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…
Wetteny Joseph is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company. He has come a long way from his childhood in Haiti, and it hasn’t been easy–he sometimes gave himself pep talks as the only Black person in a room–but he values the…
Telecommunications giant Verizon has announced it’s teaming up with edX, the global online learning platform developed in 2012 by Harvard and MIT, to offer free access to more than 250 courses in several high-demand areas such as artificial intelligence, business, coding, communication, data, finance, and IT. Under the new partnership,…
Navigating the intricate maze of today’s professional realm, it’s not uncommon to occasionally be on the receiving end of disagreements or confrontations. Imagine starting your day with a particularly terse or simply rude email from a coworker criticizing your approach to a shared project. Or perhaps you’ve experienced an overtly…
In today’s increasingly diverse and multicultural global corporate world, handling workplace conflict is an essential skill for leaders. Where a diverse group of people works together, conflicting ideas and opinions are bound to arise, and unresolved conflicts can harm individuals, teams, and the organization. To be an effective leader in…
Financial institutions spend a lot of money on the data and analytics needed to assess the creditworthiness of their customers. In fact, the global financial analytics market was valued at $7.6 billion in 2020, and is projected to reach $19.8 billion by 2030, according to Allied Market Research. The cost…
In March of 2019, Mark Zupan, President of Alfred University in New York, offered a $1 million wager to Clayton Christensen, the former Harvard Business professor and author. Years earlier, Christensen earned notoriety for predicting that more than half of all American colleges would close within a decade. Zupan was…
SINGAPORE (October 12, 2023) – In a dramatic shift in the pecking order at the top, Mukesh Ambani reclaims the No. 1 position on the 2023 Forbes list of India’s 100 Richest. The collective wealth of India’s 100 Richest was flat at $799 billion this year. The list is available…
An approach that’s worked in colleges and workplaces can be brought into K-12 schools with great effect on girls’ persistence in STEM. Women comprise only 28% of the STEM workforce in the United States. And a recent survey by MetLife found that women in STEM were nearly twice as likely…
This is my 12th post on A.I. since April alone. If there’s one theme that has run through them, it’s the future: how A.I. will change business, how A.I. will change leadership, skills we will need for A.I., potential pitfalls of A.I., potential rewards of A.I., getting organizations ready for…
Stakes are high as the second-highest largest lottery prize in the U.S. is expected to draw numbers tonight. After an unsuccessful draw on Monday night, the $1.73 billion estimated jackpot is still up for grabs with a lump sum cash value of $756.6 million before taxes. For individuals and business…
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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