2025-11-05 07:35:55
Sources detail a leadership vacuum and staff cuts at the NSA, eroding morale among its analysts and weakening the agency's long-term cyber capabilities (David DiMolfetta/Nextgov/FCW)
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2025/11/lea
Sources detail a leadership vacuum and staff cuts at the NSA, eroding morale among its analysts and weakening the agency's long-term cyber capabilities (David DiMolfetta/Nextgov/FCW)
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2025/11/lea
Bernie Sanders crashes Schumer news conference, criticizes Democratic Party leadership (Alexandra Koch/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bernie-sanders-crashes-schumer-news-conference-criticizes-democratic-party-leadership
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p128#a251105p128
Internal memo: Hark, the new AI lab from Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock, backed by $100M of his own capital, has hired 30 engineers from Apple, Meta, and others (Rocket Drew/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/hark-hires-leadership-apple-meta
Ex-teammate of new Cowboys LB Logan Wilson praises his leadership, character https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/teammate-new-dallas-cowboys-logan-wilson-praises-leadership-character
Sources: Atlas Obscura's co-founders were pushed out of the company amid clashes with CEO Louise Story, who has trimmed staff and changed editorial strategy (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/12/04/2025/staff-cut…
As several replies have noted, Hilton‘s national leadership is trying to distance themselves from the whole thing — “We welcome everyone! Please don’t come at us!” — and are making it clear this was a local decision.
The problem is that now Hilton is in the spotlight, and if they force the local Hilton to let ICE back in, they’ll put themselves smack in the middle of a national firestorm (like the one Target still hasn’t recovered from…or worse).
Zohran Mamdani announces an
all-female leadership team for his transition
including former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan
https://bsky.app/profile/tempus-fukit.bsky.social/post/3m4wwvdijk22a
Huh. Interesting assertion: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/575077/opinion-nicola-willis-is-right-the-economy-isn-t-as-bad-as-the-merchants-of-misery-claim
Then, at the end, I see who wrote it:…
Wow, iNaturalist co-founder @… goes into detail why he quit the project he started. The tl;dr is that the leadership and governance seem ill-equipped for the task at hand.
#inaturalist #citizenscience
76 % der Chefs glauben, ihre Teams seien begeistert von KI. Tatsächlich sind es nur 31 %. Wieder zeigt sich: Oben Euphorie, unten Skepsis. Wer KI-Erfolg will, muss Mitarbeitende mitnehmen – durch Schulung, Dialog und Teilhabe, nicht durch PowerPoint-Visionen. #KI #Leadership
Irsay-Gordon: Colts leaders face urgency to deliver https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47518751/colts-owner-carlie-irsay-gordon-says-sense-urgency-returning-shane-steichen-chris-ballard-del…
The Leadership Advantage Nobody Talks About: Being Into Everything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JeKkiizg4E
Bernie Sanders says that Democratic Party leadership are 'way out of touch'
'Let the people in'
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010489789/bernie-sanders…
Comcast completes the separation of most of its cable networks into a separate entity called Versant Media, led by Mark Lazarus as CEO (Georg Szalai/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news…
Remember folks, no matter what they do – be it committing genocide or raping Palestinian prisoners – Israel are our allies. The US loves Israel no matter what. The UK loves Israel no matter what. Germany loves Israel no matter what. And if you have a problem with any of this, you’re a fucking antisemite and probably Hamas. https://
It's fascinating that Apple's leadership now doesn't include design or product people https://www.apple.com/leadership/
Future People
Each episode features unfiltered conversations with leaders who are rethinking value, legacy, and leadership in a world being rebuilt...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/future-people/
The takeaway sentence here: “[T]wo-thirds of new data centers built or in development [in the US] since 2022 are in places already gripped by high levels of water stress.”
This is particularly pertinent here in #Australia, where already, once-plentiful artesian water’s dwindling, nitrogen- and phosphorus-rich runoff chokes waterways with algae and destroys coral reefs, and
Radoslaw Sikorski, vice-premier ministre de Pologne : « Le défi de l’UE consiste Š traduire son poids économique en influence et en leadership mondiaux »
https://www.
Sources: Roelof Botha was asked to step aside after some Sequoia partners raised concerns about his leadership; Botha had declined to comment on Shaun Maguire (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/sequ
Trump regime renames National Renewable Energy Laboratory to National Laboratory of the Rockies...
https://www.gravityisgone.com/a-collective-wtf-national-renewable-energy-laboratory-gets-a-trumpian-name-change/
EU touts climate leadership while undermining antideforestation rules, critics say https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/eu-touts-climate-leadership-while-undermining-antideforestation-rules-critics-say/
“Pete Hegseth, much like the president he serves, sees himself as, essentially, above the law, as unconstrained by legal procedure.”
