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…
Are AI content generators the end of our ability to think and write—or a tool to take these skills further? The genie’s out of the bottle. The cat’s out of the bag. Pandora’s box has been flung wide open. Whatever your preferred metaphor to describe something that can’t be reversed,…
As we navigate the complex labyrinth of problem-solving, we often find ourselves stuck in the monochromatic monotony of a single perspective. Edward De Bono, a pioneer in the field of lateral and creative thinking, offers a vibrant palette to paint our thought process - the "Six Thinking Hats".Practically, this means…
Stating the obvious here: DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion) programming is being challenged (and some may even say attacked) like never before. It has even become a campaign issue with some lawmakers seeking to ban DEI altogether. Corporate DEI budgets continue to get sliced and pared down and DEI professionals…
Bold, assertive self-confidence can be conceptualized as an unshakable faith in one's abilities, skills and competence. It's a firm conviction in one's potential to navigate obstacles, achieve set objectives and make informed decisions. More than simple self-assurance, bold, assertive self-confidence involves proactive action based on your deeply held beliefs, instilling…
"It’s happening, and it will transform your operations and strategy”. In 2015, a Harvard Business Review article made that very prediction about industrial 3D printing: the process of creating a physical object from a 3D digital model. In the article, which was called "The 3-D Printing Revolution", author Richard D’Aveni…
When Tim Reynolds was exiting a holiday party on December 14, 2000, the then-34-year-old, multi-millionaire co-founder of global proprietary trading firm Jane Street Capital was, by anyone's estimation, winning at life.Tim's wife, Caroline, had just given birth to their third child and his firm was on its way to eventually…
The belief that parents – not the state or a city or a school district, but those who actually know and care for kids – are the best judges of how to meet a child’s educational needs is clear and straightforward. It’s not a revolutionary thought, or at least it…
A new study has found that deep-sea mining may pose a big threat to tuna species moving into the eastern Pacific Ocean as climate change pushes them into the open ocean. Dr Diva Amon, a scientific researcher at the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Barbara…
Elizabeth Holmes' prison sentence has been shortened to 9 1/2 years, according to records from the Bureau of Prisons, per Insider Business. She began what was supposed to be her 11-year prison sentence on May 30 despite her last-ditch efforts to remain free on bail. She is now set to…
Earlier this year, I wrote a Forbes column explaining how corporate leaders should motivate their employees. It answered the age-old question: What makes a great manager? The column draws on the seminal work of Frederick Herzberg, who published Work and the Nature of Man in 1966. Herzberg wrote one of…
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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