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…
Jennifer Dill is the Director of Human Resources at Data Innovations LLC. Becoming a new people manager can play a pivotal role in your career. It's a role that comes with its unique set of challenges and responsibilities, not the least of which is leading with authenticity. "Authenticity" may be…
Michelle Ebanks, the newly appointed President and CEO of the Apollo joins Forbes reporter Rosemarie Miller in an insightful conversation to discuss what's ahead for the Apollo and how it is bolstering its approach to engaging with creative talents. Read the full article here
Artificial Intelligence has crossed over into the mainstream. In my house, my daughter and I recently used ChatGPT to brainstorm a campaign slogan for her upcoming run for fifth grade class representative. Meanwhile, across the nation, AI is drawing drawing scrutiny from Congress, setting college faculty on edge, and raising…
While touring Smosh’s 17,000 square foot studio, co-founder Anthony Padilla points out an old article framed on the wall that feels both poetic and ironic to read today. It’s from Time Magazine’s “2006 Person of the Year” which celebrated YouTube creators like Padilla and co-founder Ian Hecox as the platform’s…
New educational models fill the talent gap for employers and the opportunity gap for workers. Nearly 400 years after Harvard, our nation’s first university, opened its doors in 1636, postsecondary education in the United States has remained oddly frozen in time. Considering the extraordinary technological changes that have transformed society…
Despite massive investment and c-suite agenda prominence, digital transformation initiatives are sliding from trumpeted strategic imperative to the latest “over-budget, underwhelming IT project” status. KPMG’s 2023 US Technology Survey revealed a majority of US businesses have not “increased performance or profitability from digital transformation investments” over the past two years.…
Chris d’Eon, Deon Direct, is a marketing educator and consultant. He teaches at Birdrock Training. Co-author of “Leads Good, Sales Better. In the world of marketing, AI once promised a revolution, offering the potential to generate content at incredible speed and reduced costs. However, the initial excitement faded as the…
Just five years ago, no one would have thought that working from home would become such a promising avenue for making money. But thanks to the rise of remote freelance careers, many professionals are avoiding the dread of long commutes and unnecessary office antics. Instead, they’re discovering the joys of…
Since the early 20th century, Hollywood and its global distribution juggernaut has helped promote a fascination with ‘American life’ across the world. And while this may more often than not provide a rather glorified perspective, there’s no doubt of its influence in popular culture. Social media may have evened the…
If you speak a second (or third or fourth...) language, you may be way ahead in terms of your cognition and your career. And if you don’t, it may be an especially good investment of your time and effort—because the payoffs for being bi-lingual or multi-lingual are significant in terms…
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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