Foreign policy analyst Matt Duss discusses the brewing conflict within the Trump administration over the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,
including his involvement in a leaked announcement of U.S. strikes on Yemen in March
and the chain of command behind U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Adrian Newey to be team principal (!) at Aston Martin
https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/news/announcement/aston-martin-aramco-announces-changes-to-leadership-structure
Next: The Alien Enemies Act will permit Trump to imprison & deport US CITIZENS as "threats to national security".
"As predicted... the US has begun its invasion of Venezuela. A US Navy & Air Force air armada started attacking strategic military objectives around the country."
~ Malcolm Nance
https://
A look at Bret Taylor's AI agent startup Sierra as it launches new products; source: Sierra is on track to exceed $100M in annualized revenue by January 2026 (Richard Nieva/Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2025/11/05/sierra-bret-taylor-c…
Looking at EU official statements, Greenland’s accession/invasion by US seems inevitable and we’ll be watching closely.
I’m deeply disappointed by the EU’s leadership on this.
🔗 https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/01/03/k…
I think some people saw the OP and imagined their country doing some kind of unilateral full-out political/economic suicide mission against the US. No no no. My request, I remind you, was to “Start laying the political groundwork now” for pushback against the US. Help make appeasement feel less and less safe for your political leadership with every passing day.
the future is not a countdown — https://www.brichapman.com/p/the-future-is-not-a-countdown?utm_source=bri-mastodon&utm_medium=social
Maxx Crosby voted by teammates as Commitment to Excellence Award winner for fifth straight year https://www.raiders.com/news/maxx-crosby-voted-by-teammates-as-commitment-to-excellence-award-winner-for-fifth-straight-year<…
Seahawks Stories 50th Season Edition: Big Play Babs https://www.seahawks.com/video/seahawks-stories-50th-season-edition-big-play-babs
Microsoft’s aiding of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians exposes company and its leadership to legal liability
https://glanlaw.org/news/microsofts-aiding-o…
RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/115643458015221823
Jumping on the AI hype while it is collapsing is such a perfect summary for a lot of EU tech policy. This not only shows lack of understanding but lack of leadership …
also, Facebook leadership is full of people that understand nothing of business that did one lucky thing at the start and can only grow by eating up the competitors before they can be dangerous.
"Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazil’s climate leadership, study says"
#FossilFuels #Brazil #Climate
Personally I'd have gone for a dual leadership, one in parliament and one not, and open membership but cautious re opportunist groups (principally SWP).
I'm not optimistic but let's see.
#YourParty
Just finished a fascinating documentary on Winston Churchill—what a master of strategy! 📚 His leadership during challenging times is endlessly inspiring. Who's your most admired historical figure and why? Share your thoughts; they might illuminate new lessons in leadership. #HistoryBuff #LeadershipLessons
Such an important insight:
✅ Machines get smarter by moving faster
✅ Humans get wiser by slowing down
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sometimes-most-radical-act-leadership-doing-nothing-all-murgatroyd-qq1fc
Sources: Vanity Fair's February issue, already in print, lists Olivia Nuzzi as West Coast editor; staffers are yet to get an update on VF's Nuzzi investigation (Natalie Korach/Status)
https://www.status.news/p/olivia-nuzzi-book-vanity-fair-conde-nast-…
Minor good news for libraries: "A Victory for IMLS as Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Agency"
IMLS is the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which funds leadership training and R&D in libraries in the US. A small % of library funding but important.
but I believe everyone is gone and grants cancelled so not sure what happens if funding returns-- who gets employed?
European Women’s International Leadership Award 2025
https://europa.blog/de/european-womens-international-leadership-award-2025/
I knew I was cranky about AI, but I guess I didn't realize just how cranky until I filled out this obnoxious and wildly boosterish questionnaire from the government of Canada.
https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/public-co…
Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazil’s climate leadership, study says https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/offshore-fossil-fuel-exploration-jeopardizes-brazils-climate-leadership-study-says/
🙋♂️ What the fuck is wrong with you?
❓ Have you ever seen a bandwagon you didn’t want to jump on?
💩 Can you please be less shit? https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/115643458015221823
Sequoia announces that Alfred Lin and Pat Grady will be elevated to firm stewards, succeeding Roelof Botha, who led Sequoia solo since 2022 (Dan Primack/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/04/sequoia-capital-roelof-botha-pat-grady-alfred-lin
Maxx Crosby voted by teammates as Commitment to Excellence Award winner for fifth straight year https://www.raiders.com/news/maxx-crosby-voted-by-teammates-as-commitment-to-excellence-award-winner-for-fifth-straight-year<…
Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Sent Harsh Message By 4 x NBA Champion https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dak-prescott-called-bum-draymond-green/?adt_ei=[email]
https://www.wsj.com/tech/israeli-spyware-maker-nso-gets-new-owners-leadership-and-seeks-to-mend-reputation-166ac50e
Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Gets New Owners, Leadership and Seeks to Mend Reputation
Inside Carlie Irsay-Gordon's rise as Colts owner -- and how her leadership is fueling a 7-1 start
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/inside-carlie-irsay-gordons-ri…
First this...
