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I posted the above quote from Henry David Thoreau on my Instagram account today. It makes me think, and I...
The importance of vision and strategy from the point of view of a former US Naval officer. Long before strategic execution became one of the top concerns of business leaders and even before a genuine and bloody Global War on Terrorism began, a senior U.S. military leader and theorist defined...
With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing upon us, I’ve been thinking a lot about what an amazing...
How business etiquette is different in different cultures: International business travel can be complicated enough at the best of times,...
How do you incentivize people to do a good job? How do you keep them motivated? It would be nice if incentivization were simple, but it’s not. What motivates people is one of the biggest questions of leadership. There are no straightforward answers because human beings are complex. Getting them...
Despite their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, many companies are blamed for societal issues. According to a recent report by...
Sales professionals searching for insight into prospective clients would be wise to think of themselves as detectives. The more research...
The ultimate guide on why flexible and adaptive leadership is essential. When we embark on a career, we usually do so intending to work our way to the top of our chosen field. In the early days, it is easy to think that you need to keep working your way...
“Leadership is doing the right things; management is doing things right.” – Peter Drucker Although leadership and management are intermingled terminologies,...
Humans make mistakes. And a leader, whose primary responsibility is decision-making, will make more mistakes than others. There’s no shame...
Imagine you have a chance to start all over — a chance to change the way you do things in order to find success. I am always fascinated by the daily routines of successful people. One of my favorite quotes says, “Successful people don’t do what others are not doing....
Effective ways to expand your business: Running your own business can be both exciting and overwhelming. Whether it is building...
A CEO Recently Asked Me What Effective Work Cultures of the Future Would Look Like… My answer was simple: The...
Stakeholder interaction is just one of the more vital elements of leadership. There are many benefits to determining and learning more about your stakeholders, as well as deficits to not engaging with them. A failure to comprehend their requirements can lead to blind spots for supervisors and executives, which can...
We’ve all seen toxic players in our organizations over the years – players who demean, discount, and dismiss others at...
If you are going to be hiring an executive, you want someone on your team who is going to add...
Many people that sell their time to create an income struggle to do things that don’t create revenue because, after all, there are only so many hours in the day. Yet we are told to add value at every turn, and we want to, but if we don’t get paid...
We’re all going to die. Morbid subject, right? Since we’re all going to end up there, isn’t it worth spending...
Disclaimer: This is a sponsored ad. Did you know nearly one-third of Americans have not put together a plan for...
