Navigating change at work isn’t easy. Many employees would attest that the consistency of changes—particularly in recent years—has been exhausting. According to Gartner, the average employee experiences 10 planned company changes per year. What’s more…
Are you more of an optimist or a pessimist? It’s important to realize because as a leader, it can affect not just you and how you think, but also the culture you create and what the people you lead focus on. We can all be pessimistic sometimes, …
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from …
Providing feedback is a challenging part of managing a team, whether it’s critical or positive. However, feedback is a crucial part of fostering a culture of growth and motivation.
Do you offer your advice via email or face-to-face? Should y…
In workplaces across the country, many workers are discussing the topic of “personality hires.”
Essentially, personality hires are employees hired for having the “it” factor. Typically, they’re charismatic with charming personalities, hired more fo…
In today’s hyper-productive society, there’s a growing trend among leaders and influencers touting the benefits of joining the elusive early bird “4 AM Club.” According to these productivity prophets, waking up at dawn is the golden …
When Olympic athletes step onto the field, court, or arena, their years of training will get the ultimate test as the world tunes in to watch. Someone who knows exactly how hard they have worked is Megan Clarken, CEO of Criteo, an ad-tech company base…
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Earlier this month, my long-anticipated summer vacation was canceled. Not only was …
When a company makes a mistake – such as a marketing misstep or a product failure that leads to a recall – a good apology can make a big difference in how we as customers feel about them.
Things can go wrong for all kinds of reasons. On top of addr…
Performance improvement plans, or PIPs, tend to be seen as a death knell for the employees who get them. Rather than a sincere approach to helping team members succeed, they can often signal a slow farewell from the company—a three-month countdown to …
