Becoming More Collaborative -- When You Like to Be in Control

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Becoming More Collaborative -- When You Like to Be in Control     When leaders who are used to calling all the shots start working with peers and stakeholders who are as successful, hungry, and confident as they are, they sometimes find themselves at odds. Their previously successful decisive, command-and-control-leadership style is no longer a viable option. And unless they pivot their decision-making style and reposition themselves as open-minded, collaborative leaders, they might be putting their future success on the line. Thus, the overconfident, decisive leader must go through a mindset change. If you’re a leader who struggles to let go of control over decision-making, the authors present several ways to make the mindset and behavioral changes required to become more collaborative. Continued here

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Three Differences Between Managers and Leaders     You’re probably counting value, not adding it, if you’re managing people. Only managers count value; some even reduce value by disabling those who add value. If a diamond cutter is asked to report every 15 minutes how many stones he has cut, by distracting him, his boss is subtracting value. Continued here

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Are You Failing to Prepare the Next Generation of C-Suite Leaders? - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DAGGERWING     For many people leaders, that’s been the mantra for the past three years. “Let’s just get through this moment in time, focus on the short-term solutions for our immediate needs, and when things go back to normal, we’ll deal with all the issues we’ve been putting on the backburner.” Continued here

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Zelda Movie Leak Reveals a Possible Answer to the Game's Biggest Mystery     With the success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, it’s only a matter of time before the next major Nintendo IP hits the big screen. And what better franchise than The Legend of Zelda? It seems that may be a reality, at least according to Hollywood leakster Jeff Sneider. If true, the animated film could answer arguably the most-asked Zelda-related question: What does Link sound like?Throughout the series’ nearly 40-year history, Link, the game’s protagonist, has remained (mostly) silent, allowing the player to easily project themselves onto the main hero. We’ve seen silent protagonists used in many games before, but it nonetheless is a controversial choice in The Legend of Zelda, especially as the franchise started to include cutscenes and other speaking characters in its recent entries. Continued here

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These Cheap Home Upgrades Look 10x More Expensive Than They Are     I frequently order phone chargers and other practical products on Amazon, but sometimes I stumble across things that remind me that Amazon is also full of seriously chic and cool household products. You can find cheap yet trendy and impactful home upgrades that are usually a huge expense. There’s no need to wait around and save up for massive home updates or decor. Instead, I gathered a ton of cheap upgrades that will make your space look seriously expensive — right away. Continued here

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What We Can Learn from London's Smoke-Filled Skies     Literature exists to give us templates for our own experience, as criticism exists to help us judge the justice of the translations that the templates help us make. We read of Lizzy Bennet's love life and apply it to our own. We may do our courting in Brooklyn clubs rather than in small English provincial towns with soldiers quartered nearby, but the history of entanglement remains much the same. The conflagration, so to speak, is always alike: false first impressions leading to fateful, or fatal, infatuation.And so, as our own city became cloaked in an orange haze of mysterious origin, addictive readers turned to Dickens's "Bleak House" as surely as they had turned, three years ago, mid-pandemic, to Camus's "The Plague" for a model with which to map our uncertainty. Dickens's novel opens with a matchless movies-before-there-were-movies evocation of the London fog: Continued here

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Animal Farm has been translated into Shona - why a group of Zimbabwean writers undertook the task     Since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has in some ways become like Animal Farm. Like the pigs in the classic 1945 novel by English writer George Orwell, the country’s post-liberation leaders have hijacked a revolution that was once rooted in righteous outrage. In Zimbabwe, the revolution was against colonialism and its practices of extraction and exploitation. The lead characters in Animal Farm have the propensity for evil and the greed for power found in despots throughout history, including former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe’s leaders have also acted for personal gain. They remain in power with no accountability to the suffering of the people they claim to represent. Continued here

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Trump indictment unsealed - a criminal law scholar explains what the charges mean, and what prosecutors will now need to prove     Federal prosecutors on June 9, 2023, unsealed the indictment that spells out the government’s case against former President Donald J. Trump, who is accused of violating national security laws and obstructing justice.The 49-page document details how Trump kept classified government documents – including papers concerning U.S. nuclear capabilities – scattered in boxes across his home at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, long after his presidency ended in 2021 and the government tried to reclaim them. Continued here

