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…
Josie Faass, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, a Private Operating Foundation in Princeton, NJ. Many nonprofit leaders, myself included, mature into their roles over the course of a career, one successively higher position after another. While this growth is natural and desirable, it means that…
President at Creative Production Partner Tool, working with brands, ad agencies and entertainment studios to achieve earned attention. AI is going to change how marketers work. The technology is here; it’s just a matter of figuring out how and when to use it. From Coke and New Balance to Toyota…
Last month I attended a climate summit in New York City. I was not, however, at the U.N. General Assembly. Instead, on the same day that world leaders were addressing the deterioration of our planet, I was across town among parents and educators discussing the climate around youth mental health.…
Last week the Worldwide Web Consortium formally approved WCAG 2.2 as the most up-to-date international standard for web accessibility. Version one of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines dates back to 1999 with updates arriving every few years from the W3C, a public interest not-for-profit led by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and…
Have you ever heard the saying, "Show me your friends, and I can tell you your future"? Well, this article explores the possible benefits of having strong and supportive friendships and provides strategies to improve both personal and professional relationships. According to a LinkedIn study, approximately 85% of job placements…
“When you’re surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.” That’s not from a philosopher. It’s from a guy who sells coffee—Howard Shultz, the purpose-driven visionary who built Starbucks into a multinational chain with more than 35,000 stores worldwide. Jennifer Dulski also knows…
Google’s fund for female founders in the Asia-Pacific region has picked its first batch of startups, all in the hot field of artificial intelligence, that will receive an injection of cash and mentorship. The fund, called the Google for Startups Women Founders Fund, was launched in August and is managed…
The off Broadway play Dig, now playing at 59e59 Theaters opens in a flower shop in the Midwest with two men talking. Roger, (Jeffrey Bean), the plant shop’s owner and his dear friend, Lou, (Triney Sandoval), his sometime accountant, banter away about the plant that Lou has destroyed and has…
We all face rejection at some stage in our personal and professional lives. The average person will likely receive hundreds of rejections in some manner, in their lifetime. This is compounded by the fact that we are living in times of global crisis, with factors such as the increased cost…
We're nearing winter, and that always reminds me of the importance of mental health. Cold, rain, and lack of sunlight are one thing. Pushing towards the end of the year is another. Organizations may be trying to reach year-long key objectives, teams are pushing to reach quotas, the holidays are…
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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