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Friday, 08 March 2024 04:41

3 simple ways to become more influential at work

You don’t have to be a CEO, or even a manager, to be influential at the office. Getting your coworkers to listen to and support your ideas boils down to just three emotional intelligence techniques, says Stanford University lecturer and communication expert Matt Abrahams. They can help you show your peers and bosses that you have strong ideas, form meaningful connections across your workplace, improve your job-related skills and maybe even land you a promotion, he says. The advice is timely, Abrahams adds: Hybrid and remote work mean most entry- and mid-level Gen Z and millennial employees get less face…

Thursday, 07 March 2024 04:44

How to find balance as a CEO, according to executives who’ve found it

Some executives disconnect from the job, while others rethink their work. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday morning. Last month Modern CEO highlighted the topic of executive burnout, noting that 19 of the CEOs tracked in Challenger, Gray, and Christmas’s annual turnover report died on the…

Wednesday, 06 March 2024 04:36

Binance deactivates naira pairs on its platform

Cryptocurrency giant Binance has said it will discontinue all its naira services, days after two of its officials were detained in Nigeria. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange has already told its Nigerian users to either withdraw their naira deposits, trade their assets denominated in the currency or convert their naira holdings into crypto before the discontinuation comes into effect on Friday. “From 2024-03-08 08:00 (UTC), any remaining NGN balances in users’ Binance accounts will be automatically converted to USDT,” Binance said in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday. The federal government blocked access to the platform in February,…

Wednesday, 06 March 2024 04:31

Use this simple strategy to win your boss over, say two CEOs

Even if you’re not the boss’s favorite, getting into your manager’s good graces can improve your morale and productivity, and ultimately, boost your career. But it takes a lot more than being a hard worker who meets deadlines to be a standout employee. If you want a relationship that goes beyond “we get along fine,” you’ll need to connect with your boss on a personal level, say Gensler’s co-CEOs and global co-chairs Andy Cohen and Diane Hoskins, who help manage the design and architecture firm’s more than 7,000 employees across the world. Hoskins has noticed that younger employees — Gen…

Tuesday, 05 March 2024 04:32

Want to hire good employees? Look for 4 positive work traits

Hiring the wrong person is costly on every front: money, time, energy, and the well-being of your employees. Even if you hire the right people 90% of the time, one in ten new hires being the right people can create a ton of disastrous misalignment--especially at the senior level. Brad Jacobs is a CEO and serial entrepreneur who has founded and led seven billion-dollar companies. In his book, How To Make a Few Billion Dollars, Jacobs explains the characteristics he looks for when hiring into world-class organizations, and what all leaders should look for when building their own teams. "When…

Monday, 04 March 2024 04:44

Oil prices rise after OPEC+ extends output cuts

Oil prices rose on Monday after OPEC+ members agreed to extend voluntary oil output cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day into the second quarter, largely in line with market expectations. Brent futures was 28 cents, or 0.3% higher, at $83.83 a barrel at 0134 GMT, while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose 20 cents, or 0.3%, to $80.17 a barrel. The output cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) are expected to cushion the market amid global economic concerns and rising output outside the group, with Russia's announcement surprising some analysts. Russia…

Monday, 04 March 2024 04:38

50-year-old mom built a $1.3 billion startup inspired by unreliable school buses: It was ‘an aha moment’

Sometimes, the ride to school for Ritu Narayan’s children arrived on time. Sometimes it didn’t. Whenever her kids’ transportation plans fell through, the longtime tech product manager at companies like eBay and Oracle had to enter crisis mode and drop everything at work. She thought of her own mother, a former teacher in India who faced the same problem decades ago — and ultimately put her career aside to raise four children. Narayan’s solution: She left her job to create Zum, an AI-backed electric school bus service that launched in 2015. It started as something of a self-funded Uber, chauffeuring…

Saturday, 02 March 2024 04:45

Shareholders funds wiped out as MTN Nigeria suffers N740bn loss on massive Naira devaluation

