Angie Stocklin: Team members—like kids—need connection and independence
I am not suggesting you treat your team members like your children or that you strive to create the same type of attachments you have with your children.
In the Workplace
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Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow: How great leaders cut through the noise of distractions
Over time, distractions steal leaders of their most precious resource: focused attention. Without that, even the most talented manager can fall short of their potential.
Jess Carter: AI every day: How it’s helping me lead and parent
Quick caveat: You don’t have to use AI the way I do. I’m just one person, offering one perspective.
Mark Mayer: Strategy inflexibility risks missed opportunities
The strategist is not truly an architect drafting blueprints but a potter shaping clay.
Ilya Rekhter: Firms put bitcoins on balance sheet to boost value
These companies are signaling a deeper philosophical shift in how they think about long-term value preservation.
Garrett Mintz: To avert fears of change, make leadership’s vision clear
At its core, corporate change stems from a realization: The current path isn’t working. A new direction is needed.
Samantha Julka: We need referees at work to know what’s out of bounds
Employees don’t understand the rules of the game and how they are expected to play.
Barb Cutillo: On-the-job training needs to begin before graduation
Critical thinking, communication, professionalism and teamwork are the areas they “practice” as they solve real problems and analyze real issues.
Maggie Anderson Phelps: When leading through uncertainty, build in some slack
Business leaders are being whisked downriver at increasing speed.
Levi Strauss agrees to sell Casual Friday staple Dockers for up to $391M
While it was not the sole—or very first—creator of dressed-down office looks, Dockers has been widely-credited as an integral part to Casual Friday’s rise, particularly in the 1990s.
Ilya Rekhter: Can Bitcoin preserve its apolitical ethos with Trump on board?
American Bitcoin’s entry signals that Bitcoin mining is evolving from fringe technology to something undeniably mainstream.
Mandy Haskett: Capacity to change awaits despite high anxiety
Because in a year that feels like a corporate obstacle course, our executive coaches are reporting wild levels of change.
Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow: To crush or not to crush: The case of the clueless negotiator
Now, you are stuck in a pickle: Do you go full gladiator and crush them? Or do you play nice?
Angie Stocklin: First step takes courage, confidence will follow
It was courage, rather than confidence, that helped us take that first step in building our business.
Jess Carter: Signal vs. noise: Identifying information that matters
The pressure to respond to every new tool and trend can be intense.
Mark Mayer: What entrepreneurs can learn from nonalcoholic beers
According to Nielsen data, nonalcoholic beer retail sales grew 415% (not a typo) last year, to around $700 million, and continue to surge.
Christina Martin: Four ways to boost your business’s revenue
Here is a road map for determining how you can grow your business sustainably.
Garrett Mintz: You can’t ‘reorg’ without buy-in from the organization
Most people associate reorgs with negative experiences, because they often signify significant changes to the business.
Samantha Julka: In a changing climate, follow the woolly mammoths
I wonder if the parallels are true and whether what we learn from history could be foreshadowing for today.
Steven Young: Manage business, personal debt to find success
Balancing business and personal debt can ensure financial stability, improve cash flow and safeguard your long-term financial well-being.