Overconfident CEOs are less likely to delegate responsibility – particularly when it may help the most
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A new study finds overconfident CEOs are less likely to delegate responsibilities to underlings, particularly in settings that involve complex transactions – such as hammering out the details of high-stakes deals.
In an era of nonstop headlines and growing political division, many workplaces still follow a familiar rule of thumb: Don’t talk politics at work. New research from Washington State University suggests the issue is more nuanced, and talking about politicized news at work may help employees better manage stress and foster improved well-being.
A major new UN assessment finds that the world’s great freshwater fish migrations are rapidly collapsing, threatening ecosystems, fisheries, and the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people. Being released by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) at its COP15 in Brazil, the Global Assessment of Migratory Freshwater Fishes identifies 325 species requiring coordinated international conservation action, their declines driven by dams, habitat fragmentation, pollution, overfishing, and climate change. Migratory freshwater fish populations have fallen by about 81% since 1970, making them among the most imperiled wildlife on Earth. Because many species migrate across national borders through shared river basins such as the Amazon, Mekong, Danube, Nile, and Ganges–Brahmaputra, the report stresses that effective protection depends on countries managing rivers as connected systems. At CMS COP15, governments will consider new basin-scale action plans, conservation listings, and other initiatives to protect iconic long-distance migrant species such as the massive Amazonian catfish.
Nations around the globe are grappling with a massive dual challenge: maintaining economic momentum while drastically slashing carbon outputs. Many policymakers have placed their bets on the digital economy as a modern solution for climate change. However, the exact mechanics of how data and connectivity actually clean up our air have remained somewhat murky. Now, a comprehensive evaluation of 259 Chinese cities cuts through the noise, mapping exactly how digital transformation drives environmental progress.
It is well known that pollution damages ecosystems, but putting a precise price tag on that damage, and figuring out how government budgets can effectively lower it,is a complex puzzle. Rather than simply tallying up carbon emissions, a fresh economic analysis looks directly at the actual financial burden of pollution across six Mediterranean nations. The conclusion? Policy synchronization is the ultimate money-saver, and political hesitation is incredibly expensive.
Unless your employer is Lumon Industries where the Severance workday never ends, a canceled meeting can feel like a gift of limitless time.
A Rutgers University study published in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research explains why: Unexpectedly gaining time alters our perception of how that time passes, which in turn affects how we spend it.
“An hour gained feels longer than 60 minutes, and that deviation from expectation creates a unique sense of opportunity,” said Gabriela Tonietto, an associate professor of marketing at the Rutgers Business School and lead author of the study.