2025’s Best Virtual Conferences That You Can’t Miss
The world of work, AI, and digital transformation is evolving rapidly, and virtual conferences have become essential platforms for professionals to learn, connect, and adapt. 2025 is set to be a groundbreaking year, with major conferences focusing on automation, AI-driven workplaces, and the future of work. Here’s a list of the top 5 virtual conferences in 2025 that you shouldn’t...
Dow Plunges 1,000 Points as Investors Finally Realize Tariffs Might Not Be Great for Business
Wall Street suffered a brutal awakening on Monday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average nosedived over 1,000 points before settling at a relatively more cheerful loss of 890 points. Investors, typically unflappable in the face of minor inconveniences like global instability and inflation, suddenly decided that perhaps a full-blown trade war with major economic partners wasn’t a great idea. The...
Blocked and Bewildered: Why the SSA Needs an Adaptability Check
Imagine walking into work, sipping your morning coffee, ready to skim the latest headlines before diving into your tasks. But wait! A new directive lands in your inbox—reading news at work is now forbidden. That’s exactly what happened to Social Security Administration (SSA) employees when the agency suddenly blocked access to news websites, online shopping, and sports pages. The...
A Deep Analysis of Trump’s 2025 State of the Union Address Through the Lens of the HAPI Framework
The State of the Union Address serves as a barometer for the nation’s current challenges and future direction. Donald Trump's 2025 address to Congress focused heavily on economic nationalism, border security, global leadership, and preserving conservative social values. While many of his policy proposals are aligned with traditional right-wing priorities, they also highlight the need for adaptability in governance,...
Tariff Wars Through the Lens of HAPI: A Deep Analysis
The Human Adaptability and Potential Index (HAPI) offers a unique framework for analyzing not just individual adaptability, but also the adaptability of organizations and even national economies. The recent U.S.-Canada-Mexico-China tariff war provides an excellent case study to examine how economic policies that impose strategic discomfort (such as tariffs) can serve as negotiation tools—and how adaptability plays a crucial...
Lessons in Negotiation: What Tariff Wars Teach Us About Strategy
The current tariff war news immediately made me think of Clashing Over Commerce, a book that brilliantly maps out the long history of U.S. trade policies and their impact, I read during my Econ101 days. One recurring theme in trade wars—and negotiations in general—is the concept of self-induced pain as leverage, especially when dealing with allies. It’s counterintuitive but...
The Productivity Crisis: Why Emotional Adaptability Beats Long Hours
Extended Work Hours Debate From Investment Banking to Tech, Mental Burnout is Costing Billions In today’s fast-paced corporate world, the glorification of long hours has become a badge of honor for many industries, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. But while executives continue to push for extended workweeks, evidence overwhelmingly shows that excessive hours come at a significant cost—not only...
The Genius of Mistakes: How Evolution’s Copy-Paste Errors Built Humanity and Why Trial and Error is Our Greatest Strength
Somewhere in the vast, unfolding story of life, a small mistake rewrote the script. A microscopic copy error in DNA—a misplaced letter in the genetic code—gave rise to something new. Over time, these accidental typos created stronger limbs, sharper minds, and, eventually, humans who could think, build, and dream. Nature doesn’t fear mistakes. It depends on them. From the tiniest mutation...
Trump vs. Zelensky: How the HAPI Framework Exposes the West’s Geopolitical Meltdown
We recently released the Human Adaptability and Potential Index (HAPI) framework to measure adaptability and potential as key indicators for building a resilient workforce. As a fun exercise, I applied the HAPI framework to analyze the diplomatic engagement between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The outcome is a fascinating assessment of leadership adaptability in a high-stakes...
Masterclass in Negotiation: The High-Stakes Playbook from the Oval Office
Before we dive into analyzing the tense Oval Office exchange between President Trump and President Zelensky, let’s be clear about the approach: 👉 We are not here to judge whether this was a disaster, a success, a miscalculation, or a power play. Instead, we assume—as is always the case in high-stakes negotiations—that every action was intentional, every reaction was calculated, and...
