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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In 2024, Gallup reported that low employee engagement is costing U.S. companies an estimated $1.9 trillion in lost productivity. The message is clear: How you engage your team isn’t just about morale — it’s about performance, retention and long-term growth.Early in my career, I didn’t think much about employee engagement. To be honest, I didn’t expect much from my employers either. My mindset was simple: Work hard, deliver results, get paid, get promoted. That was the implicit contract. Time and effort in exchange for money and power. It was the 1990s, and…

In a recent viral video, a middle school bully is heard asking: “Where did that little ching chong go?” The bully’s target is a five-year-old son of Chinese immigrants, seen and heard in the video trying to hide and asking to be saved. Yes, kids can say nasty or mean things all the time, words and phrases they learn and pick up from somewhere, but this felt different. As I watched the video, I kept thinking, this kid is a mere “Yellowface” to the bully. In Hollywood terms, Yellowface is to Asian people, particularly of East Asian descent, what Blackface…

Promising review: “Vibrant, stunning, and eye-catching. Also, the most comfortable thing you’ll put on. I bought this for a beach vacation with fancy dinners, for which I knew I wanted comfort above all else. I was stopped repeatedly for compliments, and I felt so comfortable. Perfect with flats or heels due to the high-low construction, belted or flowy (I opted for flowy), the dress is lined for whatever undergarments you choose. I am adding to my collection now. If this comes out in green, I’ll have to add another to my collection!” —Ashley TPrice: $195.96+ (available in sizes 14–28 and five colors)…

“A Million Colors” by Vinih Pray has become the first-known AI-generated song to hit the TikTok charts. Currently sitting at No. 44 on the TikTok Viral 50, the doo-wop inspired song was generated using the popular AI music platform Suno, the company has confirmed. While this marks the first AI-generated song to hit the TikTok charts, there was one previous song on the TikTok charts that was human-made but contained an AI-generated sample. In the summer of 2024, “U My Everything” by Sexyy Redd, featuring Drake — which sampled the AI-generated song “BBL Drizzy” — peaked at No. 2 on…

Ethnic Identity: Pakistani and Irish descentIn a 2017 interview with the Evening Standard, Malik shared: “I take a great sense of pride — and responsibility — in knowing that I am the first of my kind, from my background. I’m not currently practicing but I was raised in the Islamic faith, so it will always be with me, and I identify a lot with the culture. But I’m just me. I don’t want to be defined by my religion or my cultural background.”He described his early experiences with racial profiling while touring with One Direction: “The first time I came…

The next music director of the Los Angeles Opera will be Armenian-Venezuelan Domingo Hindoyan, the institution announced May 30 in a statement. Hindoyan, currently serving as chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, will step into the role on July 1 next year, succeeding James Conlon, who will become the opera’s first-ever music director laureate after leading L.A. Opera for two decades. “I am deeply honored to join L.A. Opera as its next music sirector,” said Hindoyan in the press release. “From the first rehearsal, I felt a strong connection to the extraordinary musicians, staff and spirit of this…

Get ready to go gaga over Wednesday season two. Luis Guzmán (a.k.a. Gomez Addams on the Netflix fantasy series) is teasing why fans will be screaming with excitement when the Jenna Ortega-led show’s sophomore season debuts this August. “It’s an incredible, incredible journey,” Guzmán exclusively told E! News at Netflix’s Tudum presentation on May 31. “They’ll be very, very pleasantly surprised.” And expect many more spooky antics inside Evermore Academy. “It’s magical,” the actor added. “I don’t think they discovered the word yet to describe this show. It’s beyond spectacular.” Guzmán also recounted the “insane” experience of having Lady Gaga on set…

Arista Records has announced its new leadership, as Clio Massey and Matt D’Arduinihave been appointed co-presidents of the label, Sony Music Entertainment said on Tuesday. The news comes two months after veteran music executive David Massey, who re-launched the famed record label back in 2018, had announced his retirement from the company. Clio Massey, David’s daughter, was previously the general manager of Arista’s Work of Art Publishing and a VP of A&R at the label. She’ll continue to oversee Work of Art Publishing in her new role. D’Arduini, who’d been at Arista since its relaunch, previously served as the executive…

25 People Who Got Roasted So Bad On The Internet So Far This Year, They Honestly Need To Just Delete Their Account Right Now 6. On the beauty of language: 7. On British street food: 17. On the art of teaching: 25. And on being an American abroad: Source link

Sabrina Carpenter topped a lot of people’s song of the summer lists with “Espresso” in 2024, and now, she’s gunning to do it for the second year in a row. After a day of teasing that she had a new project in the works, the pop star has announced that she has a new song titled “Manchild” on the way. Breaking the news to fans on social media, Carpenter shared the track’s cover art — a grainy photo of the singer sticking up her thumb on the side of the road, hitchhiking in a white button-down tied up to show…