The people part of business operations.
Markus Kramer & Tofig Husein-zadeh, Authors, The Guiding Purpose Strategy Building a successful, Purpose led business is probably the one thing that will make the difference between dying a slow death and building a thriving company in the decades to come. Empowered consumers, radical transparency across value chains and a generation of consumers that breath technology like […]
Mostafa Sayyadi, Author, Transformational Leadership: How To Prosper as a Leader In Today’s Hypercompetitive Environment The world is constantly changing as professionals and consultants are increasingly participating in world-class settings. Hypercompetition has become the norm. Change is also a crucial part of hypercompetitive environments. Organizations can design, copy, or update products and services easier with more adaptability then
William Vanderbloemen, CEO, Vanderbloemen Search Group If you want to have a great culture from top to bottom, you must eliminate any semblance of an “us and them” mentality. Every company I’ve studied that has a great culture also has a leader living out that culture that is fully committed to it. These leaders pose questions
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I definitely made my share of bad hires in the early days as a business owner: The salesperson who never made a sale. The admin who stole our software for her sideline business. The marketing rep who continually fell asleep at her desk and did her personal errands while out of the office on “company
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Kathy Palokoff, Raoul Davis Jr., and Dr. Paul Eder, Authors, Firestarters: How Innovators, Instigators, and Initiators Can Inspire You to Ignite Your Own Life How can you ignite, fuel, and accelerate both yourself and your organization? What drives “Firestarters” — people who create new things, disrupt conventional thinking, and start successful businesses, non-profits, and movements? We chose
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CrisMarie Campbell & Susan Clarke, Authors, The Beauty of Conflict: Harnessing Your Team’s Competitive Advantage Let’s begin by acknowledging an undisputable truth: Change is difficult. For everybody. Plus, it’s often unsuccessful. In fact, a survey done by the Economist Intelligence Unit uncovered that the failure rate for change is about 44%. That’s a lot of wasted time, energy,
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Michelle Seger, Global Sales Strategy & Change Management Leader, SalesGlobe It can start with a whisper: We’re merging… our sales comp is down the drain. When dramatic change occurs within a company, like a merger or acquisition, a vacuum of communication from leadership will be filled with rumor. One of the most common: an acquisition depletes
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As a CEO, are you investing in the development of Emotional Intelligence in your organization? If not, your competitors probably are. Recently, there has been a resurgence in the popularity of Emotional Intelligence as evidenced in magazines articles – including Time, Inc. Magazine, Forbes, the Harvard Business Review and many more. In addition, the number
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Hal Rosenbluth, Chairman & CEO, New Ocean Health Solutions Face it, we’re all going to die; it’s just a matter of when. Given that fact, you’d think we’d do a lot better job to ensure that while we live, we do our best to enjoy life as healthy and happy individuals. So, do we? And equally important,
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Karyn Schoenbart, CEO, The NPD Group As a leader, it’s critical to make important decisions in a timely manner. You will never have all the data, complete consensus, or a crystal ball. You just need to make the best decision you can with the information you have at the time. However, having a process for making
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