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Zoom’s Return-To-Office Could Doom The Company
Exceptional leaders often excel as skilled storytellers, and for good reason. Once a company hits a certain level of organizational complexity, one of the most important tasks the CEO has is to craft intellectually coherent and captivating narratives about the firm, its purpose, and its performance. Failure in this task means undermining the very existence of the company; a sin…
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OceanGate CEO called certifying agencies for submersibles ‘over-the-top in their rules and regulations’
Stockton Rush, the OceanGate founder and CEO who was piloting the Titan submersible when it suffered a catastrophic implosion this week, commented on certification programs for vessels like his last year. The Titan had a carbon fiber design that’s been criticized by various experts, including filmmaker and ocean explorer James…
Why a Robust HR Infrastructure is Crucial for Business Growth
While it is a well-known fact that entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized business (SMB) leaders wear many hats and juggle numerous plates due to their size, it can be easy for them to become laser-focused on their products, services and customer base as they build their company, possibly dropping the…
Race To The Top Or The Middle? The Slow Death Of College Rankings
College rankings have become as much a part of the college search and selection processes as interviews and campus tours. Yet of these informational sources, it is perhaps the campus tour that is the most accurate and valuable. Tours are carefully planned, scripted, and executed by trained tour guides. Pending…
A Fortune 500 company is helping its employees weather anti-trans backlash. Here’s what those employees say it’s doing right
Jessica Darke recently relocated to Connecticut from Arizona, where gender-affirming care has been restricted for minors and transgender athletes are effectively barred from competing in some school sports. As a trans woman, Darke feared for her safety, well-being, and future access to necessary health care. So she opted to uproot…
Being a Better Leader Comes Down to This One Thing
Today's leaders need more than technical expertise and strategic know-how to thrive. As a global CEO and military retiree, I can speak directly on this topic. Today's leaders more than ever need emotional intelligence; the secret sauce that sets exceptional leaders apart from the rest.Emotional intelligence, or EQ, is the…
How Speakers Bureaus Are Thriving In Disruption
With the comeback of in-person events, speakers bureaus have significant opportunities in the post-pandemic landscape, according to my interviews with Richard Schelp, Owner and President of Executive Speakers Bureau, Caitie Bradley Shea, CEO & Co-Founder of Outspoken, and Lisa Warren, Partner, Senior Account Executive at SpeakInc. Opportunities for Speakers Bureaus…
The global financial landscape is shifting in favor of U.S. listings as Europeans get dwarfed and Asian markets grapple with instability
A global quest seems to be occurring to move company listings to the U.S. Seismic shifts lie ahead as European equity markets struggle to woo new capital and geopolitical turmoil leads to volatility in Asian markets, sparking a chaotic tango of liquidity and valuations. Wall Street has an old adage,…
Why Good Leaders Must Embrace Strong Personalities
Years ago, I had a strong disagreement with a staff member. He was a long-time employee who sat several steps below me in the org chart. He was prone to strong opinions and passionate feelings, but he was also an extremely high performer in the organization and someone I was…
The Generational Backlash Against Monetizing Social Media
Brands, be aware: Generation Alpha is online, but they do not want to star in your sponsored posts or branded content. There is undeniable evidence that social media and other online platforms have contributed to America’s youth mental health crisis. The U.S. Surgeon General has warned that social media use…
From free Stanford courses at Northrop Grumman to revamped internships at Salesforce, here’s how 9 companies are competing on A.I. talent
OpenAI’s November release of its ChatGPT platform catapulted artificial intelligence, and more specifically generative A.I., into the global consciousness. Seemingly overnight, A.I. went from a sci-fi plot device to a workplace hot topic. The list of CEOs weighing in on the technology grows longer by the day. Tesla and SpaceX…
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