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How to Negotiate with Powerful Suppliers     In many industries the balance of power has shifted from buyers to suppliers. Companies that have gotten into a weak position need to tackle the problem strategically, the authors argue. They should consider the following actions and implement the least-risky one that is feasible for their organization. Continued here

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The Best Star Wars Movie Turns 40 This Year & These Mobyfox Smartwatch Bands Are The Perfect Way To Celebrate     Whatever you’re a fan of, MobyFox probably has a smartwatch strap for it. From Marvel and Van Gogh to Minecraft and Stranger Things, there are hundreds of phone strap designs, but even though Star Wars isn’t the only option, it is the most popular one. Darth Vader, The Mandalorian’s The Child, and Leia Organa are the brand’s top three best-selling designs — and just ahead of May 4th (and the 40th Anniversay of ‘Return Of The Jedi’), the brand has added two more bands (a Millennium Falcon and a Death Star design) to its already robust line of more than 40 Star Wars options. It isn't just Star Wars. The hundreds of designs include Marvel, Hokusai, and Harry Potter. Each purchase also gives you access to exclusive digital matching watch faces. Continued here

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El Ni     El Niño is officially here, and while it’s still weak right now, federal forecasters expect this global disrupter of worldwide weather patterns to gradually strengthen. That may sound ominous, but El Niño – Spanish for “the little boy” – is not malevolent, or even automatically bad. Continued here

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Why the Supreme Court Declined an Opportunity to Diminish the Voting Rights Act     On Thursday, in a stunning 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Alabama’s redistricting process had illegally diluted the power of Black voters. The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts, who has generally been hostile to voting-rights concerns; in 2013, he wrote the majority opinion in Shelby County v. Holder, which threw out Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act. In this week’s opinion, Roberts preserved Section 2 of the V.R.A. Though he has concerns that Section 2 “may impermissibly elevate race in the allocation of political power within the States,” he wrote, “It simply holds that a faithful application of our precedents and a fair reading of the record before us do not bear them out here.” He was joined by the Court’s three liberal Justices and, surprisingly, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who also wrote a separate concurrence. The dissenting opinion, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, accused the majority of “hijacking the districting process to pursue a goal that has no legitimate claim under our constitutional system: the proportional allocation of political power on the basis of race.”To talk about the decision and its implications, I spoke by phone with Ruth Greenwood, the director of the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School. During our conversation, which has been edited for length and clarity, we discussed what could have been behind Roberts’s seeming change of heart, what the decision means for other states around the country, and what the concurring opinions and dissents suggest about the future of voting rights. Continued here

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How Will the G.O.P. Field Respond to Donald Trump's Indictment?     How do you campaign against a political rival for whom there is no conceivable precedent? When the Department of Justice indicted Donald Trump, last week, on counts arising from his handling of classified documents, he became not only the first former President in American history to face federal charges but also the most confounding front-runner ever in a Presidential primary. Trump is a candidate for Commander-in-Chief who now faces thirty-seven counts for refusing to return material related, according to the indictment, to "United States nuclear programs; potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack; and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack." Trump, who first came to power assailing his rival, Hillary Clinton, for her storage of sensitive information, is now accused of urging an attorney to "hide or destroy documents," and of allowing unqualified civilians to see secret files. In one instance, at his golf club in New Jersey, the former President is alleged to have told visitors about a classified "plan of attack" against Iran, and was recorded on tape admitting that "this is still a secret."The federal indictment came two months after Trump was indicted in Manhattan on thirty-four counts related to a hush-money case. Those charges, which he denied, gave him a boost in the polls. The latest counts, which Trump also denies, could further fortify his grip on the Republican Party or, in the fullness of time, they could blast the race wide open. The effect will depend, in part, on the strategic calculations of his opponents. Continued here

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Starting a New Job: Our Favorite Reads     New jobs can be exciting — they give you a chance to start fresh, build new relationships, and set better boundaries. But they can also be overwhelming. You have so much to figure out. There’s the interpersonal stuff, like what’s your new boss’s working style? There’s the cultural stuff, like is it really okay to take an hour for lunch? And there’s the technical stuff, like how do you even send a calendar invite on Outlook? Continued here

