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Company culture is about more than everyone getting along or creating a fun environment to work in. Instead, the culture...
Growing attention has been paid to the knowledge economy in today’s business environments, where the foundations of economy are largely based on creating and trading knowledge. It is believed that the knowledge economy is facilitated by a transformation of top management executives’ approach to managing human assets as knowledge holders....
Expressing gratitude has been proven to be a very powerful characteristic in a leader. Highly productive and engaged staff like...
How do you incentivize people to do a good job? How do you keep them motivated? It would be nice...
Recently I spent a bit of time in New York City, a favourite city of mine. It’s always great to be there, but this visit was particularly sweet. Along with attending a neuroleadership conference, I also attended the International Stevie Awards gala night. I was excited that we were finalists...
We receive many words of wisdom and advice from our mentors and colleagues regarding how to find happiness in our...
How to keep customers loyal by using handwritten thank you cards. When I started working for Ben Bridge Jeweler in...
Every organisation regardless of size, sector or competitive position in the marketplace, has a set of value statements. These values always include openness, honesty and integrity. The idea is that organisations look to their leaders and employees to embody these values and display these attributes in their everyday behaviour. If...
A CEO Recently Asked Me What Effective Work Cultures of the Future Would Look Like… My answer was simple: The...
Leadership is one of the most important phenomena in social interactions. Mills (2005) in his book, ‘Leadership: How to Lead, How...
Winston Churchill once said that “Failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” The message is that success resides in brushing off defeat and learning from your mistakes in order to propel yourself forward. Having the drive to persevere in the wake of failure is a...
Reams have got written about what entrepreneurs should do when trying to get an enterprise off the ground and grow...
Do you really know how productive you are? Sure, you get stuff done. The end of the day comes around...
How do you define discipline in the corporate context? A harsh sense of order and control? It might surprise you then that the U.S. Military defines and practice discipline in a much more broad sense. Dispense with your pre-conceived notions of drill instructors screaming orders at new recruits. The modern...
What’s your career vision? Perhaps it’s something like “I’m going to be a Vice-President of sales,” or “I’m going to...
Laura Huang is a world-renowned academician who specialises in business administration, so an interview with her was always going to...
Before speaking about the core traits essential for effective leaders, it is necessary to bring up a “weak point” on this discussion: a comprehensive list of such traits could be practically endless. The following researchers suggested their own leadership traits: the founder of the trait theory, Ralph Stogdill, did it...
The ultimate guide on why good leadership matters during times of crisis. Transparent leaders acknowledge that employees and family members...
It was a short flight from Greensboro NC to Chicago IL. In the seat next to me, the woman explained...
