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Peggy digs into a new report that looks at ransomware, business email compromise, and data incidents. She says for all businesses this represents an operational risk, a financial risk, a brand risk, and a leadership risk.
She also discusses:
· Which industry was the most heavily targeted for ransomware.
· Five key predictions for 2026.
· Three next steps businesses should take to protect their businesses.
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Peggy Smedley and Sabari Raja, managing partner, JFFVentures, and Molly Blankenship, associate vice president, Jobs for the Future, talk about new research from the Jobs for the Future, which reveals only 40% of U.S. workers hold jobs that meet basic standards for financial stability, mobility, agency, and safe, respective working conditions.
They also discuss:
· How much it costs employers when workers are disengaged.
· How learning has happened in the past—and how AI will change upskilling and reskilling.
· How to make sure jobs are providing what they need to for workers and the economy.
Peggy Smedley and Kelly Ireland, CEO, CBT, talk about the mindset leaders carry into every decision—and the beliefs that shape culture, narrowing in on industry stagnation at the leadership level. She says it is a mixed bag and some of it is about what they have seen as being unsuccessful in the past.
They also discuss:
· POC purgatory and what stalled.
· Adoption amid a mixed workforce.
· The biggest blind spot leadership has.
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