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…
Does your work give you meaning? Mine does now, but it didn’t always. In fact, I didn’t truly understand the importance of meaning at work until the day I was sitting at a table full of drill sergeants having lunch in the basement of the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia on…
China seems to have won a round in its technological war with the United States. The Shanghai-based Semiconductor International Manufacturing Corporation (SMIC) seems now to have domestic access to advanced chips that could render moot the American bans on the sale of advanced chops and chip-making equipment. The history of…
As the president of Taylor Insurance and Financial Services, Eszylfie Taylor assists high profile families, executives, and entertainers. Taylor is a man on a mission; he wants to normalize talking about money in a way that isn’t solely about profit. After nearly three decades of working in financial services, he…
AI is being adopted everywhere at breakneck pace, and the fearsome reality for business leaders is that if processes and policies are not established to ensure governance and ethical usage, this emerging technology could do more harm than good in the corporate world. Tech titans are keenly aware of this,…
There are some easy steps families and students can take to make the college admissions process less stressful. One, only discuss college one night a week with a limited window of time, say every Thursday night after dinner for a maximum of 45 minutes. As the application time nears, college…
A sister and brother share how their child rights activism led them to help their hometown become the first UNICEF Child Friendly City in the U.S. Jennifer, 20, a rising junior at Stanford University, and her brother, Michael, a 27-year-old senior at a Houston high school, are just like any…
In 2023 alone, over 560 anti-trans bills have been introduced nationwide — and over 80 have already passed, according to the Trans Legislation Tracker. These pieces of legislation affect education, sports, health care — and author, director and producer Geena Rocero calls the situation on the ground “really dire.” “A…
The Federal Reserve’s September 2023 decision not to change interest rates highlights two problems in monetary policy: time lags and uncertainty of economic models and forecasts. They try to keep inflation low and employment high, but their job is inherently difficult. In Jerome Powell’s press conference, he mentioned the Fed’s…
As we’ve learned from thought leaders like Carol Dweck and Adam Grant, a workforce with a growth mindset is a powerful asset. When your employees view learning as essential for improvement and feedback as a productive tool, your work culture is both healthy and capable of evolving further. The next…
Gen Z and millennials now constitute nearly half of the U.S. workforce and consumer base. Given this demographic shift, it's imperative for leaders to grasp what motivates these groups in their professional roles and captures their interests as consumers. Though individual preferences abound, it is clear that purpose is the…
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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