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…
Harvard University is being denounced from several quarters after dozens of its student groups issued a statement claiming that Israel was “entirely responsible” for the brutal Hamas attacks on the country this past Saturday. Adding to the outrage elicited by that statement was a widespread perception, including by many Harvard…
Professor Ken McPhail, Head of Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), says that businesses must completely rethink the way they approach ‘doing good’ if they are going to play a key role in tackling major societal issues. Last month I had the honour of taking up the role of Head of…
One of the hardest things about being a leader is getting the right balance between being authentic and oversharing. On the one hand, you need to show that you’re human if you are to succeed in building enduring relationships with your people. Give too much away, however, and you could…
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill today to protect victims of sexual assault from facing frivolous defamation lawsuits. The new bill raises the threshold for proving defamation and mandates that individuals who lose a defamation case must cover the defendant's legal expenses. According to Victoria Burke, attorney at Scott+Scott,…
The vast majority of employees who identify as belonging to marginalized racial and ethnic groups have experienced racism at work, according to a new survey of over 5,000 women, men, transgender, and nonbinary employees around the globe. Two thirds—or 66%—of employees from marginalized racial and ethnic groups questioned by the…
In honor of World Mental Health Day - "a day that spotlights an opportunity for people and communities to unite behind the theme Mental health is a universal human right to improve knowledge, raise awareness, and drive actions that promote and protect everyone's mental health as a universal human right,"…
Here is the published version of this week’s Forbes Careers newsletter, which brings the latest news and ideas about the world of work and advice for accelerating your career straight to your inbox every Tuesday. Click here to get on the newsletter list! As the gender pay gap persists, Harvard…
On May 30, Nebraska’s Governor Jim Pillen signed into law LB 753, creating tax credit vouchers for subsidizing private schools. The concept has been floated in Nebraska before, notably turning up more than once in 2022’s session. In 2023, it finally progressed through the legislature. But NSEA political action director…
In a public social media post, Washington, DC - based executive coach Olu Burrell announced - on World Mental Health Day - his intention to take a full mental health week. “Over the next few days, I’m taking some time for self-care,” Burrell, who is 43, wrote. “I’m checking into…
One of the paradoxes of young ambitious workers is that they are always in a hurry to get things done in the short term, but when it comes to longer-term goals, they often seem to lack a sense of urgency. The increasing pace of information transfer and delivery has changed…
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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