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…
Expect a rapid series of legislative changes to accelerate with Artificial Intelligence (AI) concerns. This is a twenty part blog series designed to help educate board directors and C-Suite leaders on what it will take for you to get prepared for designing, building and sustaining an AI Competency Center in…
By Julius Reynolds-Canilli We have been told time and time again that retail has moved increasingly online since the pandemic. For example, trends that favored online retail experiences even for luxury goods have only increased since the pandemics. However, in other aspects people are looking for first had experiences more…
Modern companies have gone a long way in their efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within their organizations. DEI leaders are at the forefront of initiatives to ensure their organization successfully engages neurodiverse individuals and people of different races and genders. But there's still a long way to…
To breathe a sigh of relief or not? There is now a new speaker of the United States House of Representatives. The news brings some calm in that the Speaker plays a pivotal role in decision-making and can remove/minimize the lingering threat of a potential government shutdown. On October 25,…
Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Create Your Own Career Breakthrough” Working with hundreds of mid- to high-level professionals each year, most come for help to grow in their careers but are also looking for strategies to make a bigger impact in ways that matter to them. Emerging leaders, for instance,…
Maybe it is the enduring memory of the pandemic and the enforced isolation from friends and family, but there just does not seem to be much public enthusiasm for the much-hyped virtual reality offered by the Big Tech companies. Never mind that Facebook was so taken with the technology that…
As a college student, it’s normal to assume that the best thing to do is to focus all your energy on getting good grades and graduating with your degree. However, I’m here to tell you that solely focusing on your GPA is not going to cut it. While a degree…
Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan joins Nikhil Deogun, former Editor-in-Chief of CNBC; CEO of the Americas & U.S. Senior Partner of Brunswick Group, on his personal journey and how he cultivates growth, innovation and inclusive leadership at Starbucks. Read the full article here
Today we celebrate the immigrants who have not only shaped this nation but who continue to inspire us all. The United States of America, often called the world's melting pot, is a place where people from all corners of the globe come to chase their dreams and add their unique…
Halloween is a perfect time to turn attention to the ghost and zombie decisions that haunt the halls of your company, spooking productivity and draining away employee engagement. Like shambling ghouls, zombie decisions continue to affect business operations long past when they should have found their final resting place. The…
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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