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The Food and Beverage Sector Needs to Embrace Digital Transformation to Achieve Sustainability Goals - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC     Streamlining operations, reducing waste, and decreasing carbon emissions are essential to feeding a growing global population, protecting limited resources, and fighting climate change. Nearly 40% of food and beverage sector decision-makers said in a 2022 International Data Corp. survey that their organizations would prioritize sustainability in the coming year. Continued here

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You Need To Watch The Most Misunderstood Sci-Fi Movie On Netflix ASAP     In science fiction cinema, what was considered a disaster 40 years ago is often reclaimed as a classic. Call it Blade Runner-ism, a film that was largely ignored by the public in 1982, but achieves near untouchable cinematic praise today. Two years later, David Lynch’s Dune would also bomb at the box office, but unlike Blade Runner, the 1984 Dune hasn’t quite rebounded in the cultural consciousness. Outside of any nuanced discussion, Dune (1984) is often considered an artistic failure even within the circles of people who love it. But, the thing is, if you haven’t seen it, you have to see it. The cult film, based on Frank Herbert’s first Dune novel, just hit Netflix. Here’s why it’s a great time to watch it for the first time, or, with fresh eyes.There’s a lot to say about the tortured making-of and mixed reception of Lynch’s Dune. In September 2023, there’s an oral history of the making of the movie called A Masterpiece in Disarray by Max Evry. Meanwhile, the same month, in my new book, The Spice Must Flow (which covers the entire history of the Dune franchise), I spend about 8,000 words on this film, but, end up referencing it in nearly every single chapter. There are two points here: You can get into the weeds very easily about the ins and outs of how this movie was made, but its influence is much bigger than it might seem. Continued here

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This Rare Type of Nightmare Could Put You At Risk For Dementia     A little-known and poorly understood sleep disorder that occurs during the rapid eye movement, or REM, stage of sleep has been garnering attention for its role in foreshadowing neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. The disorder, known as REM sleep behavior disorder, or RBD in the medical field, affects around 1 percent of the general population worldwide and about 2 percent of adults over 65.The Conversation talked with Anelyssa D'Abreu, a neurologist who specializes in geriatric neurology, to explain what researchers know about the condition’s links to dementia. Continued here

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Our Favorite Gear for Everyday Sun Protection     If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIREDThe sun is shining and it's back for revenge, but we're ready. We've got sunblock, SPF lip balm, and we've got everyday clothes that will not only keep you cool but protect you from the sun's harmful rays. Each of our picks is SPF or UPF rated to provide protection from skin-damaging UVA and UVB radiation. Keep in mind though, the best defense against sunburn is a multi-layered approach, so be sure to wear sunscreen and cover up. Now get out there and take the fight back to the sun! Continued here

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What Makes Wildfire Smoke So Dangerous To Human Health? A Toxicologist Explains     Exposure to PM2.5 from smoke or other air pollution can reduce lung function and worsen existing respiratory problems and even heart disease.Smoke from more than 100 wildfires burning across Canada has been rolling into North American cities far from the flames. New York City and Detroit were both listed among the five most polluted cities in the world because of the fires on June 7, 2023. The smoke has triggered air quality alerts in several states in recent weeks. Continued here

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Manufacturers' Survival Depends Upon Sustainability - SPONSORED CONTENT FROM PANASONIC     Sustainability is no longer merely a favorite business buzzword but is now a multi-pronged innovation strategy. Nine out of ten polled executives working in manufacturing believe that because of climate change, companies must change the way they do business in order to survive. Sustainable manufacturing and circular economy efforts, which introduce more environmentally sound efficiencies in production and supply chains with the ultimate goal of reusing materials in a highvalue way, have clearly become high priorities. However, the progress companies have made in these areas has not matched the importance executives now assign to these objectives. Continued here

