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…
Nearly one in four Americans over 18 say they often or always feel lonely. Wow. That’s why Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says the United States is in the throes of a loneliness “epidemic”. If a leader is grappling with loneliness, it’ll effect not only themselves but of course their team…
The company planning to merge with Trump Media & Technology Group, owner of Truth Social, spent $10.8 million on legal fees related to government investigations in 2021 and 2022, according to an amended financial statement Digital World Acquisition C Read the full article here
An emerging trend points towards a reliance on skills-based hiring, and a departure from traditional résumés, based on new research. Over 70% of survey respondents stated that skills-based hiring is more effective than relying on résumés, according to a report published by Test Gorilla - representing a more effective, efficient…
I’ve known him only a few years, but my ties to Joe Strechay are strong. First and foremost, we’re both members of the Blind and low vision community. Second, I first learned about him in 2019 when, while covering Apple’s glitzy media event at Apple Park where the company launched…
It’s hard work to build a company, and there are many trap doors along the way. But if you make it past the risks of start-up and the grind of business growth, you’ll reach a certain level of success that feels comfortable. It’s then that you will have to decide…
Over the last five years, TikTok has cemented its place as a social media powerhouse— and the platform is no longer reserved for dance challenges and lip-syncing. It’s a place where people discuss and dissect different aspects of their lives from weight loss and dating to intimate details of their…
Last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Delete Act into law. The Delete Act aims to enhance the consumers privacy rights already enacted through the California Consumer Privacy Act. I spent some time chatting with Dan Draper, CEO, and founder of CipherStash - a data security company that utilizes…
As a psychology graduate of HBCU Clark Atlanta University, Jabbar Williams prides himself on being a serial entrepreneur. As he describes, he entered the "infamous rat race working in corporate America," employed within the finance sector for 16 years as a branch manager but maintained other ventures outside of work.…
A nine-figure acquisition is probably big news in any market. In education, is quite nearly seismic. As such, there’s little question that the deal announced this week for the public company Instructure (NYSE: INST) to acquire Parchment, will reverberate. The published price tag for the deal is approximately $795 million.…
Higher education is getting at least three things right as colleges and universities pivot to confront some of the greatest challenges in the nation’s history. First, despite its many challenges and need for self-reform, the system works in important ways. As The Hechinger Report has noted, people with education beyond…
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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