar in Beijing’s strategy to shore up food security and will use the deal to pay down debt. The landmark IPO coincides with signs that Wall Street’s small position in the market is shrinking further. Syngenta’s blockbuster IPO will be an awkward new milestone for Wall Street already facing life in China’s second tier.

Persons: Beijing’s, It’s, Dealogic, Xavier Niel, Pete Sweeney, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, Agricultural Bank of, Shanghai Stock Exchange, HK, BOC, Citic Securities, Twitter, Brookfield, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, Agricultural Bank of China’s, Hong Kong, China’s, Una

☆ Elon Musk just told Tesla staff he wants to personally approve all new hires. Here's a look into his management style at Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX over the years.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk told Tesla staff in an email that he wants to personally sign off on all new hires. Here's a closer look at Musk's unconventional style of management and leadership at Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX. Musk told Tesla staff in the memo that he wants to personally approve all new hires. But in 2018, current and former Tesla employees told CNBC that Musk's micromanagement cost the company time and money. The same year, Tesla employees told Insider that Musk could be demanding and unpredictable.

Interviews with a U.S. senator, congressional staffers, AI companies and interest groups show there are a number of options under discussion. Some proposals focus on AI that may put people's lives or livelihoods at risk, like in medicine and finance. Other possibilities include rules to ensure AI isn't used to discriminate or violate someone's civil rights. Another debate is whether to regulate the developer of AI or the company that uses it to interact with consumers. GOVERNMENT MICROMANAGEMENTThe risk-based approach means AI used to diagnose cancer, for example, would be scrutinized by the Food and Drug Administration, while AI for entertainment would not be regulated.

☆ Benioff vs. Benioff
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Ashley Stewart | Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Within Salesforce, Benioff riffs are at times met with backlash from an angry workforce. "You're not going to fire your family during times of need," a former Salesforce executive told Insider. "I don't think they understand Ohana," Benioff told Insider. "Look, we have to be the example of stakeholder capitalism," Benioff told Insider. A 'New Day' at Salesforce"I use the Japanese principle of shoshin, beginner's mind," Benioff told Insider in a phone interview in March.

☆ Work-Life Balance Is Harder to Find Thanks to Pandemic and Office Mandates
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The insidious creep of job burnout was inescapable when I spoke with more than a dozen ambitious midcareer women for an article last winter. While work friendships can stifle loneliness, the centrality of a job in American social life does not bode particularly well for Americans' work-life balance. For those who've put all their eggs in the proverbial basket of their job, Koretz said, these times of transition can trigger a kind of identity crisis. The idea is that you just work and work and work and work and work. Workers can also take small steps toward improving their work-life balance by setting aside time each day and each week for nonwork priorities.

☆ I quit banking to clean up crime scenes and homes where people have died. It can be absolutely horrific.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Lola Christina Alao | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She quit her job at a bank to work as a domestic cleaner before training in the specialty. So in March 2019 I left my job, and in April I started working as a domestic cleaner, cleaning an office. When the pandemic hit, I also started working alongside the council doing COVID cleans. When the council offered me a cleaning job involving needles, I was terrified and turned it downI was always scared of injections. If a job is small and urgent, like cleaning a house after someone's been stabbed, I work on it alone.

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