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Zoom’s Return-To-Office Could Doom The Company
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…
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Has NFL Star Jonathan Taylor Literally Run Out Of Options?
One of the controversies in the runup to this NFL season has come from the league’s running backs who have criticized how contract negotiations between teams and the league's top rushers have been going. For example, Saquon Barkley, Tony Pollard and Josh Jacobs have failed to negotiate extensions to their…
3 Leadership Lessons For Effectively Managing Remote Teams
Even as bankers urge companies, especially publicly traded, to return to their sprawling office complexes because commercial loan delinquency rates are the highest since the pandemic began, remote work is now firmly embedded in work culture. While financial puppeteers pull market strings on the ground, there's no question that workers…
5 Ways The Toxic Workplace In Education Is Destroying Its Own Mission
Education as a profession has hit a 50-year low, with record numbers of educators calling it quits—or wanting to. Is the system killing the survivors? It’s that time of year again: back to school for America’s students, teachers, counselors, administrators and support staff. But for many schools, it’s not back…
3 Strategies to Boost Employee Engagement at Your Company
Employees seem to be following a pattern of professional detachment. Since the beginning of 2020, Gallup's worker engagement polls have shown steady employee-organization distancing. In the last three years, employee engagement levels dropped four percentage points. Given it can take nearly six months to break even after hiring and onboarding…
3 Financial Strategies For Entertainment Entrepreneurs And Creators
There's no shortage of opportunities to make a bag in the fast-paced world of independent artists, influencers, and content creators. However, the fear of partners and third parties stealing your hard-earned money is a real thing in our community. We've all heard stories of iconic artists and groups like NWA,…
3 Things Every High School Senior Should Know Before Applying To Ivy League Schools
Ivy League universities are renowned for their academic excellence, rich histories, and unparalleled networking opportunities. However, the application process for Ivy League schools is more competitive than ever before, requiring students and parents to take a strategic and proactive approach in order to build a standout applicant profile. If your…
Why Empathy is Crucial to Your Success in the Business World
Empathy is the transformative force in business and life that allows leaders and managers to empower those around them. Beyond numbers and profits, understanding and connecting with others on an emotional level is a hallmark of exceptional leadership. This article delves into the power of empathy in the business arena…
4 Natural, Non-Pushy Ways To Better Engage Your Business’ Community
Businesses don’t exist in a vacuum. Every company, no matter what its niche, is part of a broader community that includes its partners, customers and even other businesses in its industry and geographic area. That’s a lot of people that you can (and should) connect with on a regular basis…
The Worst Possible Way You Can Make A Customer Feel (and How To Avoid It)
If only I could share with you the variety of cringe-worthy customer service moments I uncover as a customer service consultant and turnaround expert! But, of course, I need to tread cautiously here as I don't want to risk violating client confidentiality.Let's just say there are many different ways companies…
1+3 Is A Winner In Building Strong Startup Brands
“World-leading businesses think about what the brand stands for, what it stands against and where it should go next.” So says Interbrand introducing its 2023 survey of best global brands. Wondering what a brand is worth? The Interbrand report rates the top 100 brands for 2023 and estimates their value.…
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