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These Franchise Trends Are Hot!

If you're looking to buy a franchise, start with this list. We break down 10 of the industry's hottest trends, and more than 400 brands to choose from.

You're Never Out of Options

An entrepreneur's path is never simple or easy-but you have more opportunities than you think.

KEVIN COSTNER BETS IT ALL AGAIN

For years, Kevin Costner had an obsession he couldn't shake: A four-part film epic called Horizon that has so far cost him $38 million of his own money. Now, he talks in-depth for the first time about why he left Yellowstone and why he's placing one of the most grandiose bets in Hollywood history on himself.

COLMAN DOMING REACHED THE SUMMIT NOW WHAT?

After three-plus decades in Hollywood, Colman Domingo finally found his work validated with an Oscar nomination-and became the new king of red-carpet style. Here, he gives us an exclusive first look at Loro Piana's luxurious new camping collection, and talks about the career opportunities he's been preparing to seize all his life.

WHY IS EVERYONE ON STEROIDS NOW?

Suddenly, steroids and a slew of other performance enhancers are moving out of the shadows and into the fitness routines of a new category of enthusiastic user. Across the internet and in gyms, how did body-modifying drug use become so ubiquitous, so effective, so...normal? And can it really be a good thing?

Which Franchise Model Is Right for You?

There are two big ones: You're either a location-based business, or you're service-based. Here's how to decide between them.

Hideaway Bed Ideas, ca. 1930

This page comes from the catalog \"More Home in Less Space,\" published by the original Murphy Door Bed Company.

Eastlake Galley

The 1886 house is a Victorian Revival jewel box, all in just 1700 square feet.

Auditing Algorithmic Risk

How do we know whether algorithmic systems are working as intended? A set of simple frameworks can help even nontechnical organizations check the functioning of their AI tools.

Acing Value-Based Sales

To get the best returns on innovative products, collaborate with customers to define and share the commercial opportunity.

Engineer Your Own Luck

Companies that modularize and externalize their best capabilities are in a strong position to seize unexpected opportunities.

How AI Skews Our Sense of Responsibility

Research shows how using an Al-augmented system may affect humans' perception of their own agency and responsibility.

How Generative AI Can Support Advanced Analytics Practice

Large language models can enhance data and analytics work by helping humans prepare data, improve models, and understand results.

How Long for AI to Pay Off?

SPECULATION ABOUNDS CONCERNING AI’S ULTIMATE IMPACT ON ORGANIzations and marketing, but it’s tough to discern where companies are achieving results.

Why Territorial Managers Stifle Innovation and What to Do About It

Managers who feel insecure about their status tend not to encourage novel ideas from their employees. Fostering their identification with the organization can change this behavior.

The Hazards of Putting Ethics on Autopilot

Research shows that employees who are steered by digital nudges may lose some ethical competency. That has implications for how we use the new generation of AI assistants.

Return-to-Office Mandates: How to Lose Your Best Performers

Your organization's highest-performing employees want executives to focus on outcomes and accountability, not office badge swipes.

To Navigate Conflict, Prioritize Dignity

Four interrelated practices can bolster dignity, leading to more constructive problem-solving and collaboration.

The CEO's Cyber Resilience Playbook

What do CEOs who led through a serious cyberattack regret? Use this guide to learn from their experiences and take smarter actions before, during, and after an attack.

A Tale of Two Hot Sauces: Spicing Up Diversification

The contrasting paths of two hot sauce manufacturers show that managing exposure on multiple fronts is essential.

Serve More Customers With Inclusive Product Design

Use these questions to empower teams to design products for more diverse populations.

Books – Everything in Hand

The C.I.A.'s covert ops have mattered-but not in the way that it hoped.

His Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Ye bought a masterpiece by Tadao Ando-and gave it a violent remix.

MOVE IN FOR THE CULL

The complicated calculus of killing some wild creatures to protect others.

FOND OF FLAGS

My wife is fond of fast food. I am not. My wife is particularly fond of the Wendy’s Baconator. I argue that it’s less expensive to order a Dave’s Double with a side of bacon, then put your own pretzels on top. (I’m fond of the Rold Gold Tiny Twists Original.)

TROPHY ROOM

Going on safari.

SCREEN GRAB

How CoComelon conquered children's television.

GREAT MIGRATIONS

\"Home\" and \"What Became of Us.\"

SICK, SAD WORLD

What COVID did to fiction.

CHICAGO ON THE SEINE CAMILLE BORDAS

I used to tell myself stories on the job, to make it feel exciting—spy stories, exfiltration stories, war stories. I used to come up with poignant little details that turned the repatriation cases I worked on into “Saving Private Ryan,” into “Johnny Got His Gun.”