Disruptive businesses change the world by inventing game-changing products and services that transform how we live, work and connect with each other. So, it’s no surprise that the most successful business disruptors – Amazon, Apple and Google among them – are household names and some of the most valuable companies on Earth. For my book, The Disruptors: How 15 Successful Businesses Defied the Norm, I studied 15 other disruptive and groundbreaking businesses of our time, from film company A24 through to social media platform TikTok. They all had valuable lessons to teach leaders looking to disrupt their own marketplace. Here…

If you’ve ever tried to fall asleep with a car alarm screaming outside your window or with the stress of work deadlines ricocheting through your head, you may have wondered just how people in really, truly stressful situations can ever get their much-needed shut-eye. Well, a viral trend, called the Military Sleep Method, claims to have the answer. Thousands of TikToks and dozens of YouTube videos — some with more than a million views — say that this five-step method is guaranteed to lull you into Lalaland within two minutes. That is a pretty sweet promise, but is it plausible…

Life is way too short for a bad meal (at least, that's what I say). So when choosing where to dine out, you want to choose wisely. Luckily, a few red flags might help you decipher a mediocre restaurant from a great one. So, redditor u/ArtsyAksel asked, "What are red flags at a restaurant?" Here's what people (along with some members of the BuzzFeed Community) said. 1. "If they serve cold butter with the bread. Don't give me cold butter! If you can’t be bothered to give me butter that I can actually spread, I can’t be bothered with you."…

Tracy Brower If you’ve ever worked for an inspirational leader, you know what a big deal it is. Inspirational leaders motivate, engage and lift the people around them. And while some people may believe that leadership is inborn, there are also ways you can intentionally develop yourself as an inspirational leader. Leading well is especially important today because leaders are under increasing pressure—to get results, sustain strategies and to nurture people. At the same time, leaders unfortunately lack confidence in themselves, based on an Accenture survey. And trust in leaders is plummeting globally—with 61% who lack trust, according to a…