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Do employees need custom or ready-made training? In an age where almost every industry is being restructured by digital transformation, employee training faces a unique calculation moment. Organizations are asking difficult questions: How do you ensure that learning actually leads to performance? Are you just checking the box or building your capabilities? Often, one decision at the heart of this debate is whether to rely on off-shelf (OTS) courses or invest in custom training solutions. Both have their own place, but serve very different purposes. In 2025, custom training has emerged as a strategic differentiator as employee expectations evolve and…

Check out the companies making headlines in the midday trading: Cloud Strike – Cybersecurity stocks fell almost 7% after the company’s revenue forecast against Undershot Analyst estimates for the current quarter. CrowdStrike said that while analysts voted by RSEG are looking for $1.16 billion, revenues are expected in the range of $1.14 billion to $1.15 billion. Dollar Tree – Discount Retailer Slided 7%. Adjusted earnings per share could potentially see up to 50% pullbacks in the current quarter compared to the previous year, but Analyst expected it to vote by Factset. The company cited pressure from President Donald Trump’s tariffs…

Since Trump declared the World Trade War on April 2, American companies have been rushing to manage tariffs (assuming, this lies at the frequently repeated claim that only foreigners pay tariffs). I have previously written about the submission of hidden costs of customs. Another hidden cost is displayed in the form of a foreign trade zone (FTZ). The FTZS occurred under the Foreign Trade Zones Act of 1934. This is an ACT design that helps businesses manage customs duties in Smootholi (typical government, eh? create problems and sell solutions to you). It’s no surprise that they’re again gaining popularity to…

Why adaptive AI tutors are restructuring our learning methods Not long ago, corporate training was a predictable issue. I sit in a half-day workshop, click on the LMS module, and sometimes zone out during the Zoom webinar, wondering if others are still awake. Most of it felt detached from your actual work and, even if it was relevant, it wasn’t always appealing. Then there was a wave of change. And now we are at a point where the tutors who powered AI quietly, but fundamentally, fundamentally transform how learning in the workplace occurs. I’m not talking about general answers to…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. In February 2020, President Donald Trump’s first education secretary issued a memo to employees emphasizing the department’s policy “to ensure that diversity, inclusiveness, and respect are integral parts of our day-to-day management and work.” “Diversity and inclusion are the cornerstone of high organizational performance,” Betsy DeVos continued, adding that all people were welcome in the Department of Education. The memo ended with a call for employees to “actively embrace” principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI. As…

Check out the companies that make headlines in pre-market transactions. Dollar Tree – Budget retailer slipped in about 4% after saying earnings per share could drop by up to 50% in the current quarter. Analysts voted by FactSet expect revenue per share to decline by just 2%. Thor Industries – RV makers posted revenues that exceeded expectations for the third quarter and increased by about 12% after reassessing full-year guidance. Thor won $2.53 per share with revenue of $28.9 billion, but analysts surveyed by FactSet had predicted $179 and $2.6 billion, respectively. Hewlett Packard Enterprise – The stock said it…

AI Search Engines Vs. Traditional SEO Traditional SEO is keyword-based, matching a search query with results that use the exact same words or phrases. It doesn’t dig deep into the intent of users and the context of their query. On the other hand, AI search goes beyond words. It tries to understand your intent—what you truly need. It shows you results that don’t necessarily match your keywords but have relevancy and similar context. To rank in AI search engine results, you should adopt a mainly conversational tone and optimize for AI Overviews (AIOs), which is undoubtedly one of the top…

On March 15, 2024, Chicago-based National Association of Realtors (NAR) made a spectacular announcement in response to two class action lawsuits in 2019. Finally, we agreed to a $626 million settlement and promised drama. The lawsuit accused NAR of excessive market power and allowing it to create handsome fees for agents, which would result in higher home buyers’ home prices. A year later, several law firms made millions of dollars, but the settlement provided minor benefits adjacent to the agent committee’s structure for future homeowners outside of the key clarification of SOM. In fact, all the lawsuits were based on…

Pet Zebra escapes and stops Tennessee Interstate Highway and takes him to the New York Post (LI) A quiet, booming business that will allow animals to live forever Now do I have to feel guilty about eating mushrooms? Isn’t it good to become a Jain? Fungi have a “brain” that can be thought of like a human mind, says scientists: new research claims that fungi have great intelligence to the point that they can make decisions. This study shows that fungi – like mushrooms and underground parts, there may also be their varieties… pic.twitter.com/dfje3ycbat -Vicky Verma (@offrained2020) May 31, 2025…

HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Strategy—case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock new ways of doing business. If you really want to compete in your industry, you have to think like your rivals. How might they respond to your next move? What happens if they outmaneuver you? What’s your plan then? This is called corporate wargaming, or competitive simulating. And according to Southern Methodist University adjunct professor Arjan Singh, this disciplined approach to scenario planning helps companies test how their strategies and tactics hold up in the market. The exercise also helps them…