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Brian Chesky, Airbnb's cofounder and CEO, says he has largely moved away from email as a communication tool. He said he now favors voice memos, describing them as creating a 'deeper connection' and feeling less like work to respond to than written messages.
A workplace advice piece outlines three specific skills leaders can develop to improve their 'executive presence' during presentations and meetings. The analysis argues that vague feedback about lacking presence often masks concrete, addressable gaps in preparation, delivery and body language rather than an innate personal trait.
A workplace advice piece addresses how fear of appearing 'too much' or 'harsh' can stop women leaders from advocating for themselves at work. It includes an anecdote from a leader who worried about how assertive she appeared in a conversation, and offers a four-step framework intended to help readers ask for what they need more confidently.
Researchers tested 18 cat–human pairs in the cats' home environments, comparing how cats reacted when their owners performed slow, deliberate blinking gestures versus periods with no interaction. Owners were trained using Facial Action Coding System guidance to standardize the slow blink movements, and cats' facial responses were filmed for comparison between the two conditions.
According to relationship advice coverage, emotionally intelligent people use three short phrases to manage feelings of defensiveness and improve communication in their relationships. The guidance frames defensiveness as a natural response to feeling attacked, offering verbal strategies to de-escalate such moments.
Research discussed in the article finds that blanket restrictions on sending or reading email outside work hours don't solve the underlying problem of excessive workloads and blurred boundaries. Instead, the piece points to the example of a parent emailing late at night without expecting an immediate reply, noting colleagues often can't tell that from the message itself.
A venture investor writing for Entrepreneur recounts backing a founder who raised capital, went silent for months, and shut the company down without ever notifying investors. The piece argues that money alone does not guarantee a startup's progress, and that founders who stop communicating with backers after a raise often squander the advantage that funding provides.
A leadership coaching column describes the case of a manager named Clara who felt exhausted and uncertain after her boss repeatedly changed strategic direction. The coach recommends employees use targeted questions to clarify priorities rather than confronting a boss about team morale directly.
Georgia Tech engineers led by Alex Abramson developed a system called SWANS that lets implanted devices communicate by sending electrical signals through body tissue rather than Bluetooth or NFC radio waves. The system mimics ionic conduction used by neurons, passing voltage signals through tissue instead of nerves to coordinate multiple implants like pacemakers and insulin pumps.
A working paper from Harvard Business School reports that the way people speak can influence their career trajectories, steering them toward more people-oriented, socially intensive roles. The research suggests communication style is a factor employers and career paths respond to, beyond just skills or experience.
An advice piece examines why asking colleagues for help at work can feel uncomfortable, tracing this discomfort partly to early education, where self-reliance is emphasized and group work and requests for assistance are often discouraged. It offers guidance on framing a substantial request to a coworker in a way that strengthens rather than strains the working relationship.
Nature's Futures section has published a short science-fiction story titled 'The buck stops with me,' in which a narrator returns home to find notes apparently written by their future self urging a trip to a bar for 'darts' and warnings about disrupting causality. The narrator exchanges handwritten notes with this future self through hidden locations around the apartment, debating whether the messages are real time travel, a prank, or a hallucination.