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…
High-functioning depression is often overlooked because it’s common in people who are successful in their careers. According to Talkspace, high-functioning depression “isn’t a clinical term or a diagnosis. Instead, it’s a descriptor for a type of depression with particular symptoms,” it says on the Talkspace site. “While some types of…
Leadership is about inspiring others to do their best in pursuit of a common cause. That’s simple to say, but much harder to achieve. This is because leadership usually involves motivating a diverse group of people, with different agendas, ideas and skills, to work towards a shared goal – a…
Strategic thinking is a critical part of a leader’s role, but here’s the thing; CEOs just don’t have the time for it now. Talking to leaders today, you hear a familiar story of a squeeze on quality strategic thinking time, or ‘STT’. Various surveys stand this up, with one piece…
Business owners are passionate about their ideas and see it as an excellent opportunity to earn a significant income. However, starting a business is only the first step towards achieving financial freedom. It takes years of hard work, smart financial decisions, and a bit of luck to reach a point…
As human beings, we all share the universal desire to be heard, accepted, validated, and understood. No matter what your industry or profession, chances are that at some point in your day, you will come into engagement with another human being, whether that be a client, stakeholder, colleagues, employees, your…
Why don’t people want to return to the office? I’ll bet you have a zillion ideas or reasons. I’ll also bet many of them are due to social anxiety. There are many types of anxiety: · anticipation of danger · anticipation of shame · anticipation of rejection … to name…
“Do you believe now?” Deion Sanders asked the journalist at his post-game presser following his Colorado Buffalo’s upset victory over 17th-ranked TCU on Saturday. Sanders didn’t even give the journalist time to answer because, truth be told, he didn’t really care whether the journalist believed or not as, one by…
Job hopping is nothing new. But it’s becoming increasingly common—mainly due to a tight labor market over the last several years. Over 22% of workers ages 20 and older spent a year or less at their jobs in 2022. That’s the highest percentage with a tenure that short since 2006,…
Here’s one test question that Vivek Ramaswamy may fail to answer correctly: what is the relationship between physical fitness and academic performance? Ramaswamy, who is campaigning to become the Republican Party nominee for the 2024 United States Presidential Election, made a statement on Twitter (now called X) that deserves a…
Everyone knows that generative artificial intelligence (AI) is the hot topic in the workplace right now. The rise in AI has caused a mixture of excitement and fear as it becomes a standard part of our lives. Some say it’s a risk to civilization, while others insist it is transforming…
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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