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…
Lora Kolodny and Michael Wayland reported for CNBC earlier this week that San Francisco-homed autonomous vehicle startup Cruise announced it made the decision to “pause all driverless operations” following incidents with pedestrians and the suspension of permits. Cruise, backed by General Motors, issued a statement on LinkedIn which read in…
The old Warner Brothers cartoons often depicted Wile E. Coyote chasing so hard after his prey (usually the Roadrunner) that he wouldn’t realize he’d run off a precipice until it was too late. Unlike the animated characters, the American public education system is very much aware it is headed toward…
This year, LinkedIn turns 20 years old - marking a milestone in the development of the number one social network for business. With 36 worldwide offices, and 21,000 employees, LinkedIn serves nearly a billion members - and an even greater number of opportunities, for those who understand how to leverage…
Earlier this month, the esteemed legacy publication Black Enterprise hosted its annual Black Men Xcel Summit. The gathering took place in Miami and convened a multitude of men from various professional backgrounds from October 11 to October 13. The highly-anticipated conference kicked off with the Xcel Awards, honoring trailblazers who’ve…
Thirty years ago, Rich Gold, a researcher at Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) wandered into engineer Scott Minneman’s office. He didn’t knock—office doors at PARC were hardly ever closed. “I’ve got a crazy new idea,” Minneman remembered Gold telling him. “Do you want to help me figure it out?”…
Studies show that personalities affect one’s success in their career goals – entrepreneurs have risk-taking attitudes, graphic designers are more creative as they often have to think outside the box, while IT professionals are more independent workers. It’s important to know yourself and what you want, and then to choose…
Artist Joey Bada$$ continues his tradition of advocacy, social impact, and philanthropy with the creation of ImpactMENtorship. This mentorship program aims to provides free mentorship for men of color 18 years and older in the US (including Puerto Rico). A study by The National Mentoring Partnership states only 2% of…
TAAF Board members Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Joe Tsai, and Jerry Yang discuss the importance of leveraging collective power to enact inclusive change so AAPIs can break through corporate barriers and build stronger partnerships at the TAAF x Forbes event Read the full article here
By any measure, Toto Wolff has leadership figured out. After winning eight consecutive Formula 1 Constructors’ Championships from 2014 to 2021, the team principal and CEO of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team has been arguably the most successful leader in the history of the sport. Wolff’s performance has been so…
Melissa Miller is the cofounder and COO of The Mintable. Meaningful, consistent feedback is a key component of a high-performance workplace culture. In a 2022 Gallup survey, employees who received meaningful feedback in the previous week were four times more likely than other employees to be engaged. Employees who received…
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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