“If can ask questions in the right way, you can get anything you want.” Take that from Michael Roderick, a Broadway producer and founder of ConnectorCon, a conference that helps influencers better connect, and Small Pond, a consultancy that helps people build better careers and lives — all by asking better questions. It’s the art of […]
There is a paradox in how we see ourselves in a collaborative, cooperative world of work. This is a balance within each: our self-image, where we give attention, and what we consider priorities. On the organization side, this is also the balance of centralization versus decentralization, leading versus directing, uniformity versus uniqueness, and, supporting scale […]
Businesses have been obsessively trying to find the ROI of social media, which is the completely wrong approach. Don’t get me wrong—it’s not that you shouldn’t measure the impact of social media; but the measurement should be a business one, not a measure of social alone. Social Media is an enablement tool, not a standalone […]
Did you think the glass ceiling was a relic of the past? Not so much. Even if there weren’t plenty of statistics to demonstrate continued gender bias in the workplace, the marketplace, and in financing for start-ups, a depressing stories out of Silicon Valley makes it brutally clear just how far we haven’t come. Are you suffering from “sticky-floor syndrome?” Unfortunately, […]
Legendary University of North Carolina men’s basketball coach Dean Smith knew how to win a ball game. Coach Dean Smith mentored numerous successful players, including Michael Jordan. Smith, who died at age 83 at his home on Saturday, coached the Tar Heels from 1961 to 1997. In those 36 seasons, he led the team to two National […]
Perhaps this story sounds familiar – after months or years of hard work, your company’s business is growing rapidly. In fact, it has begun to demand so much of your time that it is starting to feel like the wheels are going to fall off the proverbial bus. The next logical step is to augment […]
Dilbert” creator Scott Adams has a chapter in his book “How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big” titled “Passion is Bullshit.” “When a successful person is interviewed, and you say, ‘What was the secret to your success?’ what they can’t say, because society won’t let them, is: ‘I was smarter, I worked […]
Big data has given businesses a window into valuable streams of information from customer purchasing habits to inventory status. However, internal data streams give only a limited picture, especially with the growth of digital business. Three trends Gartner has identified describe information’s ability to transform business processes over the next few years. Our predictions include: […]
With sites like Yelp and Google Reviews a single customer can share his or her poor experience with your company with millions of people by a few clicks of the mouse. From there, your reputation can be dragged in the mud by any crackpot or veiled competitor. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” […]
Want to avoid being part of the 40% of executives that fail in their first 18 months* in a new job? Answer three key questions before you accept the job to mitigate organization, role and personal risks: What is the organization’s sustainable competitive advantage? Did anyone have concerns about this role and, if so, what […]