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Type A workers, rise up.BCG’s North America leader of people and organization practice, Julia Dhar, says that success increasingly boils down to what she refers to as “a high-agency mindset.”These are the proactive employees who actively seek to understand what’s expected of them. They’re also the ones who show up with a positive attitude and a belief that their actions will have an impact.”They have some optimism about the future, even if they’re not assured that everything in the future will be good,” said Dhar, who co-founded BCG’s Behavioral Science Lab and is a fellow at the BCG Institute.While self-starters…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sebastian Sagar, who works in finance and is selling a $6.25 million luxury apartment in New York. He is accepting shares in Anthropic as part of a potential sale of the property. It has been edited for length and clarity.A few years ago, I had an opportunity to buy pre-IPO shares in Anthropic. At the time, I passed. I thought there were better places to put my money.Looking back, I wish I had taken the opportunity in the early investment round.Now Anthropic is one of the most talked-about AI companies in…

Katie Couric, 69, says a supportive male colleague taught her one of the biggest life lessons after she experienced workplace sexism.During an appearance on Wednesday’s episode of “Call Her Daddy,” Couric opened up about the challenges she faced early in her broadcast journalism career.She recounted an incident in which an executive made a sexist remark about her during a production meeting.”He said something like, ‘That’s not like Katie. She’s been successful because of her hard work, her writing skills, and her breast size,'” Couric said, recalling his words.Couric said the incident happened at a “big table surrounded by male executives,”…

Less than two years ago, it seemed reasonably likely that a woman would be the next person to lead JPMorgan. As of Thursday, that seems a very slim possibility.JPMorgan named Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh, current co-heads of the bank’s commercial and investment bank, as co-presidents, setting them up as the frontrunners to succeed longtime CEO Jamie Dimon. Their promotions, the bank said in a press release, “are part of the Board’s ongoing succession planning process.”Petno and Rohrbaugh were among a handful of powerhouse candidates poised to succeed Dimon, including Jennifer Piepszak, chief operating officer, Marianne Lake, CEO of the…

Target is tightening enforcement of its attendance policy.Starting in September, the bullseye retailer plans to begin tracking unexcused lateness and absences with a new point-based system for store and warehouse workers companywide, a spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider. The company is also switching to a unified scheduling app for employees and managers.Going forward, workers will incur a quarter of a point for arriving more than eight minutes late, one point for missing a shift without approval, and three points for missing a shift without notifying a manager.Discipline progresses from a check-in with a manager at three points to counseling at…

Shoppers got a double whammy of bad news on Thursday as Microsoft announced yet another round of Xbox price hikes hours after Apple boosted prices.Taken together, the price increases — which both companies say are due to spiking memory and storage costs — are set to make holiday shopping significantly more expensive. For gamers, it makes gaming increasingly feel like a luxury hobby.Microsoft’s popular Xbox game consoles are set to increase by $100-$150 on August 1. The 512 GB models will go up by $100, and the 1 TB versions will increase by $150. The Xbox with the highest available…

Laid off. Let go. Dismissed. Released. Discharged. A casualty of corporate redundancy.I know what it’s called. But I didn’t know I’d be told, via a mid-morning Zoom, that my publication was folding and I was no longer needed.It took a while to sink in, and at first, I was just numb. I shuffled around my small Brooklyn apartment looking for something to do. There was a lot of cleaning and rearranging. There was also a lot of lying in bed awake. Then the crying started.I blamed myselfOnce I started crying, it was hard to stop. I blamed myself for not…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Salahodeen Abdul-Kafi, 35, who owns and operates Kafi BBQ in Irving, Texas. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I spent 14 years working in tech at companies including Microsoft, Google, YouTube, Shopify, and Cruise. At the peak, I was earning $450,000 a year. Over time, though, I became disillusioned with the industry.It felt to me that the work had become increasingly focused on making money rather than improving people’s lives or helping businesses.So, at 33, I left San Francisco for a job at a religious nonprofit in Texas, taking…

Key PointsRafael Nadal says he’s moved on with the next chapter of his life after retiring from tennis in 2024.A documentary about Nadal’s life, “Rafa,” debuted on Netflix on May 29.Nadal said he won’t rule out coaching down the road, but said it’s not in his near-term plans.Rafael Nadal won’t be following Serena Williams back to professional tennis. Nadal told CNBC Sport “that chapter is closed,” days after his fellow all-time great Williams said she would compete in pro events again at age 44. Nadal, 40, retired in November 2024 after struggling with a series of injuries. “I’m super proud…

Growing up in Florida, I always pictured a future in New York City.I attended law school in Manhattan, then worked my way up the corporate ladder after graduation. Big Law was never my dream, but it felt like a stable career path.Over time, though, I started realizing that working as a literary agent would be a much better fit for me. Every part of the job aligned with my skill set and passions — I’ve always had a sharp editorial eye, and I’d gained so many negotiation and client-management skills as a lawyer.While working full-time, I spent a year learning…