What Starbucks Gets Right About Paid Volunteering
Every CEO wants to see their company grow—otherwise, what’s the point? Without a steady revenue, however, there would be no company to grow. Yet, companies [...]
Is Your Business Ready for the Internet of Things?
Ten years ago, it would have been strange to stand alone in a room and tell that someone named "Alexa" to order pizza -- but today, most [...]
The Value of Vision in Leadership and Life
A vision is more than a set of goals, an end point, or an idealistic dream. It is stronger than any of those things because [...]
Balancing Your Associates’ Expectations With Your Company’s Needs
If you’ve ever been promoted from a lower-level position to a leadership position, there’s a chance you’ve experienced a dramatic shift in perspective. In the [...]
Look Beyond Your Industry When Benchmarking for Success
Building, supporting and scaling a sustainable business with sound policies is no easy feat, regardless of industry. Some fields may be more competitive than others, and [...]
Successful Leaders Know They Can Learn From Everyone at Their Company
There are plenty of people who believe Kodak, that most iconic of photography companies, failed because it was disrupted by digital technologies. Yet Kodak’s downfall [...]
View from the Corner Office: When All Else Fails, Have Vision
What does it mean, in the steel industry, to have vision? Helen Keller may have lacked eyesight, but even she knew that sight and vision [...]
5 Things About Your Brand Your Sales Team Must Sell If You Expect Anybody to Buy Your Product
Whether you’re in the steel industry, fashion or IT, selling is integral to your company's success. A good sales team, though, does more than just sell [...]
Giving Just Lip Service to Your Values and Vision Is a Lot Like Not Having Values or Vision
Whether you work for a spunky startup or a century-old corporation, a little digging is likely to unearth a list of core values, a vision or [...]
Confronting the Harsh Reality of Uncertainty
“In this world, nothing can be certain but death and taxes,” a quote attributed to a letter written by Benjamin Franklin in 1789, certainly applies [...]