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…
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! Earlier this week, a Fulton County grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump in connection with his efforts…
One of the major goals of brands is to create loyal customers. CMOs aspire to have fans who are passionate in favor of their brands. After all brand fans will not only pay a small premium for their beloved brand but they create word-of-mouth as well as word-of-mouse (online ratings,…
Serving as a corporate director can be fun, rewarding and intellectually stimulating. For the individual board member, it provides an opportunity to leverage expertise and wisdom, and can serve as a useful entree to career-expanding relationships. And sometimes directors can “double their fun” through simultaneous board service on companies that…
Having more women in tech has gone from being a feminist slogan to a statistically proven reality. Did you know that 3 out of 4 companies with women in management positions register an increase in profits from 5% to 20%?Yep, that's according to a report from the International Labor Organization…
Stepping into a new job comes with reasons for leaving an old role, a chance to refresh your personal brand and sometimes emotional baggage. It can be exciting but also sometimes a smidge nerve-wracking. Regardless of why you're planning to leave, it's a story you'll tell. Think of your career…
The good news is that most people believe in the value of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the workplace — yet the minority, although vocal, is roughly 20% of the workforce. For these DEI skeptics, we recommend a three-pronged approach:First, learn more about their story and what is holding…
The unfolding crisis on Maui is a timely reminder for business leaders that all the planning and safeguards in the world are useless for preventing or warning about an emergency or disaster if those plans and safeguards fail or are ignored. A lot can be riding on the success or…
As a driven entrepreneur, establishing credibility and authority among industry leaders is a crucial objective. A highly effective approach to achieving this is through thought leadership, which involves learning from the top experts in your chosen domain. However, it can be challenging to determine the most suitable medium to focus…
When it comes to collaboration, we often look for ways that we can leverage our own networks to find the right people to partner with to develop a workable solution for our problems. But not all collaborations turn out well. A lot of the time, the success or failure of…
When Evanston, Illinois-based Darren Angle was in talks to join biotech research startup Prism Analytic Technologies in May, “head of AI” wasn’t even a position yet. “We were trying to come up with a title,” says Angle, a software engineer who previously worked on artificial intelligence at Shopify and now,…
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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