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…
Ghosts and goblins are not the only thing scary these days. With the Israel-Gaza war, the barbarity of the Hamas attacks on innocent Israeli citizens just going about their daily lives on October 7th, and the rise in reported hate crimes in the U.S. – especially against people who are…
Multi-generational travel has seen a 40% year over year rise with more and more families experiencing new destinations together. This trend takes family vacations to the next level as it typically comprises of grandparents, children, grandchildren, cousins, aunts, uncles and even great-grandparents. The recent rise in this trend is partly…
The official public inquiry into the U.K. Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic was never going to be especially comforting. But the picture that has emerged this week is highly disturbing. Through WhatsApp messages and emails exchanged between ministers and officials as well as evidence given to the inquiry, which…
Natapree Pichaironarongsongkram is the managing director of Supatra Group, a Thailand-based company that counts businesses spanning mass river transit, real estate, hospitality, tourism and advertising. Started in 1920 by Natapree’s great-grandmother, Supatra Group has since then been passed down to generations of women, who turned the humble ferry service into…
The competition for coveted spots at top U.S. colleges and universities is fierce, and students must start earlier than ever before to build their application profiles and hone their skills and passions. However, as the admissions process becomes increasingly complex, many students and families struggle to know where to begin—what…
“We need a resilience that is forward-looking—that is fundamentally creative,” Drucker Forum announced in the abstract by Julia Kirby, “Creative Resilience: Leading In An Age of Discontinuity.” It continued: “But in joining Schumpeter’s call for creative dynamism we are also optimistic that organizations need not be destroyed in the process…A…
A senior leadership team at a medical device company received results from an annual company culture survey and the feedback was disappointing. Employee comments highlighted a lack of trust in senior leadership, frustration with heavy workloads and shrinking resources, and a desire for streamlined processes and less complexity. Understandably, senior…
The logic of the free market, in the case of schooling, fails on its own terms. Public school advocates have long argued that attempts to inject free market ideology and mechanics into education are misguided and destructive because the free market is a bad fit for universal public education. But…
Professional women who seek to advance their careers face challenges in a workplace that struggles to support and promote them. Gender bias, still prevalent across all industries, results in an unlevel playing field that is difficult for women to navigate successfully. This bias contributes to a more difficult climb to…
We may think parenting is an innate or natural ability because nature dictates that every species instinctually does what is best for its offspring. But that is not how it works in modern parenting. There are over four billion parents in the world right now, and each has a different…
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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