Stories and lessons from the struggle and success of those who have realized their entrepreneurial dreams whether as first timers or veterans.
Hector Castillo, Founder & CEO, Noysi “I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy, but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.” – Plato. Music permeates my earliest memories and has always been the unique lense through which I view the world. From the age of […]
Rory J. Clark, Creator and Innovator, Focus Selling It may be called the “summer slump,” but it’s really a revenue slump. It happens every summer. It is the phenomenon called the “summer slump.”While vacations can be fun, it’s also a time of decreased productivity and missing creativity. Inaccurate forecasts and missed revenue targets are the norm. To
Research at the Harvard Business School has shown that Emotional Intelligence (EQ) – the ability to manage our own emotions and connect to the emotions of others – counts for twice as much as IQ and technical skills combined in determining who will be successful in their career and in life. This is true if
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Aviv Shahar, President, Aviv Consulting What if I told you that 60% of all strategic breakthroughs are lost? Conservative estimates suggest that people in upper management spend as much as 50% of their day in meetings, and nationally there are upwards of 25 million meetings every day in the U.S. But for all the action items,
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CEOs typically have their minds made up about most things—social issues, business decisions, social issues. Just ask them. Very few individuals will eagerly invite you to persuade them to take on a new perspective. So if you’re going to get someone to change their behavior, actions, or opinion, you need to do it purposeful. Then
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Gary Morton, Author, Commanding Excellence: Inspiring Purpose, Passion, and Ingenuity through Leadership That Matters Inspiring human beings to achieve the truly extraordinary requires something more than a mission statement. Well-constructed mission statements define the field of play, what the organization does on those fields, and what is unique about the organization’s approach; but they are typically
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As CEO, you’re frequently called on to introduce someone—a celebrity for your big client event of the year, an industry guru for your management meeting, a politician for a community gathering. Whatever the occasion, you never want to be that person who disappoints the speaker, confuses the crowd, and embarrasses yourself. As I sat in
Introducing Your Next Speaker–Rough, Ruinous, or Rousing? Read More »
Peter Georgescu, Chairman Emeritus, Young & Rubicam Jim Sinegal is the son of a coal miner and steelworker. He grew up with a firsthand view of the realities of human labor and the difficulties of making a living through decades of sustained hard work, in his father’s life and then in his own. What has
Gerri Knilans, President, Trade Press Services CEOs run organizations. They are the highest-level executive officers in the company, and their primary duties include driving revenue and profit, making major corporate decisions and managing the overall operations and resources of a company. Even if the company is small, there’s still
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Leaders Must Have the “Edge” to Drive Change This article is the third in the “All Change is Personal” series looking at three traps that leaders need to manage in order to steward their organization through change efforts. To read the first two articles in the series and learn what Trap’s #1 and #2 are,
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