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☆ Tiger Woods: How the battle for golf’s soul gave the US golfer new-found purpose – and human connection
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

CBS Archive/Getty Images Woods, 6, sizes up a putt in Los Alamitos, California, in 1982. Getty Images/Getty Images Woods hits a tee shot during the 1995 Walker Cup, an international team event. Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images Woods plays a shot from the ninth fairway during the 2000 US Open in Pebble Beach, California. David Cannon/Getty Images Woods falls to the ground in pain after hitting a shot at The Barclays in August 2013. Jamie Squire/Getty Images Woods and his son, Charlie, warm up before the final round of the PNC Championship in December 2020.

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☆ Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker in latest attempt to break GOP impasse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Scott Wong | Sahil Kapur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) leaves a House Republican conference meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. Rep. Mike Johnson, a relatively little-known Louisiana Republican and low-ranking member of the GOP leadership team, became the party's latest nominee for House speaker on Tuesday night after three other hopefuls fizzled out. It remains unclear if he can garner the 217 Republican votes — a simple majority of the full House — needed to win the coveted gavel. Johnson is seeking to achieve something that the last three nominees failed to do: win at least 217 of the 221 Republican votes needed to become speaker. Another wild card in the speaker's race is Trump, who knifed Emmer on Tuesday after he won the nomination.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Tom Emmer, Johnson, Emmer, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan of, Jordan, Liz Cheney, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump Organizations: Rep, Republican, Washington , DC, Louisiana Republican, GOP, GOP Conference, Committee, New York Times, Electoral, The Times, Republicans, Trump Locations: Longworth, Washington ,, Louisiana, Johnson, Jim Jordan of Ohio

☆ 26-year-old used 3 soft skills to become the youngest principal in his school's history: 'This never happens'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

When Kenneth Gorham heard that he was in the running to become the principal of his local middle school, his immediate response was: "Are y'all sure?" When Gorham ultimately landed the job, he was just 24 years old — the youngest principal to ever lead Movement Freedom Middle School, a charter school in Charlotte, North Carolina. One of them is Lauryn Jackson, the current principal of Movement Freedom Elementary School and Gorham's instructional coach when he was a teacher. Part of that was logistical: As an instructional coach, he helped teachers coordinate their curricula and refamiliarize themselves with the rhythm of teaching in a classroom. Kenneth Gorham Principal, Movement Freedom Middle School

Persons: Kenneth Gorham, Gorham, I've, Lauryn Jackson, — Organizations: Middle, National Center for Education Statistics, CNBC, North Carolina Agricultural, Technical State University, Freedom Elementary School Locations: Charlotte , North Carolina, U.S

☆ A McDonald's exec explains how she broke through the 'bamboo ceiling' of corporate America by learning how to speak up
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Today, she has 300 pairs and "I tell my story about shoes because shoes keep me grounded," she told Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementDoria told me, "this was a proud moment for me because I broke the bamboo ceiling. I call it the bamboo ceiling because the glass ceiling is easier to break," she said. The bamboo ceiling, you throw a stone it's gonna go back to you because the pliability of that how it's made up." But in the McDonald's culture, they told me that I didn't speak up enough in meetings, I didn't challenge others.

Persons: Myra Doria, Doria, —, it's, I've, McDonald's, We've, They've, we've, people's Organizations: USA, Service, Field Locations: Philippines, McDonald's, San Antonio, Texas

☆ I'm a two-time NBA All-Star who's made the switch to entrepreneurship. Here's how I got my MBA from the NBA.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Baron Davis is a former NBA player who's making a name for himself off the court in the business world. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. When I saw the court he'd built in his backyard, it was just like, "I'm going to do this every day." From there, it was every day, all day, basketball, basketball, basketball. That's when I realized I needed to go and find great athletes doing dope stuff, that are doing great investments, creating incredible businesses, and branding themselves as entrepreneurs.

