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…
Positive cash flow is critical to a successful business. Business owners may understand the importance of generating profits; however, focusing on profit alone may lead to the neglect of cash flow. Operating a profitable business requires understanding the difference between cash flow and profit. Cash flow and profit are two…
Elon Musk’s rebranding from “Twitter” to “X” has raised several questions about the future of the platform, the significance of rebranding, and consumer behavior. While this rebranding came as a shock to users, will reflection show that this was a necessary strategic move for the platform in the ever-changing social…
One of the top goals of employees is to get a promotion. Being promoted offers a higher corporate title, enhanced compensation, respect from your peers and the acknowledgment of doing a great job and exceeding expectations. You would think that a promoted person would be happy to stay and grow…
Grocery distribution giant United Natural Foods Inc. named Mario Maffie as its next Chief Information Officer. In addition to leading UNFI’s IT organization, he will oversee critical network systems integration work and help accelerate the use of data to support customers and suppliers. He joins in October, reporting to Chief…
When conflict crops up at work, the impact can be significant, not just for those directly involved, but for teams, and the wider organization. The task of resolving conflict often lands with leaders, or a few specialist staff. This usually makes the skills of managing conflict the responsibility of a…
In 2017, 10-year-old Rohan Satija found himself over 7,000 miles from his home country of New Zealand when his family moved to Austin, Texas for work. Soon after he joined his new school, his unfamiliar surroundings left him feeling out of place. To grapple with feelings of isolation and cultural…
Rosalind “Roz” Brewer became CEO of Walgreens in March 2021. At the time, she was only the third Black woman ever to head a Fortune 500 company on a non-interim basis. Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has announced on its website that Brewer is no longer its top executive. Her departure…
Meet the lean-obsessed leader who broke up GE and changed its playbook on how to win. By Diane Brady To understand how Larry Culp has reshaped GE during his five years as chairman and CEO, consider the star-studded event that he hosted in Manhattan on September 6. The goal was…
As we head into New York Fashion Week (NYFW), let’s hope that things are looking better than last season when it comes to body size representation. Back in Spring, NYFW was getting called out for some of the lowest plus-size visibility on the runway in recent history. Meanwhile Noir Fashion…
Should you run generative AI workloads on premises or in the public cloud? Yes, but your operational maturity and ability to master risk are more critical. Buckets of digital ink have been ladled out of late over whether generative AI applications should run internally or externally. Where GenAI workloads run…
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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