After three decades as a business improvement consultant, you’d think I would have gotten used to how poor the communications are in some organizations, but it still shocks me. I talk with senior managers who tell me they have no clear idea of their company’s vision or direction. Sit in meetings and watch people skirt around essential issues, ignore significant problems, and avoid any level of confrontation, even if it would be productive. Read More
Speaking virtually can be an enormous challenge if you want to inspire your audience. After all, listeners don’t receive the usual visual cues from a virtual speaker, nor do they hear the presenter’s voice with the same clarity that characterizes in-person communication.
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Laurie Schultz, a veteran technology CEO and board director, shared timely insights with me and my colleague, David Reimer, CEO of The ExCo Group. Subscribe here to receive all our interviews with board directors. Read More
If one were to ask what is the most loyal thing in the world, it would be the ‘ bodyclock‘. Time after time, day after day, it never lets you down in waking us up. I guess, that too, is a creature of habit. Read More
Editor’s note: Today’s column is part of a series with Snap on augmented reality. Below, Kathleen Gambarelli, global head of product marketing for performance solutions, demonstrates two key ways that AR technology can instill confidence and inspiration in consumers—and the brands trying it out. Read More
Where there is customer pain, there is an opportunity for brands. Moving the needle from top down to bottom up is the way forward for brands and marketers. Some would be in plain sight, others would have to be unearthed with a fine tooth comb. Read More
Not every team member is going to be motivated in the same way. This Nano Tool for Leaders will help you discover what incentives work for the individuals you manage.
ano Tools for Leaders® — a collaboration between Wharton Executive Education and Wharton’s Center for Leadership and Change Management — are fast, effective tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes, with the potential to significantly impact your success.
The Creative Apocalypse: Preparing your Client!
There is great, there is good and there is average (ok).
Superlative. Comparative. Relative. Most of us want (at least there is good enough intent!) to do good work and over a period of time how that transmits to average and below remains an unsolved mystery. Read More