Persons: Baron Davis, who's, Davis, Yoonji Han, —, it's, Los Angeles , Cleveland —, Clark Hodgin, Let's, Alec Castillo Organizations: NBA, Business, Service, UCLA, —, Shutterstock Locations: Santa Monica, South Central, — New York , New Orleans, Charlotte, Los Angeles , Cleveland, San Francisco, Golden State

☆ Hey managers, we should be answering Gen Z's questions, not just complaining
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Tim Paradis | Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It's easy for older workers to complain about Gen Zers as being lazy or entitled. Yet some Gen Z workers are questioning norms that need to be reconsidered, experts tell Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementWe've all heard the complaints about Gen Z and how they're rattling older managers . People older than Gen Z created the social platforms some Gen Zers are sounding off on. 1 thing she hears from older workers is that Gen Zers ask too many questions.

Persons: Gen Zers, —, Gen, Gen Z, Zers, TikTok, Kenneth Matos, Matos, who's, Xer, " Matos, Rebecca Fagan, she's, Fagan, Maia Ervin, Ervin, it's, millennials, they're, Z Organizations: Service, Boomers, KPMG, Gen, JUV Consulting Locations: Zaria

☆ CEO shares his No. 1 tip for finding a mentor—and the big mistake to avoid on your search
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Matt Higgins' "number one" piece of advice for finding a highly successful mentor: Don't ask anyone to mentor you. The "Shark Tank" investor and RSE Ventures CEO doesn't like it when people cold-message him with mentorship requests, he said during Tuesday's CNBC Make It: Your Money virtual event. You could ask Higgins, for example: "I heard on 'Shark Tank' that you struggle with impostor syndrome. Putting ego aside and asking for help isn't embarrassing, Higgins said. Higgins isn't the only "Shark Tank" star to weigh in on the value of mentorship.

Persons: Matt Higgins, Mentorships, Higgins, wasn't, he's, Mark Cuban, I've, John, Barbara Corcoran Organizations: RSE, CNBC, Global Locations: They're

(AP) — CSX reported a 24% drop in the railroad's third-quarter profit Thursday as it hauled 2% less freight, but the CEO said customers are noticing that its trains are running more smoothly. The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad said it earned $846 million, or 42 cents per share, in the quarter. Hinrichs said customers are noticing that the railroad's service has been consistently better over the past year, and that is opening the door to more conversations about increasing the amount they ship on the railroad. Three CSX employees have died on the job since June, prompting unions to call for better training and a review of the use of remote-control locomotives. CSX is one of the nation’s largest railroads, operating trains on more than 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) of track in 23 Eastern states and two Canadian provinces.

Persons: ”, Joe Hinrichs, Hinrichs, Mike Cory Organizations: — CSX, FactSet Research, CSX, ” Revenue Locations: OMAHA, Neb, Jacksonville , Florida

☆ Long before hitting a glass ceiling in the workplace, women face a 'broken rung,' report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

That's where progress often falls short, according to the annual Women in the Workplace study from Lean In and McKinsey. "The 'broken rung' is the biggest barrier to women's advancement," said Rachel Thomas, Lean In's CEO and co-founder. "Companies are effectively leaving women behind from the very beginning of their careers, and women can never catch up." Largely due to systemic bias, women are prevented from getting the same opportunities to advance, Lean In's report found. "Women tend to look for mentors and men tend to look for sponsors who will help them negotiate," she said.

Persons: Rachel Thomas, Lean, Thomas, —, Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez, Laurie Chamberlin Organizations: Fortune, Lean, McKinsey, Companies, Adecco, Mentors, Gallup Locations: America, North America

NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Louise Glück, a poet of unblinking candor and perception who wove classical allusions, philosophical reveries, bittersweet memories and humorous asides into indelible portraits of a fallen and heartrending world, has died at 80. In awarding her the literature prize in 2020, the first time an American poet had been honored since T.S. “The advantage of poetry over life is that poetry, if it is sharp enough, may last,” she once wrote. And in each of us begana deep isolation, though we never spoke of this,of the absence of regret. “You would hand in something and Louise would find the one line that worked,” the poet Claudia Rankine, who studied under Glück at Williams College, told The Associated Press in 2020.

