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…
“There are two ways of spreading light,” wrote Edith Wharton. “To be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” Early in her life Marcia Cross connected with two women, both named Betsy, who would present that mirror and it changed her world in profound ways. When she was in…
Business leaders have faced extraordinary challenges over the past several years. Pandemic-related demand changes, workflow shifts, persistent inflation and a tight labor market have left business leaders zigzagging through crisis after crisis. The pace has been unrelenting.But we risk getting swept away if we're constantly hopping from one precarious rock…
Located innocuously on the edge of Gerald R Ford International Airport, the West Michigan Aviation Academy is a remarkable example of how good a charter school can be. Now in its 13th year, the school has grown to 620 students from grades 9 to 12. The first thing you notice…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced it’s awarding an estimated $262.5 million, pending the availability of funds, over the next five years to establish a national network of 13 infectious disease forecasting and analytics centers. The effort is being led by the CDC’s Center for Forecasting…
Do you trust AI? We all know that AI, rapidly developing as it’s been, is still an unreliable partner as we scour the universe for answers, data, information, and sources. 70% of AI output is suspect. By many experts’ accounts, up to 70% of AI’s output is or tends to…
AI Business Transformation Will Be Built On The Enterprise LLM AI remains top of mind for many business and industry leaders, and the sector shows no signs of slowing down regarding investment and funding. Most recently, the generative AI startup Writer announced that it raised $100 million dollars and series…
Daniel Kahneman's book, "Thinking, Fast and Slow," remains a captivating read, though it predates the era of AI/ML. Kahneman's exploration of system one and system two thinking aptly delineates the intricacies of cognitive processes (albeit with slightly different neural wiring). The convergence of these two cognitive modes plays a pivotal…
With mounting economic uncertainty causing many employers to pull back on hiring plans, the job market appears to have cooled from its red-hot pandemic recovery pace earlier in the year. Hiring fell 3.6% in August across almost all sectors compared to July, making it the third month in a row…
We've all had that boss, the one who makes work life so much harder than it needs to be. We all swear we'd never do the same if we were in charge, right? Then, one day, you become the boss — and gasp: you've become the nightmare! Or is that…
After co-founding one of the most amazing organizations and events to support Black women in entrepreneurship, Esosa (Ighodaro) Johnson is launching AcceleratorCON, an accelerator event that aims to disrupt system-level biases by providing startups access to resources, capital and networks they need to grow successfully. I first met Johnson in…
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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