Hugh Blane, President, Claris Consulting I was a jerk of a leader. I’m not proud of it, but it’s true. At twenty-seven I got the job of my dreams. I had the title, status, authority, compensation and confidence of the Chairman of The Board and was viewed by the owners as the golden child. I was recruited to […]
There are many factors that go into the gender pay gap and the lack of gender diversity in senior leadership teams of most major organizations. While there are many cultural, historical and structural reasons for this, the idea of limiting beliefs is one that Michelle Thomas, the Global Leader of Inclusion and Diversity at MARS,
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Granted, leaders gain visibility for their message by speaking at a major industry event, international conference, or even a local community affair. But just as with movies, games, and apps, leaders increase their popularity and influence to a tipping point when employees share their opinions of that leader with their colleagues. That is, Robert interacts
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Marion McGovern, Author, Thriving in the Gig Economy Clearly the gig economy is here to stay. The trend toward independent work is accelerating as more and more people abandon long term corporate employment for consulting and/or freelance careers. Driven by a desire for flexibility, control over the content, location and impact of their efforts and often
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Les Trachtman, CEO, The Trachtman Group The biggest challenge that a founder or early stage company CEO faces is oddly not survival of his company but how his role needs to change as his company grows and matures. Many leadership transitions (founders being fired) occur when the company’s needs grow faster or in different direction than the
Dave Crenshaw, Author, The Power of Having Fun How would you describe your company culture? It’s such a hard question to answer for many executives because it may not be clearly defined—or worse—it’s the typical corporate office “blah” feeling. The feeling that causes employees to put their heads down and count down each second before
Corrie Shanahan, Author, Do it, Mean it, Be it. The Keys to Achieve Success, Happiness and Everything You Deserve at Work and in Life In my new book “Do it, Mean it, Be it. The Keys to Achieve Success, Happiness and Everything You Deserve at Work and in Life” I describe the strategies and secrets of people who are not
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Gerri Knilans, President, Trade Press Services Cold calling is an outbound marketing effort many consider outdated. In fact, there are countless blogs and articles proclaiming in large type, “cold calling is dead!” However, 90% of Fortune 500 companies consider telemarketing an effective marketing campaign and are still investing in outbound calling programs. So, the question
Is telemarketing dead? Transforming cold calls to conversations. Read More »
Dr. Sean Wise, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Seed Stage VC You may be wondering what an author of a book subtitled “Know When to Quit Your Day Job” would have to tell CEOs. But in truth, it is the book’s main title that you need to focus on, Startup Opportunities. My co-author, Brad Feld, the investor
Andy Lothian, CEO, Insights Learning and Development According to today’s business experts, the less tangible qualities of ‘soft skills’ do not make them less important. In a recent article Seth Godin argues the term ‘soft’ makes it easy for “us to move onto something seemingly more urgent.” He suggests we call them ‘real skills’, not ‘soft’. In
