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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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How to Leverage Pay Transparency to Get More Money
Pay transparency is one of the most powerful tools in today's job market. The days of guessing what your peers are making or staying in the dark about industry standards are long gone. With more companies adopting transparent pay practices, there are ways you can use this information to negotiate…
5 Ways Leaders Can Encourage Employees to Be Themselves
Competition for top talent is a priority for CEOs everywhere. The news is filled with various approaches companies take to attract and retain the best employees, but I believe it comes down to culture. Increasingly, the best people want to join organizations where they can bring their "whole selves" to…
This Election Season Full of Deepfakes, Doubts and Disinformation Should Motivate You to Do Your Own Research — Here’s How to Uncover the Truth
Elections are often hard on many of us. According to a recent survey, over one-third of American adults say the 2024 presidential election is causing them to feel anxious or depressed. I've run into many colleagues who say at the very least they get distracted by election campaigns (or the…
The Three Blind Spots Preventing You From Growth
In an effort to expand a business, it's easy to miss the less obvious elements that can hold things down. As someone who has always been deeply involved in pushing my company ahead, I've seen that even well-intentioned leadership can have blindspots — areas where your approach, despite your best…
Want to Scale? Streamline Your Decision-Making
Scaling a business requires agility, and one of the most critical components of that agility is a streamlined decision-making process.Through my years of experience working with thousands of business leaders and CEOs, I've found that many struggle to take even a three-month vacation without fearing their company won't survive without…
How to Enhance Collaboration and Communication With Workflow Automation
Effective collaboration and communication is essential for any organization. Poor communication can lead to misunderstandings, errors, duplicated efforts and lack of clarity on a project's status. This often leads to infighting between company departments that become frustrated with one another. Companies that fail to form a collaborative and transparent environment…
Don’t Wait to Fire That Toxic Client — It’s Vital For Your Business Health
I'm someone who either goes all in or not at all, whether in business or in my personal life. I once had a close friend and former colleague with whom I bonded over our shared passion for entrepreneurship. At first, our friendship was great, but over time, it became one-sided…
9 Steps to Success When Choosing Influencers for Your B2B Marketing Campaigns
Long before marketing existed as the discipline it is today, people sought out the opinions of people they trusted before buying products and services. That channel remains powerful, and a well-conceived influence campaign can go far.In the B2B realm, influencers stride the line between the physical and digital worlds and…
Why Asking These 2 Job Questions Made Me the Best Hires
I've held positions in several companies where I needed to make hiring decisions. That includes Square (Block), Weebly, and FutureFund, the free fundraising platform for K-12 school groups that I founded. All of those businesses require talent with specialized skills and experience, but you might be surprised at how few…
Taylor Swift Is Drawing Up Plays for the Kansas City Chiefs
Taylor Swift is reportedly contributing more than just her support from the sidelines while dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. In an interview with NBC's Chris Simms, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shared that Swift has become a backup coach."She's really interested in football and she asks a lot…
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