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…
This is a published version of the Forbes Daily newsletter, you can sign-up to get Forbes Daily in your inbox here. Good morning, I may not be the type of person who obsesses over a March Madness bracket, but I’m definitely invested in the bracket reveal this week for Fat…
Scaling a founder-led, start-up culture is the ultimate challenge. However, success yields large results. Reuters’ data shows that the top 400 founder-led companies have registered an average share price gain of 58.4% compared to just a 10% return for the top 400 stocks led by other founder-led companies. As Karen…
It has been nearly 20 years since I began to explore the intersection between leadership excellence and contemplative practices — first in my own life as a Vice President at a Fortune 200 company, and then with incredible leaders from around the world when I founded, and began to teach…
This is officially our third back-to-school season since widespread vaccination brought about the beginning of the end of the crisis phase of pandemic. Two years ago, in September 2021, we returned hopeful but wary, eager to get back to our regular lives but watching a Delta drive renewed precautions. Last…
Asana, a leading work management platform, recently unveiled new research and announced the release of new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The company conducted a survey of 3,000 workers in the UK and US to explore their attitudes towards productivity, innovation and AI, all of which will shape the future of…
A 2022 Gallup study discovered that disengaged employees in organizations cost the world an astounding $8.8 trillion in lost productivity. Conversely, the same study found that teams who are more engaged witness higher productivity, by as much as 18 percent. In today's increasingly expanding global workforce, which has accelerated in…
Public speaking can be a daunting task, especially when addressing a large audience. Whether you're giving a presentation in the boardroom or delivering a keynote speech at a conference, holding your audience's attention and maintaining command of the room is paramount. The ability to captivate your audience and leave a…
For Black food and beauty businesses, the journey to economic empowerment hasn't been an easy one. It is more difficult for us to compete and globalize within different industries as a result of issues with representation, distribution, and access to supply chains. Removing these obstacles could lead to more expansive…
Redmond-based Microsoft marked the beginning of this year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month this week—colloquially known as NDEAM for short—by publishing two blog posts, one each written by accessibility-oriented executives Jenny Lay-Flurrie and Dave Dame. Flurrie is Microsoft’s chief accessibility officer, while Dame serves as the company’s senior director of…
The government teetered on the brink of a shutdown over the weekend, only to be saved once Congress passed a stopgap bill in the 11th hour. Something noticeably absent from the measure that would keep the government operating for an additional 45 days? Any funding for Ukraine. The Senate version…
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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