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Star Wars Theory: An Old Rebel Leader Could Solve a Huge 'Andor' Mystery      Luthen Rael is one of the most fascinating characters in Star Wars. Shown in Andor as Cassian’s introduction into the Rebellion and Mon Mothma’s secret ally, he hasn’t appeared in any other Star Wars media. It’s a problem with debuting a character in a prequel: how do you explain why they don’t appear in older stories set further down the timeline? Thankfully, there’s an explanation built into the non-canonical Star Wars Legends timeline if you know where to look. One of its stories not only explains Luthen’s conspicuous absence from the rest of Star Wars, but also a key problem with the portrayal of the Rebellion as a whole. Just how did the uprising go so well? Continued here

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Asymptomatic Cases Could Hold The Key To Resisting Infectious Diseases     When people think about infectious diseases — as many have these last three years — they think mainly about the immune system. The severity of an individual’s illness, it’s assumed, is down to how well the immune system detects, attacks, and eliminates the pathogenic invader.The immune system is said to resist disease. Resistance reduces the amount of pathogen residing inside a host, thereby curtailing disease progression, driving recovery, or preventing infections altogether. People who are immunocompromised fear infections because they cannot effectively resist pathogens. Continued here

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Elon Musk and Mary Barra Just Made a Big Announcement, and These 19 Words Mattered Most     "Tesla's not going to do anything to prefer Tesla, so it really will be an even playing field ..." Continued here

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This One Metric Is More Important Than Temperature To Know If It's Safe Outside     This year, even before the northern hemisphere hot season began, temperature records were being shattered.This year, even before the Northern Hemisphere hot season began, temperature records were being shattered. Spain, for instance, saw temperatures in April (38.8 degrees Celsius) that would be out of the ordinary even at the peak of summer. South and Southeast Asia, in particular, were hammered by a very persistent heatwave, and all-time record temperatures were experienced in countries such as Vietnam and Thailand (44 degrees Celsius and 45 degrees Celsius, respectively). Continued here

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Juli     In a captivating, poetic ode to the beauty and strength of mixed languages, writer Julián Delgado Lopera paints a picture of immigrant and queer communities united not by their refinement of language but by the creative inventions that spring from their mouths. They invite everyone to reconsider what "proper" English sounds like – and imagine a blended future where those on the margins are able to speak freely. Continued here

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Our Favorite Hair Dryers and Diffusers     If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIREDHair is a fun and annoying thing. You can cut it, dye it, straighten it, curl it, or let it sit in a knot for days on end. When you want to get a polished look or just need to dry your hair quickly, you may consider a blow-dryer. Continued here

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The Profitability of Confidence Data Brief - SPONSORED CONTENT FROM GOOGLE     The pandemic forever changed the ability of organizations to instill confidence in consumers. Decades of face-to-face interactions have evolved into occasional touchpoints, like front-door delivery, challenging consumers to believe they could still expect the same quality of service in a contactless environment. Meanwhile, beleaguered supply chains have hampered brands’ ability to accurately predict everything from inventory to delivery dates. To be sure, it didn’t take long for consumers to begin questioning their purchasing priorities once Covid-19 highlighted the importance of access to basic necessities and the need for a more sustainable supply chain. Continued here

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Building Sustainability by Transforming Infrastructure - SPONSORED CONTENT FROM Panasonic     Infographic Sponsored By Panasonic Continued here

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50 Comfy Things for Your Home Under $35 That Amazon Reviewers Are Obsessed With     I like to think that comfy home pieces are completely separate from the rest of my decor budget. If something is going to make my sofa cozier or add warm aesthetic lighting to my movie nights, I will grab it immediately. If you’re anything like me and trying to be as cozy as possible 24/7/365, you’ll love these 50 comfy things that Amazon reviewers are obsessed with — especially because they are all under $35. Soon, your home will be an oasis of comfort and your bank account will still thrive. Continued here

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The Portuguese drone that douses wildfires from above     On a still, hot May afternoon in central Portugal, a car-sized pile of brush catches fire. As the flames leap higher, a torrent of water suddenly falls from the sky.It's not rain, however. A large drone hovers about 15m (49ft) above, a fire-proof hose dangling from its belly. A pair of jets on either side of the hose pummel the flames with water as the drone operator controls the device from behind a fire truck, the device's water source. In about two-and-a-half minutes, the fire is out. Continued here