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…
Recently, I was asked to participate in a short interview about my career in journalism and how I got here. My career’s origin story actually has nothing to do with journalism. I’ve always loved (and excelled at) writing, but I never went to journalism school nor do I possess a…
Companies of all sizes have become accustomed to using predictive AI to achieve a range of outcomes, such as anticipating risk, developing new products and forecasting buying behaviors. However, many enterprises are struggling to figure out how to realistically incorporate generative AI into their operations. It poses many advantages, of…
Summer is over, kids are heading back to school, and vacation is becoming a fading memory. But that’s no reason to frown. It's time to get back to work in a big way, but you’re also in the right frame of mind for a refresh, or even an entire reset.…
Do you ever feel like, when it comes to your career, you’ve lost the thread? Or maybe you feel so bogged down by all the day-to-day tasks and stressors, you sometimes feel disconnected from what you had really wanted to do when you were starting out? Has people-pleasing become your…
When it comes to female CEOs, there is progress to be celebrated. Women now steer the ships of more than 10% of Fortune 500 companies - a first for 2023 - with one of those companies being in the top 10. And whilst a third of those appointments happened in…
Why can’t the top 100 asset managers cooperate to share research work that will release value for all asset managers? What is the intermediary problem? Many of the most contentious debates in our capital markets relate to how to manage the conflict of interest that information intermediaries are subject to…
Seasoned hikers wouldn’t dream of heading off into the wilderness without a map and a compass. But organizations do it every day. Two years after the breakthrough book In Search of Excellence reported on 43 of the “best run” companies in America, 14 of the 43 firms were in financial…
It can be tricky to attend work events when you don’t drink. Maybe one colleague won’t stop asking you to drink with them. Another might be a functioning alcoholic. You probably get invited to happy hours where you sit and watch your colleagues bond over drinks. Although you may feel…
A recent meta-analysis confirms that it’s best to teach reading comprehension strategies in combination with building background knowledge. It also adds the surprising finding that it doesn’t seem to make much difference how much strategy instruction students get. The meta-analysis, which looked at over 50 studies of comprehension strategy instruction,…
Some people may have natural leadership abilities, but the hard work combined with that ability creates a true leader. Moreover, good leaders who are willing to do the work of continuous improvement can learn to become great leaders.Here are eight skills that can get you there:1. Practice self-awarenessAwareness of oneself…
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
With all of the recent news about artificial intelligence (AI), it got me thinking about…
A while back, I took a couple of my grandchildren on a tour of the…
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…
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