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…
Sudanese children and families displaced by war are coping and surviving despite fear, trauma and terrible loss, with UNICEF's help. But much more needs to be done. By Maryanne Murray Buechner and Proscovia Nakibuuka Mbonye Six months into the conflict in Sudan, millions of children have suffered devastating loss, their…
As the pace of technological change accelerates and the half-life of skills continues to shrink, what students must learn is becoming less specifiable, predictable, and verifiable ahead of time. The implications for colleges are many, but one of the clearest is that the importance of learning by doing will continue…
As the crisis in Gaza and Israel moves into its third week, the humanitarian situation for children is becoming increasingly dire. UNICEF is calling for a ceasefire, the release of all hostages and safe, sustained access to urgently needed supplies and assistance. In all wars, it is children who suffer…
Over the last eight years, the number of women in C-suite positions has grown from 17% to 28% nationwide, according to a new report from McKinsey and LeanIn.org. Though improving the representation of women—especially women of color—remains an ongoing need, a host of companies have made it a priority to…
Back in mid-May, just after Global Accessibility Awareness Day, I posted a story wherein I profiled professional services company HireVue and interviewed its IO psychology program manager in Dr. Colin Willis about getting more neurodivergent people in the workforce. My piece ran shortly after the conclusion of Autism Acceptance Month…
A week ago, we wrote about two professional football players, Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff, who found greater happiness and success after they literally switched teams. Our lesson was that sometimes the grass — or in their case, Astroturf — really is greener on the other side. Sometimes the fit…
October is ADHD Awareness Month—and nowhere does this learning difference need to be more understood than in the workplace. Fully one-fifth of adult Americans—65.6 million employees nationwide—have some form of learning and attention difference. The wonder is not the staggering number of neurodiverse individuals, but how the workplace thus far…
Artificial intelligence, AI, is the prevalent water cooler buzz lately from workers to HR professionals, but the reality is that it’s been around for several decades. And according to McKinsey’s Global Survey of AI from 2022, the buzz is real: AI adoption has more than doubled since 2017. As AI…
I first attended the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Tech Live event at The Montage in Laguna Beach in October 2017, and while ripe with CEO, founder, investor, media, and celebrity perspectives on technology developments, the focus seemed to be on incremental change. Fast forward to the 2023 edition of WSJ…
A litigation battle between Stride Learning LRN Inc and one of its corporate offspring shows just how rough the for-profit education business can get. Future of School and the for-profit education giant are locked in a legal struggle; publicly available depositions taken from the two main parties kick up a…
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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