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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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Founder Mode Means Being a Strategic Micromanager — Here’s Why That’s Actually a Good Thing
Founder mode is the latest trend making waves in the business world. While some have voiced their agreement, others claim it's merely a buzzword that justifies toxic leadership behavior. To recap, co-founder of Y Combinator Paul Graham penned an essay advocating for "founder mode," which entails a founder-CEO being involved…
Skip the Elevator Pitch — Use This Powerful Tool Instead
There are two ways I can introduce myself.I could give you the LinkedIn version: For the past 15 years, I've been the founding executive director of Babson College's Institute for Social Innovation, which amplifies the mission to educate entrepreneurial leaders to create social and economic value simultaneously. A leader in…
1 in 3 Americans Reject Dream Jobs Over Poor Health Benefits
A new survey has revealed one in three Americans would turn down a dream job if it didn't offer good health insurance options.The poll of 2,000 U.S. adults found three-quarters (73%) consider healthcare options an important factor if they were looking for a new job, and 63% wouldn't be afraid…
How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Overdone Authenticity
Thought leadership is one of the most robust marketing strategies for long-term growth for entrepreneurs. When leaders invest the time and budget to strengthen their personal branding through thought leadership, it grows their business opportunities.According to a study by Semrush, 91.4% of organizations that engage in thought leadership create articles…
Big Four Research on Election 2024: Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG
The Big Four consulting firms, Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young (EY), and KPMG, collectively employed more than 1.5 million people last year.Deloitte is the biggest, with $65.1 billion in global revenue in 2023 compared to PwC's $53 billion, EY's $49.4 billion, and KPMG's $36.4 billion.These firms, which lead in…
How Accountability Fuels Personal and Professional Growth
"[He/she/they] that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." — Benjamin Franklin"The who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it." — Lou Holtz"Wisdom stems from personal accountability. We all make mistakes; own them…learn from them. Don't throw…
Why Extreme Customer Service Will Spark Business Domination
To create customer loyalty and use extreme customer service as a competitive force to dominate your market, you must follow a multistep process that begins with creating a baseline of satisfactory customer service.So, let's start there.Creating a satisfied customer is straightforward and achievable. It depends on four fundamentals that have…
I Quit My Job and Started a Business That’s Made $4 Million
This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Courtney Allen. Allen is the founder and CEO of 16x9, a global presentation design agency, and is based in Seoul, Korea. Learn how she turned her freelancing gigs on Upwork into a multimillion-dollar business.The piece has been edited for length and…
Why Great Leaders Embrace Broad Thinking
Managers are often promoted to senior roles based on their ability to fix problems. However, as enterprise leaders, they must focus less on solving problems and more on defining which problems the organization should be tackling.This means having the willingness and patience to step back and ask, "What problem are…
5 Foolproof Strategies to Help You Let Go and Trust Your Team
Delegation in your business requires you to step back, and this is a very scary thing to do. We, as entrepreneurs, also have the mentality that if we let go of our control, things will fall apart. Actually, it is the contrary. When you trust your team and give them…
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