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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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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…
How to Harness the Power of a ‘Thank You’
Can I tell you a secret?I have a tool that has helped me make deeper connections and create meaningful relationships throughout my life. We might have been given this tool as children, but it often gets lost in adulthood. The least it can do is result in a positive interaction,…
Once Upon A Coconut’s Journey of Success and Sustainability
In this ongoing series, we are sharing advice, tips and insights from real entrepreneurs who are out there doing business battle on a daily basis. (Answers have been edited and condensed for clarity.)Please tell us about yourself and your business.I am John Chiorando, an entrepreneur out of Miami. I have…
Want to Succeed? Fostering These Mindsets Will Help
Anybody who steps into an entrepreneurial role can be successful if they realize their potential and adopt the mindset to believe it. I have seen this in practice.I have seen thousands of self-starters become successful when connected to their inherent possibilities. I've learned that you need confidence, support, role models…
Did Tesla Remove Elon Musk’s Master Plan From Its Website?
When Elon Musk's "The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan (just between you and me)" came out in August 2006, it was praised as a "success story" that outlined Tesla's goals to build an electric sports car, then more affordable electric vehicles (EVs).Now the master plan, and its July 2016 follow-up…
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