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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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You Need to Listen More to Lead Better — 5 Tactics for Leaders to Bridge the Communication Gap With Their Team
All leaders know that communication is critical to an organization's success. But often we fail to bridge the gap between senior executives and our front-line team members to truly get a pulse of what is happening across an organization. This disconnection is heightened in hospitality and healthcare, where we work…
Why Hiring Mission-Driven Employees Beats Filling Seats Every Time
Hiring long-term employees is so much more than just filling a position with your company. It's about finding individuals who align with your company's mission, values and culture and can grow with your organization over time. My experiences and the collective insights of my team and network have shaped my…
4 Leadership Practices That Transformed My Company
When I think of mindful leadership, what comes to mind is being real, raw and present. It's leading from a place of honesty and moment-to-moment connection with the person or group in front of me. There's no planned strategy or rehearsed response — just a curious, open presence. This allows…
Why Being a More Generous Leader Will Create a More Successful Business
It's a common perception of company culture; images of trendy startups with perks like swag, free snacks and nap pods often come to mind — a scene reminiscent of Google's early days. However, for us at Market Veep, the value of "give generously" wasn't initially formally part of our core…
CEO Shares Strategies for Innovating and Scaling
In this episode of The Founder CEO, I interviewed Oisin Hanrahan, co-founder and CEO of Keychain, about the journey from being a founder to becoming a public company CEO. Oisin shared personal stories and insights about how his upbringing and professional experiences shaped his leadership style and approach to business.From…
Starbucks CEO: No RTO Mandate, Treat Employees Like Adults
This article originally appeared on Business Insider.Starbucks' new CEO, Brian Niccol, has not issued a new mandate about returning to the office. He told employees to work wherever they needed to ensure they were doing their jobs, according to a transcript from his first forum with staff earlier this month,…
Minority Entrepreneurs Face More Economic Disparities — and More Money Trauma. Here’s How to Stop the Silent Struggle With Financial PTSD.
Let's not sugar-coat it: To figure out a straight path to financial growth can be challenging for any entrepreneur, but for Latina, Latino, Black and other minority entrepreneurs, the bumpy road often runs deeper than just numbers to run or a math equation to solve.For many, how they feel daily…
Harvard Grad’s Side Hustle Will Earn Up to $10M This Year
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Maura Duggan, founder and CEO of Fancypants Baking Co. The CPG cookie business sees top-line annual sales ranging from $5 million to $10 million and is available in over 1,750 retailers, including Central Market, Gelson's and Mother's Market. Responses have been edited for length…
How I Learned to Develop Leaders Within My Company
I have always been the kind of entrepreneur who enjoys plunging right into the nitty-gritty of building a business. Back in the 1990s, you would find me wearing every hat imaginable, knee-deep in code and troubleshooting internal issues.Transitioning from a hands-on entrepreneur to a strategic CEO was hardly a walk…
Most Problems Fall Into 1 of 3 Layers — Here’s How to Approach Each One
As business owners and leaders, we often encounter a variety of problems in our organizations, but not all problems are created equal.I've found that most issues fall into one of three layers, each requiring a different approach to solve. Below, I'll break down the three layers so you can tailor…
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