Persons: — Nobel, Louise Glück, unblinking, Jonathan Galassi, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, Glück, Eliot, “, Shakespeare, ”, Marigold, Rose, Iris, Nova, ” Glück, Noah, John Darnow, Louise, Claudia Rankine, Leonie Adams, Stanley Kunitz, Goddard, Sam Cooke, Iris ”, “ I’ve, ’ Organizations: ”, Meadowlands, Giants, “, Stanford University, Yale University, Williams College, Associated Press, New York, Guggenheim Museum, Sarah Lawrence College, Columbia University, New Yorker, The Atlantic, Goddard College, “ Ararat, Washington Locations: American, U.S, New, New York City, , New York, Eastern, “, “ Ararat ”

Those are just a few of the takeaways in a new book, “this is so awkward,” aptly lowercased and titled to break down all things puberty for today's parents. The book, out this week from Rodale, is written by pediatrician Cara Natterson, whose “Care & Keeping of You” series has sold more than 7 million copies, and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, a puberty educator and Natterson's co-host of “The Puberty Podcast." AP: One of the things that really struck me about the book is the often inconclusive state of science on puberty, leaving parents to suss out the truth for themselves. So issues of sleep, issues of self-esteem, issues of body image. This is a perfect opportunity for a do-over because controlling our kids' social media feels so big and it feels so hard.

Persons: Cara Natterson, Vanessa Kroll Bennett, Natterson's, Natterson, Kroll Bennett, KROLL BENNETT, That’s, hookup, don’t, they’ve, It's, We're, Vanessa, Let’s, You’re, It’s Organizations: Rodale, Technology

☆ The wage gap between Latinas and white men has hardly budged in 30 years: ‘We need more than good intentions to solve it’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Latinas stand to lose more than $1.2 million over their careers due to the pay gap — and for Latinas with college degrees, that gap is even wider. That pay gap translates to a staggering loss of $30,450 per year. In 1989, Latinas working full-time were paid just $0.52 for every dollar paid to white men — which means that the Latina pay gap has only narrowed by pennies every decade since. How salary negotiations can exacerbate the wage gapFor many Latinas, the wage gap starts as early as the job search. "It's important to have mentors but to ensure that Latinas get these stepping-stone jobs and break the pay gap, they need sponsors, too," says Guasso.

Persons: —, Priscilla Guasso, Guasso, she's, Anyelis Cordero, Cordero, It's, Latinas, Jasmine Vallejo, Vallejo Organizations: National Women's Law, Latina, Hyatt Hotels, Lean, McKinsey & Co, Meta Locations: San Diego, San Diego , CA, America, U.S, Austin , Texas

Making mistakes doesn't feel great, but they can provide some lessons you might not have learned otherwise. We asked this year's rising stars of Wall Street to open up about the biggest missteps of their careers so far and what they took away from them. Some shared their rookie errors — like slamming their laptop shut after forgetting to save their first big pitch deck or duplicating a trade — while others gave more reflective answers about how early career mistakes impacted their paths. We've got to iterate and change how we do things, and I think that's helped our team's process a lot. So my mistakes also brought me here, and everything that has been a mistake is always a learning experience.

Persons: there's, Luis Arteaga, David Trinh, you'll, Michael Dunn Goekjian, Tori Gilliland, didn't, It's, Andrew Almeida, Thoma Bravo I've, I've, Nadim Laiwala, Rachel Hunter, Goldman, Kristen Powers, Morgan Stanley, Sarah Sigfusson, Shanta Wu, Fred Michel, who's, Morgan, Neil Kamath, Rachel Barry, Chris Dell'Amore, We've, that's, Peter Gylfe, Ricky Mewani, Dominic Rizzo, Rowe Price, Lillian Qian Lin, of, Steve Schwarzman, Peter Peterson, Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone, Patrick McGoldrick, Katya Brozyna, Michael Wilkinson, Yi Yi, Wells, Luna McKeon, —, Anne, Victoire Auriault, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Barclays, Delta, Barclays Bridgewater Associates, Bridgewater Associates, Apollo Management, Thoma Bravo, Moelis, US, Bank of, Fidelity, JPMorgan, BlackRock Blackstone, Citadel, Blackstone, Jefferies, Citadel Securities, Blue Owl, Goldman Locations: Bank, Evercore, Wells, Americas

☆ A financially independent stock trader shares his biggest mistake that he says resulted in a 30%+ drawdown — and the changes that helped him average a 25% annual return for 5 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I don't know what's going on. "That's a really, really dangerous point for all traders: When you first start, you don't know anything and you know you don't know anything; then, you spend a bunch of time and effort learning; and now you think you know something but unfortunately, you still don't know what you don't know." Ultimately, Smolinski's mistake, which he categorizes as the "most pivotal moment in my trading career," forced him to reevaluate his trading proficiency and strategy. Reevaluating his strategy and getting 'super organized'Smolinski didn't have a trading plan up until his first big loss. However, his account drawdown prompted him to create a blank Word document and start his trading plan, which has grown to 388 pages.

