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3 leadership lessons from 25 years of disruption in travel

Adaptability, innovation, and connection will help companies in all industries move forward.

Travel is one of the fastest-moving and most complicated industries in the world. It crosses borders and systems, depends on constant innovation, and at its heart, relies on human connection. Over the past 25 years, I’ve seen our business grow from the brink of collapse during the dot-com crash to a $180 billion company today. That journey has taught me a lot about leadership, including how to navigate rapid change, whether it’s new technology like AI, global disruptions, or evolving customer expectations.

Want more breakthrough ideas? Build better team rituals

Try these three ideas for creating human connection and brainstorming.

It’s Monday morning. You open your calendar to find the all-too-typical back-to-back block of meetings. It’s draining and there’s nothing to do but play the game of Tetris to see when you’ll squeeze in time to imagine and create. Maybe you can do it during the five-minute walk to the sixth meeting of the day or the ride home if your brain isn’t completely fried.

Think twice before you step over your fellow human

Choose kindness. Not all people can navigate the system and what life throws at them.

A few years ago, I observed commuters and shoppers stepping over homeless people lying on the sidewalk yet bending down to pet the person’s dog or cat. It was disturbing at best, despite my love for animals. Why did people seem to care more for animals than their fellow man?

Lost luggage hauls are the internet’s strangest new trend

Creators are buying unclaimed bags and showing the world what’s inside, from hair straighteners to unidentified substances.

Ever wonder what happens to the bags that never make it to baggage claim? Some of them are now turning up in influencers’ lost luggage hauls.

What’s happening at the CDC? Director Susan Monarez ousted after clashes with HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

After less than a month at the helm, Monarez was asked to leave. Her lawyers say she ‘refused to rubber-stamp’ politically charged policies.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Wednesday, August 27, that Susan Monarez has been removed from her position as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Apparently, banana bread is the male equivalent of flowers

A viral TikTok sparked the theory that banana bread is the ultimate gift for men.

It may be a cliché, but coming up with gift ideas for the men in your life can be a challenge. 

How to use failure to your advantage

Research shows failing 15% of the time is optimal for growth. Here’s how to make sure you’re making the most of your failures.

We set out to push ourselves, improve, and grow. But when things get tough or don’t go to plan? It’s all too easy to pull the plug.

The hidden risk most travelers overlook

Why carbon monoxide safety deserves a spot on every traveler’s checklist

As travelers pack for vacation, they tend to focus on the essentials: itineraries, clothes, and ideally, having fun. But there’s a critical safety consideration that rarely makes it onto any traveler’s checklist: carbon monoxide exposure.

Nvidia beats Q2 estimates, forecasts higher revenue as stocks slide

Shares of the world’s most valuable firm fell 2.5% in extended trading. 

Nvidia forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, helped by robust demand for its artificial intelligence chips from cloud providers expanding infrastructure to power generative AI technology.

Gen Z will be hurt—and helped—the most by generative AI in these types of jobs

Stanford’s new research could be the largest study yet on how artificial intelligence is actually changing the workforce. Here’s what it found.

For years, discussion of how artificial intelligence might replace tasks, the office, and even employees themselves has dominated the cultural zeitgeist. But until now, there hasn’t been much overarching data on how AI is actually changing the workforce.