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…
A 2018 study indicated that women's gross earnings dropped substantially after their first child and that mothers earned 20% less than men. So, it would make sense that more working mothers are pursuing entrepreneurship, where they create their career track, often referring to themselves as mompreneurs. However, women face many…
Elon Musk has deemed the words “cis” and “cisgender” slurs on Twitter and warned that anyone who harasses others on Twitter will receive at least temporary suspension. The warning came after a Twitter user complained others had labeled him “cis .” Here’s what the word means and why it has…
This past academic school year, the eight Ivy League institutions – Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Penn, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, and Cornell – enrolled a total of 68,968 undergraduate students — only 5,063 of them were Black. Howard University, a single institution, enrolled 5,916 Black undergrads. It’s one of our nation’s 103…
As any person operating in the digital world will know, you open yourself up to vulnerability, simply by opening an internet browser. But for family offices, this risk is even more pernicious and cybersecurity attacks are increasingly on the rise. As Boston Private points out, ‘Over a quarter (26%) of…
What are your favorite brands to do business with? That’s what we asked more than 1,000 U.S. consumers in our annual customer experience research sponsored by Five9. Specifically, we asked, “What are the top three companies or brands that come to mind when you think of an excellent customer service…
Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas was included in coach Jorge Vilda’s 23-player squad for the upcoming Women’s World Cup, along with three of the 15 players who protested against the country’s federation. Putellas will play at the World Cup, which kicks off on July 20, after the Barcelona player was forced…
A group of medical students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has started an organization that provides free, comprehensive medical school application assistance to aspiring med students who can not afford a professional application consulting service, which often can cost thousands of dollars in fees. The volunteer-driven organization,…
Many newly divorced people receive advice from loved ones and friends to "get back out there" and date right away, advice that is rarely beneficial. Since the fear of not finding a person with whom to spend one's life is real, dating advice makes sense to many people. It also…
We just celebrated Juneteenth last month. It became a federal holiday in 2021 following decades of activism. The call for legislation began in 1968 and ended after a powerful protest walk by “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee from Dallas, Texas to Washington D.C. Despite this landmark decision, pandemic and workplace…
Every workplace mimics an ecosystem, each with its own share of wildlife. The employees scuttle busily in their cubicles; the boss prowls in the corner office, ideas fluttering around like exotic birds; and then there is the micromanager. He is neither a predator nor an endangered species but more 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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