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…
For a company’s internal communications team, collaborating with an external agency on specific projects can infuse fresh perspectives and creative firepower. To help spark innovative ideas and ensure messages resonate effectively with employees, outside agency partners may take on certain aspects of a project’s execution that fall outside of a…
The key to building successful teams isn't bringing together a group of all-stars and asking them to accomplish a goal. I have experienced firsthand the joy of seeing a group of individuals come together to experience immense team success and the frustration of leading a team of talented individuals that…
Michael is a human resource consultant with Insperity. He specializes in team building, employee engagement and performance improvement. Age 65 does not mean retirement for many Americans. Seniors are the fastest-growing segment of the American workforce, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) first reported in 2017. In fact, in 2021, the BLS projected…
When California Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA) first took office in 2013, he was the only Indian American serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, a chamber comprised of 435 members. A mere decade later, that number has surged fivefold with Shri Thanedar’s election to the House of Representatives last year.…
As he prepares to spend $500 million on AI over the next four years, Qualtrics CEO Zig Serafin already has an incredible asset to leverage: what he says is the world’s largest database of human sentiment. “We help companies understand their customers,” he says, “to know what customers are thinking,…
Gen Zs are taking work by storm—with increased demands and heightened expectations. They also have tremendous job mobility and majorities of them say they are likely to quit or hop to new jobs for all kinds of reasons. This is critical because the labor shortage makes all workers important—and especially…
With the likes of Waymo, Tesla and Cruise continuing to invest heavily in driverless cars – future cityscapes that were once only conjured within the imaginitive realms of science fiction appear to be hurtling ever closer to becoming a brave new reality. On the surface, autonomous vehicles would seem to…
Fall is here and the year is in full swing—making it the perfect time to up your game, increase your performance and amplify your success. Fascinating data suggests exercising—especially in the morning—may be a near-panacea for success. Specifically, when you exercise in the morning it impacts your productivity and achievement…
If there’s one thing corporate leaders hate, it’s the prospect of losing money. And loss is what they see when they survey the recent wreckage of companies that took a stance on social or political issues. First, there was Bud Light, whose recruitment of a transgender social media influencer backfired…
I was sitting in the auditorium at a German army base in Pfullendorf a couple of weeks ago where I was helping lead a workshop for leaders of the United States’ 7th Army Training Command when one of my fellow presenters made a very powerful statement. “There’s no course you…
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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