MTN Nigeria Plc has reported a loss before tax of N177.8 billion compared to a pre-tax profit of N518.8 billion a year earlier. The losses resulted in a wipe-out of shareholders’ funds. The company attributed the losses to a massive foreign currency loss of N740 billion up from N81 billion reported in 2022. This is the company’s first-ever loss since it became a quoted company in Nigeria. According to MTN, “the loss was significantly due to operational changes to the Nigerian Foreign exchange market, including the abolishment of the segmented/parallel structure announced by CBN in June 2023.” MTN also stated…

Saturday, 02 March 2024 04:42

CBN revokes licences of over 4,000 Bureau de Change

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the licences of 4,173 bureau de change (BDC) operators for failing to observe regulatory provisions. In a statement signed by Sidi Ali, CBN’s acting director, corporate communications, on Friday, the apex bank said the BDCs failed to observe at least one of its regulatory provisions, such as payment of all necessary fees, including licence renewal, within the stipulated period in line with the guidelines. “The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in exercise of the powers conferred on it under the Bank and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020, Act No. 5, and the…

Friday, 01 March 2024 04:33

6 strategies for spotting and avoiding an overcrowded market

In finance, a bubble is too much money chasing assets, greater asset production, and a herd mentality. In new venture plans, a bubble is too many aspiring owners and too many investors chasing the latest "next big thing," like a Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. In all these cases, a burst is inevitable and everyone may lose. The big question is how to spot these bubbles and jump to a better alternative, rather than get sucked into the vortex. Based on my own experience, and insights by Vikram Mansharamani on the financial side in his…

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Thursday, 29 February 2024 04:39

Want to invest like Warren Buffett? Ignore pundits and ‘never risk permanent loss of capital,’ says the billionaire

If you haven’t read Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders, which the Berkshire Hathaway chairman released on Saturday, do yourself a favor. While you’re at it, read a few of the back issues, too. Within them, you’ll find the source material for many of the pearls of investing wisdom you’ve seen floating next to pictures of Buffett’s face on the internet for years. After all, who wouldn’t want to learn all they could from one of the greatest investors of all time? In the meantime, here are a few key lessons for investors from this year’s letter. Ignore market punditry…

Wednesday, 28 February 2024 04:38

How to run your business when the only constant is change

Prepare your company to absorb shocks and turn them into opportunities during 2024’s predicted mix of rapid disruption and cautious optimism. As 2024 unfolds, we all know that the only constant is change. Yet, time and again, we see companies that are unable to manage change fail in the marketplace. According to a recent report, “more organizations are failing when it comes to business outcomes during times of change” than ever before. Adding to this challenge is the continuous and rapid acceleration of change in our world. In 2023, we saw major shifts that will affect businesses for decades to…

Tuesday, 27 February 2024 04:40

So you truly dislike your boss. Here are the smartest ways to cope

The relationship between employees and their bosses can truly make or break the work experience. Issues such as job satisfaction, productivity, mental health and teamwork can be almost completely dependent on this dynamic. So, what happens if you truly don’t get along with your boss and you’re beyond unhappy at your job? Two experts weighed in on the issue with insights for handling a rocky work relationship with a manager. Consider if it’s your boss or the company Understand that there's a difference between disliking your boss and disliking the company. "Make that distinction," said Jonathan Alpert, a psychotherapist and…

Monday, 26 February 2024 04:37

What’s the difference between a software engineer and software developer?

Today’s society could not function without software. From cell phones and televisions to traffic lights and digital billboards, its uses are endless. As the world becomes more and more digitized, the demand for those creating software that powers everything we do is only increasingly—and fast. In fact, over the next decade, demand for software developers and engineers is expected to grow at a rate of 180%, according to CompTIA’s 2023 State of the Tech Workforce report. Those two titles—software developers and software engineers—are oftentimes used interchangeably, especially for those outside the world of tech. While it is true that they…

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