Persons: Erik Smolinski, he'd, Dunning, Kruger, Smolinski

☆ 5 critical steps entrepreneurs can't afford to skip when starting a business
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Spectrum Business With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Social media is a great tool for promotion, but it's also handy for collecting insights about what customers want. Build a social media presence for the new business and use it as a way to gather feedback. Social media is a great tool for promotion, but it's also handy for collecting insights about what customers want. Build a social media presence for the new business and use it as a way to gather feedback. Attract the first customers to your business with smart, small-business marketing strategiesAttracting and retaining the right customers is critical to small business success.

Persons: it's Organizations: Products, Management, Spectrum Business, SCORE, Service Corps, Insider Studios

Thoma Bravo took SailPoint private in a $6.9 billion acquisition last August. Almeida has cultivated Thoma Bravo's cybersecurity portfolio into one of the largest in the private-equity industry, totaling nearly $40 billion in enterprise value. His focus in the security industry has helped Almeida — the firm's youngest partner — become a key leader of its flagship strategy. Beyond SailPoint, Almeida co-led the portfolio company Imprivata's 2022 purchase of SecureLink, in a deal valued at $3.5 billion. He also helped source and execute Thoma Bravo's $12.3 billion acquisition of Proofpoint in 2021, the largest private-equity cloud deal at the time.

Persons: Andrew Almeida, Thoma Bravo Thoma, Thoma Bravo Thoma Bravo Almeida, he'd, Thoma Bravo, Almeida, It's, — Orlando Bravo, Scott Crabill, Chip Virnig, Seth Boro —, Thoma, Virnig, Almeida —, —, Bianca Chan Organizations: Thoma Bravo Thoma Bravo, Bravo, Compuware Locations: Proofpoint

☆ How an Army combat medic pivoted to filmmaking, thanks in part to a Sundance program that fostered directors like Ryan Coogler and Chloe Zhao
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Directors Lab, which goes back 40 years and claims graduates from Quentin Tarantino and Gina Prince-Bythewood to Ryan Coogler to Chloe Zhao, is a supercharged accelerator for new filmmakers. Rashad Frett, right, a member of the 2023 Directors Lab, speaks with Michelle Satter, founding director of the Sundance Institute's Feature Film Program. It's a 20-minute short that screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January; Fretts' time at the Directors Lab was devoted to developing it into a feature, filming multiple scenes. But it took a few tries before his application to join the Directors Lab was successful, he said. Rashad Frett works on his short film "Ricky" during this year's Directors Lab, conducted by the Sundance Institute.

Persons: Rashad Frett, Frett, Quentin Tarantino, Gina Prince, Bythewood, Ryan Coogler, Chloe Zhao, Michelle Satter, who's, Sciences Jean Hersholt, Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks, Carol Littleton, Satter, —, Jonathan Hickerson, he'd, Spike Lee, Ricky, Lin Que Ayoung, It's, Fretts, Sam Emenogu, Joan Darling, Joan Tewkesbury, it's, he's, Reed Alexander Organizations: Army, Sundance, Labs, Hollywood, of Motion Picture Arts, Sciences, New York University, NYU, Sundance Film, Lab, Sundance Institute Locations: New York, Sundance, Utah, New, Hollywood

☆ Kerry Washington says her world was turned ‘upside down’ upon learning paternity revelation
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Kerry Washington is sharing a piece of her family history. In an interview with People published Sunday, Washington revealed she learned in 2018 that her dad, Earl Washington, is not her biological father – something the “Scandal” star says “really turned my world upside down.”“When I got this information, I was like, ‘Oh. I now know my story,’” Washington said. Instead of finding out on TV, her parents ended up telling her in private, revealing to Washington for the first time that they had turned to an anonymous donor to help them conceive after facing fertility issues. And it really made me feel closer to them,” Washington said.

