‘If there should be an open-source model that everyone uses, we should want it to be an American model’
How often do our workplace communications open with “I hope you are well” or “I trust you are doing fine”?
These “wellness checks” reflect the fact that everybody has become more conscious of the need to be kind to others. That’s a good thing…
Since his inauguration on January 20, President Trump has wasted no time issuing an onslaught of executive orders. On his first day in office, Trump signed off on a whopping 26 executive orders, along with 20 additional presidential actions, and resci…
You’ve probably felt the thrill that comes with receiving a job offer. You read the congratulatory email, begin to imagine life in your new role, then quickly fill out all the required HR paperwork and receive the necessary equipment. And if all is we…
Humility is one of those traits everyone claims to love, but few actually want to practice. In other words, we love interacting with humble people, more than making the effort to come across as humble with others.
The reasons for this are well-docu…
Recently, I saved a major exclusive story from nearly getting killed at the eleventh hour. After developing the communications strategy, writing several versions of a pitch that a broader team of external partners would use over the course of the camp…
How can we all, as leaders, have a “multiplier effect”? How can we manage our impact on others so that we are multipliers who enable, encourage, and excite them to continuously raise the performance bar?
What I mean by this is ensuring that e…
When Ginni Rometty was CEO of technology corporation IBM, she introduced “skills-first” hiring, arguing that the filters we typically use, such as education and experience, are not helpful in many jobs.
Instead, companies should ask themselves wha…
Peak performance is a state of consciousness where you’re in a rapt moment of attention, totally absorbed and focused on the task at hand. Everything else disappears, and time seems to pass quickly. Often called “flow” or “the zone,” it’s a state wher…
No one enjoys working for a boss who is constantly checking up on them and micromanaging their every move. We’re motivated by a certain degree of autonomy to achieve goals based on intrinsic talent, not just external feedback and direction. But when y…
