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Company culture is about more than everyone getting along or creating a fun environment to work in. Instead, the culture...
Statistics show that only 11% of start-up businesses have female founders or CEOs. Out of that 11%, only 0.1% manage a global business. Though it is popularly acknowledged that persons of any gender can do most jobs, I’m hard-pressed to think of any career that explicitly requires a specific gender unless it...
When I speak with business owners or managers about leadership and I mention that the most important person they will...
The five most annoying business cliches and phrases to avoid. It is what it is, so don’t drink the Kool-Aid...
Did you know that your body language directly affects your life and career success? It’s true. In an experiment with soccer players, it was found that the stance had a direct bearing on how the player was perceived. Penalty takers with dominant body language were perceived more positively by soccer...
Why do challenges and struggles make some people stronger and make others weaker? How is it that some teams/people come...
How do you know? Writers are a dime a dozen, but the good ones are worth their weight in gold....
Leadership: A tool to achieve success – What is leadership? Webster’s Dictionary defines leadershipi as: The power or ability to lead other people. This traditional definition of leadership is connected to an outdated understanding of what it means to lead. To many, leadership is tied to power, and powerful leaders...
Adam Grant sends a message to the world in his book ‘Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success.‘...
Developing your leadership potential and management skills: What comes to mind when you hear the word leader? Is it the...
Leon Wahler shares new insights into the advantages of challenging the status quo in business and innovation. When I was a student, I had a summer job at a summer camp. During the pre-camp open house, I was giving some of the parents of our campers a tour of the...
The importance of vision and strategy from the point of view of a former US Naval officer. Long before strategic...
There’s a special place at the end of my road – a place where time stands still. Or does it?...
Creativity brings thoughts of artists, however it’s a talent that could add value to anyone who takes the time to refine the skill. Cognitive psychologist Robert J. Sternberg defines creativity as “the process of producing something that is both original and worthwhile.” Here are a few easy ways you can build and...
It’s a simple idea; empower and train your front line leaders to make the right decisions aligned with long-term goals....
Once employers began discovering the benefits of hiring a virtual workforce, the industry grew rapidly—as in 159% between 2005 and...
What to do when dealing with a bad boss. Live long enough, and I guarantee you have had at least one bad boss at one point in your career. We all have. And when faced with this type of experience, what do all those leadership gurus say to us? That...
Forget Enron. Add Nobel Prize winner, economist Milton Friedman, to the list of smartest guys in the room, who said,...
Winston Churchill once said that “Failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” The message is...