"AI should always be a choice — something people can easily turn off."
And then this...
"Firefox will [...] evolve into a modern AI browser."
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/m…
For ESA’s mission #Vigil to forecast dangerous space weather, #mpsgoettingen is providing one of the key instruments: Vigil's Photospheric Magnetic Field Imager. Read more about the instrument and the science we plan to do with it here:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams (Kif Leswing/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/04/apple-announces-departure-lisa-jackson-k…
Everyone on the British left should read this from @meadwaj
"...it is the Greens today who, under the energetic new leadership of Zack Polanski, are setting the pace. Given the uncertainties of the Your Party narrative, it is the Greens who will continue to step up and set that pace. They are, as I have said, the leading force on the English left."
"[The leadership of other left forces] ave a serious responsibility not to get in the way of this advance"
…
The inside beef on how and why the US (a developing gangster state on this evidence) managed to delay Shipping's Big Plan for Decarbonization, What Now? Tristan Smith
#GreenTransition
Episode webpage: https://cleaning-up-leadership-in-the-age-of-climate-change.simplecast.com/episodes/e229-tristan-smith-1JfVRjj3
Exclusive: Resignations Continue at Heritage Foundation amid Frustrations with Leadership (Audrey Fahlberg/National Review)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/exclusive-more-staffing-resignations-at-heritage-foundation-amid-continued-frustrations-with-organizations-leadership/amp/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251222/p40#a251222p40
Apple replacing Alan Dye with Stephen Lemay may fix Jony Ive's mistake by restoring the Jobsian "design is how it works" ethos in Apple's UI design (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/bad_dye_job
Trump has made various comments during this news conference showing that this military operation was at least in part about gaining more access to oil in Venezuela.
Asked about the potential presence of U.S. forces in Venezuela, Trump said that there would be a “presence in Venezuela as it pertains to oil.”
Under this guys leadership Intel almost went bankrupt btw
How Former OL Richie Incognito Buried Raiders Leadership https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-how-former-richie-incognito-buried-leadership
European Women’s International Leadership Award 2025
#brussels
Amid systemic corruption, Amazon countries struggle to fight environmental crime https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/amid-systemic-corruption-amazon-countries-struggle-to-fight-environmental-crime/
Venezuela’s mission to the U.N. has requested an emergency Security Council meeting
and has asked the Council to condemn the U.S. military strikes against the country.
Venezuela’s ambassador, Samuel Reinaldo Moncada Acosta, said in a letter to the Council’s president:
“The United States of America always uses lies to fabricate wars.
It is an international tyranny imposed with the propaganda of death:
the recent past confirms this.”
Russia and China, allie…
Bruce Arians: This is what separates Todd Bowles as a coach and leader https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6717623/2025/10/15/todd-bowles-bucs-leadership-bruce-arians-leadership-coach/
"Australian State Secures Federal Support to Achieve 100% Net Renewables Goal by 2027"
#Australia #Energy #Renewables
If you're looking for the federal NDP leadership debate in the original French (which, let's be honest, isn't pretty (explaining why almost everyone is switching to English whenever they get the chance)), here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/live/BHS6DbS8rbg
Dr. Ralph Abraham has spoken against Covid shots and ended mass vaccination campaigns.
Now he's in a position to make national health decisions.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/controversial-louisi…
Managers vs Leaders.
#leadership
“People want software that is fast, modern, but also honest about what it does.”
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/
No, you muppet, people want tools that do what…
Deel names ex-Credit Karma CEO Joe Kauffman as CFO ahead of a potential IPO, replacing Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz's father Philippe, who becomes executive chairman (Michael Roddan/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/deel-hires-new-cfo-repla…
What We Build — #leadership
Elevate Podcast With Vic And Juls
Step into the world of business, leadership, and life behind the scenes with award-winning entrepreneurs, Victor Tran and Julia Truong...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/elevate-pod…
I am being a bit cheeky, but I really do think this is a powerful psychological force that shapes orgs far more than we realize: it can be emotionally damaging to have people tell you “no” or question your ideas, and leadership means getting that •all the time•. People in management / executive positions — who are in fact very much people, all too human — will go to great lengths to protect their own psyches from the injury of pushback.
This is a •powerful• force in orgs.
