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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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Steve Chang of Copa Vida on Building Organic Community in Coffee Shops
Steve Chang, owner of Copa Vida, has a unique perspective on building community through coffee shops. He believes that a cafe like Copa Vida should serve as a gathering space; where a community can organically form by allowing people to connect on their own accord.The coffee shop chain CEO emphasizes…
The Tragedy Of Today’s Supreme Court Ruling
Asserting that today’s landmark affirmative action case was decided by her six conservative Supreme Court colleagues with “let them eat cake obliviousness”, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ripped into the majority’s failure to recognize the “gulf-sized, race-based gaps that exist with respect to the health, wealth, and well-being of American citizens”.…
A startup mandated that workers take off at least 20 days a year. Employee satisfaction soared
It’s officially PTO season. With it has come a reignited conversation about the merits of unlimited paid time off. Last week, Kyle Lacy, director of people ops at revenue operations company Go Nimbly, took to LinkedIn to give his take on the policy. Go Nimbly, he wrote in a now-viral post,…
Why Businesses Need to Diversify Everything Right Now
I have been praising diversification for years. It has proven to be one of the most effective approaches to managing a business that I have come across through my tenure as a CEO and Managing Partner.There are three things a business owner can diversify: the team, the client base and…
The Year Is Half Over: Reinvigorate Your Creative Goals
Every January we have grandiose goals – maybe a New Year’s resolution to help your team create better ideas, or execute on those ideas more effectively. Or maybe this was the year you planned to write that book or start that podcast. And here we are in July, half-way through…
Gen Zers are turning to ‘radical rest,’ delusional thinking, and self-indulgence as they struggle to cope with late-stage capitalism
Gen Zers are still in the early stages of their careers and personal finance journeys, but their financial habits are already proving to be radically different from those of their predecessors. With heightened levels of anxiety about the future grounded in very real socioeconomic and environmental issues, Gen Zers are…
Why Harnessing Resilience Leads to a Successful Business
In entrepreneurship, the transition from a national player to a worldwide phenomenon embodies the ultimate ambition. But, this process entails considerable challenges and growth opportunities alike. At the heart of this venture, resilience and leadership emerge as two fundamental elements that shape the trajectory of entrepreneurial success on a global…
How The Supreme Court’s Ruling Might Affect HBCUs
The Supreme Court handed down a decision today rejecting the use of race in college admissions. Although the majority of commentary has focused on the impact of the decision on Black and Brown students applying to historically white, highly selective institutions, the ruling could have an impact on the nation’s…
Elon Musk’s dad Errol blasts ‘schoolboy’ cage fight talk with Mark Zuckerberg and fears ‘total humiliation’ if it goes ahead
Elon Musk is in a “no-win situation” if his potential cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg goes ahead—at least, that’s according to the tech tycoon’s own father, Errol Musk. Weighing in on the proposed mixed-martial-arts match, the retired electromechanical engineer explained that the world’s richest person risks looking like a bully,…
Why an Entrepreneurial Mindset Is Essential for Success in Today’s Knowledge Economy
Creating an entrepreneurial mindset is a critical component for academics looking to become successful business owners, leaders or entrepreneurs — whom I refer to as academipreneurs. By using digital platforms, innovative technologies, massive open online tools (e.g., MOOCs) and proven business practices to establish and promote their own unique brand,…
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Creative Ways Startups Can Earn Funding in Tough Economic Times
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
I Asked AI to Create a Plan for a Fake Company — The Results Blew Me Away, But Not in the Way You Might Think
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5 Crucial Challenges Startups Must Overcome
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…