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Inflation Falls, Anthropic Gets $30 Billion, and IBM Doubles Down on Gen Z
Feb 13, 2026: Inflation just cooled to 2.4%. Markets are betting on rate cuts. And at the same time, Anthropic raised $30 billion at a $380 billion v…
5 months ago
Ford Pays Up, Gen Z Goes Blue-Collar, AI Burns People Out, and Safety Leaders Quit
Feb 12, 2026: In this episode of Future-Ready Today, I break down four major stories that reveal how the workplace is recalibrating in 2026.
Ford is …
5 months ago
8 Lessons From Uber's CTO on How to Move from "AI Enforcement" to "AI Normalization"
Leaders often try to "brute force" AI adoption, only to find their best people pushing back. The blame often goes to a lack of skill. But this fricti…
5 months ago
How to Apply the STEEPLE Framework & Filter "Trend Inflation"
Feb 10, 2026: Today's leaders are buried under an avalanche of trend reports and news cycles, making it nearly impossible to distinguish between genu…
5 months ago
How Coinbase Turned Accountability Into a Competitive Advantage
The old playbooks for leadership no longer apply when your top performers might never step foot in a traditional office. It's time to move past the s…
5 months, 1 week ago
$650B AI Spending, Worker Protests, and a Trillion-Dollar Selloff — What's Going On?
Feb 6, 2026: Artificial intelligence is hitting a tipping point — and it's showing up everywhere at once.
In today's episode of Future-Ready Today, I…
5 months, 1 week ago
Software Vendors Are In Trouble, Leaders Are Scared, & Companies Have ALL the Leverage Now
Feb 5, 2026: Are software vendors in trouble? Why are employees suddenly complying with return-to-office mandates? And what happens when leaders are …
5 months, 1 week ago
Deepfake Workers, Robo-Bosses, and the Trust Breakdown Inside Modern Companies
Feb 4, 2026: In this episode of Future-Ready Today, I explore a fundamental shift in the workplace: the transition from a task economy to a trust eco…
5 months, 1 week ago
Résumé Botox, "Safe Jobs," AI Robots, and Demand for Construction Jobs
Feb 3, 2026: We start with the rise of "résumé Botox," where experienced professionals are removing years of experience just to get past hiring filte…
5 months, 1 week ago
How NRG Balanced Cultural Preservation and Strategic Growth During a High-Stakes Acquisition
What happens when activist investors call your multi-billion dollar acquisition the "single worst deal of the decade"? Most leadership teams would pa…
5 months, 2 weeks ago