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We asked Ndamukong Suh to read the best stories about himself. Watch him react https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6911497/2025/12/23/ndamukong-suh-nfl-leadership-stories-teammates/
Trump administration shakes up ICE leadership across the country in major overhaul, AP sources say (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-patrol-ice-trump-deportation-69b599f8e7e7826f72b90068385a0047
http://www.memeorandum.com/251028/p135#a251028p135
Cowboys' Stephen Jones praises Brian Schottenheimer for leadership during tragedy https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/dallas-cowbohowboys-stephen-jones-praises-brian-schottenheimer-for-leadership-during-…
Sources: YouTube reorganizes its leadership team, with three product teams reporting to CEO Neal Mohan, and announces a "voluntary exit program" for US staff (Alex Heath/Sources)
https://sources.news/p/youtube-announces-ai-reorg-and-layoffs
Leadership Spotlight By Tradewind Australia
We know that the strength of the social services sector lies in its people - not only the dedicated professionals on the frontline, but also the leaders who guide organisations with vision, empathy, and determination...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.
Why Being "Too Scattered" Is Actually Your Greatest Leadership Asset
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-MkiLj_RcM
Nick Saban 'shocked' by Tua Tagovailoa's comments on Dolphins leadership, apparent locker room dysfunction
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nick…
I agree with @… , and I think this is at root of much of the managerial mania for LLMs.
Having their terrible ideas go unchecked by underlings with expertise is basically crack cocaine for bad org leadership.
1/ https://mastodon.online/@nikitonsky/115792431499413784
Governor Newsom signs bills to further strengthen California's leadership in protecting children online (Governor of California)
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/13/governor-newsom-signs-bills-to-further-strengthen-californias-leadership-in-protecting-children-online/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251013/p69#a251013p69
Not Just Leadership
Honest conversations with guests from Australia, the Pacific and Latin America, looking at the personal side of leadership: identity, values, challenges and growth...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/not-just-l…
Why a simple act of appreciation explains Mike Vrabel’s leadership style https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6879941/2025/12/12/mike-vrabel-patriots-hugs-leadership/
A federal judge Thursday ordered the person at the center of much of Chicago’s enforcement,
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino,
to appear for a deposition to explain federal agents’ use of tear gas and other less lethal weapons against protesters who have taken to the streets to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is replacing ICE leadership at half the country’s field offices with Border Patrol off…
JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON MOTION TO TABLE H.RES.939 (Julius Washington/Congressman Hakeem Jeffries)
https://jeffries.house.gov/2025/12/11/joint-leadership-statement-on-motion-to-table-h-res-939/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p92#a251211p92
the future is not a countdown — #climateanxiety
If you’re a mediocre manager / executive / admin / leader, what this feels like is •you• have a brilliant idea that will fix things or save a bazillion dollars or boost the metrics or whatever, but all these annoying underling keep telling you that you can’t do that for reasons that you don’t understand and that make no sense to you and you suspect they’re kind of making up.
And you keep saying “Can’t you just…” and they keep giving these confusing gobbledygook answers and the result is that your brilliant leadership cannot come to fruition.
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Internal memo: TikTok plans leadership changes, moving two teams under ByteDance veteran Fiona Zhi and undoing earlier efforts to empower Western executives (Juro Osawa/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/tiktok-revamps-m…
'There's an energy and a competitive spirit to Stef': Why Diggs has boosted Patriots https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46886093/new-england-patriots-stefon-diggs-leadership
The Art Of Teaching
Important conversations with the best minds in education and leadership...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/the-art-of-teaching/
13 Republicans defy GOP leadership, vote with Dems to advance repeal of Trump order on federal unions (Elizabeth Elkind/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/13-republicans-defy-gop-leadership-vote-dems-advance-repeal-trump-order-federal-unions
http://www.memeorandum.com/251210/p131#a251210p131
Walter Koroshetz,
director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke,
will soon be leaving his role
His departure in the coming days means nearly half the 27 NIH divisions will have interim leaders.
Koroshetz sent an email to NINDS staff late Friday night explaining that a request to reappoint him was denied, adding that his current temporary extension ends Sunday
Director of NIH neurological disorders institute is ousted, adding to leadership churn (Jonathan Wosen/STAT)
https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/nih-neurological-disorders-stroke-institute-director-koroshetz-ousted/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251227/p33#a251227p33
Lawyers at the
"Office of the Legal Adviser" at the State Department, worry they will face repercussions if they suggest the administration’s plans could break domestic or international law,
and suspect they may be evaluated based on their apparent loyalty to Donald Trump and his political vision,
not their expertise and judgment, officials said.
They noted that leadership in the office has steadily and atypically become dominated by Trump’s political appo…
Angered by the Democratic leadership’s fecklessness and lack of a bold vision for the future,
a group of senators including Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
has formed an alliance to push back on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the party’s campaign arm ahead of next year’s critical midterm elections.
The “Fight Club” is pressing the Democratic Party to
“embrace candidates willing to challenge entrenched corporate interests,