Organizations accomplish results when they powerfully engage employees and capture their discretionary time. This is more important than ever during this period where employees are facing unprecedente
Employees don’t work for companies; they work for people. The more irresistible you are as a leader, the more pull you have for employees to want to stay and for your customers to remain loyal. In The
Technology, global economics, and demographics are colluding to create workspaces that thrive on communities rather than hierarchies. Our industrial paradigm with its roots in the military is swiftly
Mentors are over-utilized, under-trained and, as studies show, under-deliver. From an employer’s perspective, assigning a mentor is often a band-aid to a larger problem. From an employee’s perspective
The United States is abundantly rich in adults with ?know how.” By connecting mentors—educated adults with expertise and knowledge—with mentees—teens and young adults who lack motivation, experience,
More than fifty years after the beginning of the Women’s Movement and forty years after passage of Title IX, women are still not making it” in traditionally male careers. Women start their careers on
Africa is the new frontier, with six of the ten fastest growing markets in the world. What does it take to succeed in such fast growth markets?Success in Africa introduces twenty top business leaders,
Being a leader requires much more than just understanding how to run a business. Today’s executive is under a unique set of demands, coming from multiple stakeholders. In The Complete Executive , l
Investing with Impact: Why Finance Is a Force for Good outlines the roadmap to reinvigorating a skeptical public and demoralized financial services industry by making the case that, contrary to popula
Looking toward the C-suite? Take heed. Author and serial CEO Dick Cross pulls back the curtain on this top leadership role, explaining in his new book that being a successful leader, running a busines
Most companies today realize the imperative to connect with their customers, employees, and partners through social technologies – Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, and elsewhere. But a huge challe
As management ages and prepares to work longer than previous generations and Millennials join companies at steady rate, companies are suffering through tension and dissonance between Millennials and B
Leaders today need to be mindful of their circumstances as well as mindful of their own strengths and shortcomings. They need to have the disposition to succeed as well as the inner resourcefulness to
What makes some leaders so effective when the stakes are high, while others fall short? Why are some able to not only survive but to lead their organizations to new heights even in risky, fast-changin
Many senior executives talk about information as one of their most important assets, but few behave as if it is. They report to the board on the health of their workforce, their financials, their cust
