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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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State Attorney Generals’ Warning To CEOs May Chill DEI Initiatives
The July 13 letter (“Letter”) from a group of Republican state attorneys general to Fortune 100 CEOs opens a new, and decidedly challenging, chapter in the evolving relationship between state government and corporate workforce initiatives. The Letter was signed by 13 attorneys general from mostly southern, western and border states.…
How to Stop Inflation From Hurting Your Mom and Pop Shop
Every month, the National Federation of Independent Business asks its members to name their most pressing problem. The survey lists lots of possible answers — taxes, regulations, labor, and more — but as of April, about a quarter of small businesses continue to list inflation at or near the top…
Why The Common App College Essay Can’t Be An Affirmative Action Loophole
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Students for Fair Admissions (SSFA) in their case against Harvard University and University of North Carolina, effectively ending race-conscious admissions in U.S. colleges and universities. As the landmark decision sent shockwaves throughout higher education, universities insisted that they would comply with the Court’s…
The Key to Marketing a Mom and Pop Business
Marketing opportunities are endless, but marketing budgets are finite. Is it better for a mom-and-pop business to put money into online and social media marketing, or to invest in real-life sponsorships and events?As with many things in business, you can only find out through trial and error, says Rus Graham,…
20 Underappreciated Qualities Agency Pros Value In Their Sales Peers
When it comes to hiring salespeople, many companies focus on traditional hard skills and standard qualifications, such as knowledge of specific software, cold-calling experience, project management abilities or certain certifications, to find the best fit for a role. However, making conventional sales skills the top hiring criteria can lead to…
3 Productivity Tips That Turned Me Into a Multimillionaire
Whether you are a business owner or an entrepreneurially-minded employee, staying motivated and productive is the key to success. If you can keep going when everyone else gives up, you will automatically have an advantage. But it can be hard to stay productive, especially when you are not seeing results…
15 Coaches Share Lessons They Learned From Standout Group Sessions
Coaches cherish those extraordinary times when an organizational or team coaching session they are running has a profound impact in both the participants’ lives and the coach’s approach to future group engagements. Such transformative group experiences stand out not only for being highly gratifying, but also because they provide valuable…
5 SWAT Team Practices That Every Leader Should Know
The question of what creates elite performance in a team is a frequent topic for leadership discussions. The strategies and approaches for creating elite performance are myriad, as are the number of "leadership gurus" who, for a price, will teach you their foolproof method for forging a high-performing team.Yet, despite…
This Is Not Just Another Sales Tool
If you're ready to improve your win rate or just stuck, try this one. The easiest position to take in any business case is the status quo. That's a lesson salespeople learn often, and often the hard way. Identifying who in your pipeline is an actual target versus who’s going…
When It Comes To Recruiting, Imagination Beats Precision
CEO at Cielo. Global talent acquisition partner, helping organizations illuminate talent for a brighter future. In the middle of the Great Resignation, researchers from Harvard University and Accenture found that companies were rejecting millions of qualified candidates despite being desperate for workers. What was the problem? While the report uncovered…
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I Asked AI to Create a Plan for a Fake Company — The Results Blew Me Away, But Not in the Way You Might Think
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