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Zoom’s Return-To-Office Could Doom The Company
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…
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How to Leverage the Power of Storytelling in Business Leadership
A seismic shift away from academic knowledge and data dissemination to a more personal, narrative-driven and authentic approach can boost any leader's ability to inspire and influence their stakeholders. In fact, Stanford's Graduate School of Business found that stories are remembered up to 22 times more than facts alone. This…
Mother and Daughter Behind OSEA Talk Success, Growth Secrets
"All good stories start with your grandmother," Jenefer Palmer, founder of Malibu-based skincare and body care brand OSEA, tells Entrepreneur. The story of how her business came to be begins with her own grandmother, who turned to the ocean for healing after an accident left her bedridden with a torn…
Studies Show Women Need Each Other’s Support to Reach Maximum Success — and I’ve Experienced This Firsthand. Here’s How.
Women's History Month comes around every March, and this year, it led me to reflect on my relationships with fellow successful women. There's an urban saying that suggests, "There's a place in hell for women who don't support each other." But why is that? Should women be obliged to assist…
6 Leadership Skills That Can Change the Way You Do Business
When you start a business, play to your strengths. Everyone tells you that, right? But what people don't say is that there will also be a few crucial skills that you never anticipated needing, which you'll have to learn. These skills can vary based on the kind of company you're…
College Friends’ ‘Fun’ Side Hustle Gets Them on ‘Shark Tank’
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features college best friends turned small business owners Jess Blakely and Willow Sprague. Blakely and Sprague founded BarBees, a women-owned business "offering connective and celebratory cocktail classes for any occasion, in any location," in 2019.Image Credit: Courtesy of BarBees. Jess Blakely, left; Willow Sprague, right.…
How To Explain Long-Lead Times to an Antsy Client
There was a time when it was standard in the PR world to wait weeks or even months to learn if a client's news was published. Even the daily newspapers wouldn't "stop the presses" unless a story was earth-shattering. Today, between print, digital and social media, literally any news or…
6 Non-Negotiables for Women in Power
As I've started to reach new growth milestones in my business, I've had this growing realization: Knowing your non-negotiables isn't just important; it's essential. Not having them clear? Well, that's a straight ticket to Discontent City, which, let me tell you, doesn't do any favors for your success, present or…
His Side Hustle Turned Full-Time Business Makes $10M+ a Year
Michael Morgan, now the 25-year-old owner of Iconic Watch Company, sold his first Rolex Submariner when he was just 13 years old — a sale that came about primarily out of boredom. "When you're 12, 13, you usually get bored of things very, very quickly," Morgan tells Entrepreneur. "So within…
How to Make Hard Decisions Or Run The Risk of a Hard Life
Entrepreneurship is an endless series of hard decisions. I'm sure you're facing one right now. Sadly, I can't give you the right answer — but I can offer you something new to consider.To really appreciate this, I first want to tell you about someone who faced a gut-wrenching choice of…
How to Know When to Pivot and When to Persevere in Your Business
Have you ever found yourself at a crossroads with your business plan in hand and worrying about whether to keep going along a familiar path or take a new one? This is the typical dilemma for entrepreneurs: knowing when to make a U-turn and when to keep going. It is…
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