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…
If there is one truth marketers, advertisers and public relations professionals can all attest to, it’s that life in the agency world is never dull. Clients ask their agencies to take on a variety of unique challenges on a daily basis. Some are more interesting than others—and often, more demanding—but…
Several major universities and colleges have posted their endowment returns for the 2023 fiscal year, and the initial pattern has been for investment results to be underwhelming. Although some institutions realized small gains in their endowment’s position, others saw their results slip into the red for the year. While disappointing,…
Leadership myopia is real, and your managers most likely suffer from it. Although positions of power and fancy corner offices have their perks, they come at the cost of more intimate connections with the organizational reality below. As a result, CEOs and other high ranking officers are particular susceptible to…
Adithyan is the Founder & CEO of Hyring.com, an AI-powered contract-to-hire platform. Artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) are two rapidly evolving technologies that are transforming the recruitment process. The former is widely used to automate tasks, identify and match candidates, and assess their skills and potential, while the…
The horrific escalation of violence and terror in Israel and Palestine has left the world aghast and peace seems even further from reach. Yet, crises of this magnitude can at times lead to thinking beyond conventional approaches to solutions. For over two decades, I have been involved in various ecological…
Initially unveiled back in January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Sony commemorated Global Accessibility Awareness Day in mid-May by announcing a “first look” at the Access Controller for the PlayStation 5. The peripheral, the analogue to Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller, was described by Sony’s senior vice president…
Elon Musk’s changes to X, formerly Twitter, staffing and code are making it difficult or impossible for users to get real-time news and updates about the Gaza conflict. Legitimate News Buried Twitter seems to be deliberately hiding legitimate news sources. As I noted yesterday, reliable news sources didn’t appear in…
This is this week’s ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world’s top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors straight to your inbox. Click here to get on the newsletter list! In the wake of Hamas’ violent terrorist attack against Israeli citizens on Saturday, and amid the war that…
I periodically teach a half-day seminar in executive education programs for up-and-coming managers. It’s called: “So you want to be a CEO.” And, from time to time, aspiring CEOs ask me for book recommendations—essential reading that can help propel them to the C-suite. The truth is this: Just like there’s…
Hint: Focus on identifying what means the most to the person with whom you’re trying to strike a deal. Every once in a blue moon, I have a sale that ends like this. "That sounds like a fair deal. Let's move ahead." For every one of those, however, I have…
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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