Starting a business is hard. Growing a business is harder. Sustaining that business for a long time, at or above the standards you set for it at the beginning, for many founders seems hardest of all. That’s mostly because it requires so muc…
Chances are, you don’t take enough time off work.
Even before the pandemic, people stayed late at work and often did not use all of their allotted vacation days. And now, with a large number of people still working from home, the situation has g…
Although most organizations are interested in measuring what employees actually produce at work, people’s career success is as much a function of how they perform, as the reputation they are able to maintain. So, while the notion that one’…
As more leaders learn to manage remote workers, businesses are discovering unique silver linings related to virtual teams. Topping the list is the ability to tap a global talent pool through virtual job fairs. This new virtual job fair works for compan…
THERE was a time when it made sense to have a group that thought about the work and another group that performed the work. A manufacturing environment lends itself to this kind of structure. The thinkers and the doers. It was the most efficient way to…
There are a number of neuroscience techniques you can implement to improve your leadership skills. Read More
Two key drivers for successful platform adoption.
Beats Microsoft with a deal structured as a partnership rather than an outright sale
On my daughter Olympia’s third birthday this month, I found myself reflecting on those early days after bringing her home and how special it was to spend that time with her and her mother as I took my first steps into fatherhood.
After she was b…
In the early-20th century, Henry Ford paid his workers above the industry average. In exchange he expected them to be, as “sober, thrifty, and maintain a positive attitude” both inside the factory and out. Ford’s Education Departme…
