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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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Transform Your Team With This Ancient (but Powerful) Leadership Method
Leadership — a dynamic, hard-to-tame beast that we all have to deal with. Do we agree? How would you feel if I said that there is some form of Greek secret from ancient times that is just lying around our nose and maybe around the corner? This could change the…
How This Millionaire Investor Became the World’s Fastest Marathoner Over 50
Ken Rideout was a hard-charging, money-minting Wall Street player until a series of financial crises and opioid addiction almost ruined him. But rather than succumb to the demons of drug abuse and economic ruin, Rideout rode out the storm."Every time I've been in the depths of hell, I've turned it…
Adam Grant: These 3 Steps Will Help Fight Employee Burnout
Let's face it — U.S. workers are burned out.Research from Aflac on the stress levels of U.S.-based workers found that over 50% of respondents experienced burnout in 2023, and nearly 75% reported having moderate stress levels at work.But organizational psychologist and bestselling author Adam Grant, a go-to expert for mindset…
Why Successful Brands Should Embrace Radical Transparency
In today's marketplace, consumer trust has become paramount for businesses seeking lasting success. A study by Edelman found that 81% of buyers cite brand trust as a deciding factor in their loyalties and purchasing behaviors. With the proliferation of information sources, companies can no longer maintain opaque practices obscuring key…
AI vs. Humans — Why Humans Will Win in Content Creation
AI tools have the potential to improve marketing efficiency and innovation, but leaders must understand what can be outsourced to technology and what requires a human touch. If you're talking about more detailed and technical content assets, these must be developed with the significant control and insight that only human…
It’s a Data-Driven World — But I Say Listen to Your Gut Instead
Fresh or frozen? That was the million dollar question facing restaurateur Danny Meyer following a searing New York Times review. The local rag had torn into Meyer's slowly growing Shake Shack empire — then about 30 restaurants — for serving frozen french fries. Pride wounded, Meyer quickly switched to fresh…
What Happened to Bantam Bagels? Founder Reveals Her Struggle
In 2013, Elyse Oleksak, co-founder of Bantam Bagels, got a call from her husband Nick about a bite-sized snack that would set some big plans in motion. "Mini bagels stuffed with cream cheese," Oleksak recalls him saying in her recently released memoir A Shark Ate My Bagel: How We Built…
How to Tell If You’re Destined for Leadership
There are many schools of thought regarding leadership. An online search for the best leadership styles and the top leadership qualities will produce pages of articles. And here's another one, right? Not quite. This article will not tell you how to be a great leader; it will tell you whether…
Prioritizing Your Employees’ Well-being Is the Smartest Business Decision You Can Make — Here’s How.
Employee wellness is more important than ever in today's fast-paced work environment. With my six years of experience leading the Cymbiotika team, I've learned employee wellness is more important than ever.Businesses prioritizing their staff's health and well-being see increased productivity, morale and overall job satisfaction, according to a 2016 article…
How to Better Manage Your Brand’s Reputation in the Digital Age
It was a salutary tale of how not to do reputation management. The skincare brand Sunday Riley was forced to settle with the Federal Trade Commission after its leadership had directed employees to post fake reviews to the influential Sephora website and dislike negative reviews to have them taken down.…
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