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…
After pocketing $1 billion from sale of stake in hospital chain Manipal Health Enterprises to Temasek, healthcare and education tycoon Ranjan Pai sees niche in deploying “confidence capital” to entrepreneurs through new family office. It’s only been a few weeks since Ranjan Pai pocketed roughly $1 billion in cash from…
A must-have characteristic of a great, trusted leader is conviction. Conviction is an often overlooked basis for trust. According to DDI's Global Leadership Forecast 2023 report, less than half of employees (46%) and only a third (32%) trust that their senior management will do what's right. In other words, they…
As I write this, it’s just a few short days until Apple’s next special event, during which it’s widely expected—obviously so, if you pay attention to patterns—the company will introduce the next generation iPhone. One of the marquee features of this new line of iPhones is the switch from Lightning…
The war against Ukraine was already underway when SOC Prime, a cybersecurity tech company, was founded in 2015. Three individuals from Ukraine, who already had a good reputation in Eastern Europe but nearly unknown beyond its borders, decided to embark on a mission to change the game in cyber defense.…
This is this week’s ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world’s top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors straight to your inbox. Click here to get on the newsletter list! What’s in a name? Patriarchal social norms, according to a new Pew Research survey that came out this…
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is the most radical film ever released by a major Hollywood studio. It is also one of the most successful. With a global box office of $1.36 billion and counting, it is the highest-grossing film of the year as of this writing. These facts—Barbie’s radical nature and…
As a 15-year publicist, I can tell you that simplistic, feel-good adages don't always hold true. Not all press is good press; in fact, in our current culture of basically everything going online instantaneously — whether it's true or not, confirmed or not — bad press can be quite damaging,…
NextGen Healthcare, Inc., a cloud-based healthcare technology solution provider, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo. In the short term, the actions of Thoma Bravo will not impact NextGen's customers. However, customers should closely monitor Thoma Bravo's next moves…
A new school year is beginning! Whether it’s your first year at college or your last, the choices you make in the first days or weeks can shape the rest of your academic experience. What mistakes can you avoid? And what are some of the best choices for students aiming…
In a connected and digital world, consumers aren't interested in just the products they're buying – they want to know the faces behind them.Entrepreneurs today have corporate social responsibility. Profit results from motivated employees, loyal customers and new investors wanting to be involved with a business that is mindful of…
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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