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 the published version of Forbes' CMO newsletter, which offers the latest news for chief marketing officers and other messaging-focused leaders. Click here to get it delivered to your inbox every Wednesday. Marketing is vital to every business, but as Forbes’ Seth Matlins said in his remarks at the…
“AI is here, and it’s already providing some amazing benefits for the workforce — from automating tedious tasks to answering common questions to helping crunch millions of data points in mere seconds. However, 54% of people say they have ‘no idea’ how their company is using AI, and that lack…
Ever wondered why, at the end of your work day, you feel like you've accomplished nothing, even though you performed so many tasks in one day? It's a common reality that many professionals experience, and it most likely is due to you not multitasking effectively. Multitasking is a skill that,…
All our lives, most of us have been told that the secret to a successful career is to get good grades, be well liked, and graduate with honors. It was drilled into our minds that the key to success was graduating with a high GPA and you’d be guaranteed a…
Almost no one expected Mike Johnson to become Speaker of the House at this point – including Johnson himself. Indeed, he was the Republican’s fourth choice to replace Kevin McCarthy, following Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan and Tom Emmer. His nomination and election happened so fast that his wife, Kelly, couldn’t…
One of the prevailing issues in climate change is that the locus of innovation – by locus I mean “money” – is in the global north, while the biggest impacts and urgency, and by extension, the best entrepreneurs, are in the global south. Innovations take root and have an impact…
Moving from mid-level management into an executive leadership role often requires major shifts in one’s perspective and approach. New C-suite executives sometimes struggle to leave behind the duties of their previous workload to focus on the responsibilities of their new position. Fortunately, there are effective ways for both rising leaders…
A report this week from Ricardo Cano at the San Francisco Chronicle said the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) suspended Cruise, the autonomous vehicle startup, after the company allegedly “withheld crash footage” of an incident which occurred on October 2. Local news organization Mission Local also reported on the…
How do you achieve work-life balance? Companies and employees have been trying to solve this problem for centuries. But what if this is the wrong problem to solve? If we forgo the pursuit of balance and instead strive to give undivided attention to the things that matter most, work-life harmony…
In the world of personal mastery, Joey Kline, Founder and CEO of Inner Matrix Systems brings a wealth of knowledge to the table, with a focus on aligning and rewiring emotions, thought strategies, and the nervous system. He joined Negotiate Anything to share valuable insights into keeping your cool under…
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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