Palantir's tech head explains how he manages stars — and how he owned a big screwup to the CEO

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Shyam Sankar
Shyam Sankar said the company encourages employees to find out their "superpowers" and their "Kryptonite."

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AI agents are upending the company org chart

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diagram of the great flattening.
Company org charts are flattening as a result of AI.

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I made an $800,000 mistake at my job. It taught me what good bosses do when an employee screws up.

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A man in a sweater over a dress shirt
Alex Levin, CEO of Regal

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I led communications at FEMA during a hurricane, and had to flee my home after a death threat

Tech Insider : Politics, Business
Jaclyn Rothenberg
Jaclyn Rothenberg

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Yes, Costco's CEO really does respond to members' emails — I tried it

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Costco's new CEO Ron Vachris
Costco's new CEO Ron Vachris

Costco

Career tips for creators from 5 of Steve Jobs' friends, including Tim Cook, Jony Ive, and Bob Iger

Tech Insider : Business
Steve Jobs in a black turtleneck holding an iPhone.
Steve Jobs' signature look was a simple black turtleneck.

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Poor judgment or a principled stand? Susan Rice's spat with Trump dissected

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Environment
Susan Rice
FILE - Domestic Policy Adviser Susan Rice speaks during a roundtable discussion with Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, and Jewish leaders about the rise in antisemitism and efforts to fight hate in the United States in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Dec. 7, 2022.

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Corporate America's toughest job? Being COO during the tariff whiplash

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Three massive boats filled with shipping containers

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Palantir's Florida move is more than just a change of address

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Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp
Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp

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What's it like to work for Elon Musk? X's product head describes small, flat teams with weekly reviews from Musk himself

Tech Insider : Business
Elon Musk is in a black suit jacket and a black graphic t-shirt on stage. He is looking to the top left corner of the image.
Nikita Bier said that Elon Musk's X was "essentially operating like a startup."

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