Persons: CNN — Kerry Washington, Earl Washington, “, ”, ’ ” Washington, Washington’s, they’ve, ” Washington, Brown Organizations: CNN Locations: Washington

☆ Thousands of plastic tents are being discarded at festivals. Could cardboard tents be the answer?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Cardboard camping capsulesEnviroTent started as a school project in 2019, as part of the Young Enterprise competition. Enlisting the help of seasoned mentors, including designer Carsten Astheimer, Evans began taking the cardboard tent from concept to reality. EnviroTent‘It’s not something you need to last forever’EnviroTent isn’t the first to pitch cardboard tents as a solution to festival waste. Dutch company KarTent began producing cardboard tents in 2015, in response to the growing problem of single-use tents. While Heaps prefers people to rent and reuse tents (“The most sustainable items are the items we already own!” she adds), cardboard tents could be a great alternative to plastic tents that only get used once, “especially as the cardboard gets recycled and then reused,” she says.

Persons: Tayla Evans, it’s, ”, Evans, Chris Gorman, –, Carsten Astheimer, ” Evans, EnviroTent, you’re, “, She’s, ‘, KarTent, Timo Krenn, England –, Shambala, Rebecca, Camplight Organizations: CNN, Leeds Festival, Association of Independent, Reading, Young Enterprise, Leeds, Glastonbury Festivals Locations: Reading, England, Oxfordshire, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Northamptonshire, Glastonbury, Leeds

☆ Opinion: Thanks to Coco Gauff, we can dream big
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Kirsi Goldynia | Opinion Roxanne Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Coco Gauff has been crowned America’s new tennis darling after her amazing US Open championship win against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. Like Serena, Gauff is unafraid to speak out on social issues or speak up after a bad call from the umpire. “[Venus and Serena] are the reason why I have this trophy today, to be honest,” Gauff told media after her US Open win. Growing up there weren’t too many black tennis players dominating the sport. Despite the many obstacles, Black tennis thrived back in the early 1900s.

Persons: Roxanne Jones, Jones, ”, CNN — Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Serena Williams, Serena, she’d, Coco Gauff, She’s, That’s, Gauff, Coco, Serena —, Venus —, ” Gauff, Williams, ’, you’ll, Lucy Diggs Slowe, Slowe, Arthur Ashe, Althea Gibson, Lori McNeil, Zina Garrison —, Gibson, Lucy Slowe, Lindsay Davenport, Naomi Osaka, Sloane Stephens, Madison Keys, Zina Garrison Organizations: ESPN The Magazine, ESPN, New York Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, CNN, US, “, United States Tennis Association, USTA, tennis, American Tennis Association, Black, Wimbledon, Twitter, Madison Locations: Belarus, Serena

☆ Jamila Woods’s Songs Have Many Loves
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Lindsay Zoladz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Most people first heard Woods’s voice — warm, heartfelt and sincere — when she was featured on gospel-tinged tracks by Chance the Rapper (“Blessings”) and Segal (“Sunday Candy”). Each song took the name of a different pioneer: “Zora,” “Miles,” “Octavia.”That’s not to say there wasn’t any Jamila in them. “With ‘Legacy!,’ there’s a lot of songs where I was actually writing a lot about myself, but I’m like, ‘I’ll call it ‘Sonia!’” she said and laughed. “Water Made Us,” which she considers her most personal and vulnerable album to date, found her “shedding” armor. I don’t need to put that layer on top of it anymore.”“Water Made Us” is all about Woods’s own search for love.

Persons: Woods, Chance, Segal, Candy ”, “, ”, Tubman ”, Zora, ” “ Miles, ” “ Octavia, ” That’s, Sonia, ’ ”, ‘, It’s, Said it’s

☆ Wendy's chief development officer had male mentors make room for her ideas, even when they weren't popular. It's made a big difference.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

In the latest Equity Talk, Pringle said male mentors made room for her ideas, even if they weren't popular. With growth comes opportunity, she told me, because "new restaurants create the next big promotion." It's working in our restaurants and talking to our crew members and our general managers on what we can do to really create opportunities. You know, new restaurants create the next big promotion — the next DM and GM and director of operations. Those are the things that I see in part of my role as being able to help create growth.

