Based on his experience as a Blue Angels pilot, venture capitalist John Foley offers advice on how teams can debrief their way to success
Most of the significant problems in the world involve people, so making headway on these problems often requires a deep understanding of the people involved. For instance, enough food is produced to feed everyone on the planet, yet starvation still exi…
Here’s what the startups’ founders are saying about the future of their companies, and the potential for initial public offerings
Confused because your work-team is a mixed bag of personalities (e.g.,narcissists, introverts, prudents)? Learn how the highly involved leader leverages them all.
The next time you’re stuck on a project, stymied by a problem, or just stressed out at work, you might want to break out a pen and paper and start doodling. Research shows those random shapes, lines, and figures scrawled on the margins can help …
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how the workforce at large can better champion working parents. If you don’t have kids, it can be understandably difficult to empathize with the challenges that working parents may face.
As a mom to …
Businesses are constantly looking for ways to make their teams more productive.
Having attended around 1,000 team meetings and conferences, I have heard a huge range of strategies, including tired team-building exercises, efficiency strategies, and, mo…
After a 24-year run with the Cleveland Indians, where he helped to turn a smaller market team into a perennial contender, two-time Sporting News MLB Executive of the Year Mark Shapiro left to take on a daunting new challenge: transforming the Toro…
I’ve been a time management coach for over 10 years. What that means is that I have coached many, many individuals in three- to six-month programs through the process of figuring out which time management strategies work for them, putting them i…
Failure can be a powerful teacher. In business, failure and successful innovation often go hand-in-hand.




