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…
The off Broadway play Dig, now playing at 59e59 Theaters opens in a flower shop in the Midwest with two men talking. Roger, (Jeffrey Bean), the plant shop’s owner and his dear friend, Lou, (Triney Sandoval), his sometime accountant, banter away about the plant that Lou has destroyed and has…
We all face rejection at some stage in our personal and professional lives. The average person will likely receive hundreds of rejections in some manner, in their lifetime. This is compounded by the fact that we are living in times of global crisis, with factors such as the increased cost…
We're nearing winter, and that always reminds me of the importance of mental health. Cold, rain, and lack of sunlight are one thing. Pushing towards the end of the year is another. Organizations may be trying to reach year-long key objectives, teams are pushing to reach quotas, the holidays are…
According to LinkedIn's 2023 Most In-Demand Skills List, which analyzes skills demand according to hiring patterns and data available from LinkedIn job postings, "management" ranked highly as No. 1 in the list. Moreover, management is a term that serves as an umbrella for related skills such as communication and interpersonal…
It’s no secret that women face an array of biases as they navigate the complexities of work. And for decades, the idea of the glass ceiling points to the specific challenge women experience in reaching top executive roles. New research indicates the barrier issue begins much earlier. The 2023 Lean…
U.S. News & World Report recently released its 2024 college rankings – a simultaneously much awaited and dreaded annual moment in the world of elite college admissions. Notable changes in rankings include Dartmouth College, which dropped from No. 12 to No. 18, and University of Chicago, which fell from No.…
Management consulting is one of the great business inventions of the twentieth century. The early twentieth century was a time of corporate growth, consolidation and the creation of true management services. Originally a side business to his law practice in 1926, James O. McKinsey was first to build a company…
As October 10th recognizes World Mental Health Day, chronic stress and burnout continue to sweep through the workplace, and workplace anxiety has become a top occupational hazard. Last year the Surgeon General announced that toxic workplaces are a top five health crisis, that 87% of employees say they’re suffocating in…
Harvard professor Claudia Goldin was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics this morning for her research on women at work. She became the third woman in history to win the prize after Elinor Ostrom in 2009 and Esther Duflo in 2019. The awarding committee gave Goldin the prize “for having…
The wave of enthusiasm for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion that began in 2020 started to wane in mid-2022, and has now turned into significant backlash. Corporate DEI budgets are being slashed, DEI consultancies are shutting down, and DEI initiatives are being attacked at many levels—including the recent Supreme Court decision…
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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