Persons: Abigail Pringle, Pringle, dulce, she's, I'm, Lindsay Radkoski, Lindsay, Suzie, You've, it's, We've, Wendy's, that's, we've, It's, I've, —, Thiti, Zers Organizations: Service, GM, CMO, CSR, Twitter Locations: Wall, Silicon, Wendy's, Canada, Philippines, India, Australia, Puerto Rico, leche, Argentina

☆ Uber CEO: This 'underappreciated skill' separates highly successful leaders from most people
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Khosrowshahi explained: "There are all kinds of courses on executive leadership, and I still haven't seen a course on listening. "Listening is such an underappreciated skill," the 54-year-old executive said Wednesday during an event for industry leaders hosted by GE in New York City. If you ask Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, the C-Suite skill that matters most isn't decisiveness or the ability to command a room — it's being a good listener. This isn't the first time Khosrowshahi has underscored listening as a critical leadership skill. "Few people know how to be fully present in a conversation and respond thoughtfully to what another person is saying," Sarkis added.

Persons: Khosrowshahi, Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, Jim Farley, it's, you've, Barry Diller, he's, Diller, Sarah Sarkis, Sarkis Organizations: GE, Ford, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, CNBC Locations: New York City

☆ Women will accept $66,000 a year to take a new job — while men hold out for more than $90,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

For men, the average lowest wage they would be willing to accept for a new job is $91,048, about $25,000 more than the average women would accept, which currently stands at $66,068. Regarding her first job as a senior analyst in 2017, El-Amin said, "I was offered $68,000, I countered and asked for $72,000," she said. In her most recent role, El-Amin, now 28, earned $200,000, she said. Negotiate for higher pay Differences in the way women and men approach negotiating their pay has played a role in the gender pay gap, research shows. "Women tend to look for mentors and men tend to look for sponsors who will help them negotiate," she said.

Persons: Cinneah El, Amin, I've, El, Barnard, Aronstein, Trevor Bogan, Bogan, Laurie Chamberlin, Chamberlin, Alex Gailey Organizations: New, Federal, Barnard, Columbia University, Finance, Pew Research Center, Top Employers Institute, Adecco, Mentors, Gallup Locations: El

☆ Jim Abbott: The night of that no-hitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Jim Abbott was used to dealing with uncomfortable social situations; in some ways, they were all he’d ever known. Abbott was about to pull off a no-hitter, one of the rarest feats in Major League Baseball. Baseball insiders will tell you that nobody ever sees a no-hitter coming, and that was certainly true for Jim Abbott. “I had some pretty serious anxiety about that game,” Abbott said in 2013. The Detroit Tigers scoreboard posting YANKEES JIM ABBOTT HAS THROWN A NO HITTER VS CLEVELAND INDIANS during Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox at Tiger Stadium.

Persons: Jim Abbott, who’d, “, Abbott, ‘, ”, what’s, ” Abbott, John Zich, James E, Sullivan, Carl Lewis, Peyton Manning, Michael Phelps, Don Mattingly, ” Mattingly, he’d, Stephen Dunn, Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, Albert Belle, Kenny Lofton, Matt Nokes, JIM ABBOTT, Chuck Solomon, Lofton, Felix Fermin, Bernie Williams, Carlos Baerga, Randy Velarde, it’s, Mattingly, I’ve, NASCAR's Busch, Kevin Winter, Jim’s, that’s, he’s, Nick Newell, Newell, Kevin Laue, Shaquem Griffin, “ There’s, Jim, Scott Halleran, He’s, wasn’t Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Yankee, Major League Baseball, University of Michigan, Wolverines, Big Ten, Pan American Games, Seoul, MLB, Yankees, Major League, California Angels, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Baseball, Cleveland, Detroit Tigers, CLEVELAND INDIANS, Tiger, Sports, Los Angeles Coliseum, Martial Arts, NFL, Toronto Blue Jays Locations: New York, Flint , Michigan, AFP, US, California, Bronx, Cleveland

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