The responsibilities of owning a business or leading a team are substantial, from making the right choices when strategically planning,...
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On the immensely popular HBO show Silicon Valley, there’s a scene in the first season that is a very poignant...
In a world where leadership is one of the most important roles to be undertaken, it is essential that employees and employers be realistic when it comes to appointing a leader. We are well past the days of starting work in the mail room and working your way up to...
Company culture is about more than everyone getting along or creating a fun environment to work in. Instead, the culture...
How business etiquette is different in different cultures: International business travel can be complicated enough at the best of times,...
Antiquated, a bit rusted, perpetually sinking and, by U.S. Navy standards, understaffed, the U.S.S. Blakely (FF-1072) should have been one of the worst ships in the fleet. But she wasn’t. The Little Ship That Could Twenty-five years ago the U.S.S. Blakely was decommissioned, struck from the U.S. Navy’s list of...
Analysing the magic ingredients for courageous leadership inspired by a quote from effective leader Winston Churchill. Success is not final,...
I’ve learned so much over the last few years. When I was in school I used to sell things on...
We often hear the words leader and manager substituted for each other. Or they are compared with the leader coming out in a much more positive light than a manager. Are they different? Absolutely! Is one better than the other? Absolutely not! To effectively run a business, we need to...
Knowledge management is not a new concept, and a review of the literature indicates that “for hundreds of years, owners...
Leadership comes with many responsibilities; being authentic, having integrity, leading by example, to name just a few. We have high...
Leadership is one of the most important phenomena in social interactions. Mills (2005) in his book, ‘Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live‘, acknowledges that the importance of leadership could be examined from both political and commercial views, and provides numerous examples in government and business. From a political viewpoint, he gives an...
Busy people are always seeking new ways to maximize productivity, and business owners and entrepreneurs are some of the most...
I thought I had it going on. I’ve held marketing management positions in the technology industry for 25 years. I...
This past summer, I was a panelist at the Exploring Corporate Social Responsibility event sponsored by a university in New York City. The conference provided an overview of how entrepreneurs and business leaders are involved in developing and executing strategies around corporate social responsibility. Although many corporations include social responsibility...
I have recently published my first book and it is called “Leadership Attitude: How Mindset and Action Can Change Your...
Professor Amy J. C. Cuddy leading expert regarding body-language. She is the Hellman Faculty Fellow at the Harvard Business School’s...
Lots of people have great ideas. And, you can find lots of folks who are willing to invest in those great ideas, if presented to them at the right time with the right amount of passion. Then there are those of us who want to take on introducing a great...
Transformational leaders have been posited to impact an organization’s culture, structure, and strategy. These types of leaders manifest themselves as...
How to split equity among co-founders and business partners. “Let’s keep it simple,” said Merrily to her partner, Anson. “I...
