Oliver Staley

US president Donald Trump announced this week that he wants $18 billion to pay for the first phase of a planned wall along the border of the US and Mexico. Despite insisting throughout his campaign that Mexico would cough up the funds, Trump has outlined the administration’s plans for how much it would cost to build it themselves. (He’s still sticking to the line that Mexico will pay for it “in some form,” however.)

The East Coast of the US has been plunged into a deep freeze. Waterfalls are icing over, sharkicles are washing ashore, and frozen iguanas are dropping from the trees. The cold snap is expected to continue this weekend, with temperatures forecast to be nearly 20°F below normal.

At the beginning of every year since 2009, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has set an ambitious challenge for himself. They’ve ranged from starting to learn Mandarin to eating only animals he’s killed himself.

Shareholders of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, are pushing the company to diversify its three-person executive committee by including women or minorities.

No one who has endured the misery of commercial flights can blame executives for trying to avoid them. But with the comforts of private flights come greater risks.

When Sean McVay was hired to coach the Los Angeles Rams in January, he was just 30, making him the youngest head coach in the NFL’s 97-year history.

Apple CEO Tim Cook grew up as a working-class kid in southern Alabama, shaping his mild-mannered persona, which stands in stark contrast from that of his mercurial predecessor, Steve Jobs. But that regular-guy image may need revising.

When I found out the Quartz At Work pod was going to be writing user manuals as a team exercise, I suppressed a groan. The concept seemed a little precious.

During Matt Lauer’s reign as NBC News’ most powerful man, he allegedly locked female co-workers in his office, summoned them to his hotel rooms, and routinely made offensive comments.

As Congress spent the last several weeks wrapping up its gift of massive tax cuts for US corporations, one broad criticism levied against the bill was that corporate America doesn’t need the help: The soaring Dow and booming earnings are proof that business is doing just fine.

Historical links between climate and political uprisings are well documented.

CSX, one of the largest US railroad operators, spent $84 million to hire Hunter Harrison away from his old job and install him as CEO in March.

Skechers, the footwear company, sells a dizzying array of sneakers, athletic apparel, and accessories to women and girls. The company sponsors elite women athletes like distance runner Kara Goucher and golfer Brooke Henderson, and created a “wellness collection” aimed at boosting sales to women.

There are more women on corporate boards than ever, but they still only occupy 16% of all available seats in the Russell 3000, an index of the 3,000 largest US companies. And 624 companies still have no women directors at all.

It’s highly unlikely that, in the two weeks before Christmas, the executive team at Toys “R” Us can do much to goose the bankrupt company’s sales. The merchandise has been bought, the advertising circulars have been printed, the commercials filmed. The hard work of selling is now up to the front-line employees who, according to Glassdoor’s estimates, are making about $35,000 a year.

When the movie 9 to 5 was released in 1980, women’s liberation was still a fresh concept for most of America. Rewatching the comedy, about three women fighting back against a sexist boss, you’ll notice that the clothing and office technology has changed, but much of the film’s message about the dynamics between men and women in the workplace remains sadly relevant nearly 40 years later.

Facebook, Google, and Boston Consulting are the sorts of companies you might expect to see on a list of the best places to work. They pay well and offer generous perks to recruit demanding millennial employees.

The Amazon executives who report directly to CEO Jeff Bezos, helping him run a sprawling empire that touches more than one in four US households, includes just one woman: Beth Galetti, the company’s senior vice president of human resources.

On our evening drive home from after-school child care, my kids and I listen to news on public radio. I figure it’s good for them to know what’s going in the world, but sometimes I turn it off if the subject isn’t appropriate.

Irene Rosenfeld isn’t as good at self-promotion as Jack Welch, but she’s every bit as good at developing future CEOs.

Is Harry Potter not entrepreneurial enough?

There’s something particularly soul-crushing about spending your working days in a suburban office park. The hushed lobbies and hallways, the lonely sea of parking lots, the hermetically sealed environment, where windows are impossible to open and fresh air is a cruel tease, just inches away.

Like a lot of 23-year-olds, Japan’s Shohei Ohtani is looking to advance his career. And like many job-seeking millennials, he’s emphasizing quality of life and growth opportunities over how much he’ll be paid.

It takes a special kind of cool to shrug off insults in an email and respond politely. It takes even more sangfroid when the insults are racially tinged and reference your family.