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…
There are several steps in personal growth that go along with growing a successful business. From self-awareness to risk tolerance, many of the buzzwords in entrepreneurship actually come from popular psychology. Having a working knowledge of how an entrepreneurial mind processes information is a good start to figuring out whether…
Written by Laura Rocha Co-founder and CEO of Dathic The U.S. is the market where everyone wants to play and win. With almost $16 trillion in personal consumption expenditures,1 the United States is the world’s largest consumer market. From the smallest to the largest consumer companies, everyone dreams to play…
Accenture recently announced a $3B investment in AI to help companies build a strong technology foundation and advance the skills needed to achieve greater growth, efficiency, and future resilience. I met with Muqsit Ashraf, lead for Accenture Strategy, to discuss his take on how generative and other AI will permanently…
The Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, sets out standards for accessible design, among other things. Non-compliance with this Act can be costly for businesses, with fines ranging from $55,000 to $150,000. All public and private entities with a digital presence are required to meet the standards set out in…
Before Protect Black Women was a proliferated catchphrase used as a hashtag on social media, Essence magazine created a complete enterprise based on this revolutionary ethos before the internet community articulated the sentiment. Clarence O. Smith, Denise M. Clark, Cecil Hollingsworth, Jonathan Blount, and Edward Lewis founded Essence Communications Inc.…
Justin Belmont is Founder & CEO of Prose, a leading content marketing agency that has powered 1,000+ brands for over a decade. We are still in the early days of the AI revolution. Many organizations are still playing around with this technology and figuring out how to work it into…
Steve Harris is a Business Strategist & Executive Coach. He's the CEO of TSHC, a High Performance Coaching Company in Dallas, Texas. Welcome to my journey as a thought leader in today's bustling and ever-evolving digital landscape. Over the years, I've learned that magnetic messaging—the ability to attract and keep…
DEI fatigue is increasingly a reason for the ongoing divestment from diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. I spoke to four leaders to dissect the complex dynamics of DEI fatigue, unraveling the genuine exhaustion felt by DEI practitioners from the more resistant stances cleverly positioned as fatigue. As I explore these…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced awards totaling $24 million in first-year funding to establish several Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence. According to an NIH news release, the grants are expected to last seven years and total as much as $168 million, pending the availability of funds.…
Simplicity is the goal of every design, but sometimes complexity is part of the puzzle. The design and delivery of the F-35 Lightning fighter aircraft is one such example. For starters, in addition to Lockheed, the lead contractor, there were two other prime contractors and scores of subcontractors. Multiple nations…
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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