Transformation has been on business leadership's radar since well before the pandemic. But most leaders had no idea we could — or would — adapt as fast as we did in order to deal with the conditions of COVID-19. Yet adapt we did. To change management expert Jeff Skipper, this...

Shuaib Ahmed’s immigration story is much more than a rags-to-riches parable. Instead, his instructive tale of an early childhood spent with grandparents in a slum in India and then joining a family he no longer remembered in the US whose expectations were excessive and corporal punishment the price he paid...

With sharp insight, finance guru Richard Vague provides both a bird’s eye and a worm’s eye view of the state of our economy in his new book, Paradox of Debt. Taking the topic well beyond the all-too-familiar emphasis on government debt, he addresses the ramifications of mounting private sector debt and...

Greg Spira’s vast expertise in Demand Management and Integrated Business Planning is on full display in his new book for business executives, Trust the Plan: Demand Management for Business Leaders. In the book, he skillfully describes the significant facets that leaders must incorporate if they hope to create a credible demand...

Larry Thornton’s life story offers much more than a rags to riches tale. In his gripping new memoir, Why Not Win? A Reflection on a 50-year Journey from the Segregated South to America’s Boardrooms — And What it Teaches Us All, he recounts how, as a young black man growing up...

Linda Rossetti has made an exciting new career out of her experience with disruption. After experiencing an “unraveling” of her identity in her role as an executive vice president for human resources and administration at a Fortune 500 company — carrying responsibility for 21,000 people in 37 countries — she...

When it comes to studying organizations, Henry Mintzberg has been a go-to for some five decades. All in all, Mintzberg has penned some 20 books. If you’re in the field of strategic management or you occupy a space near or in the C-Suite, odds are you’ve got at least one...

Economic power has its dark side, that we know. When self-described “economic hit man” John Perkins first published his Confessions of an Economic Hit Man in 2004, its revelations on how economic power truly works were startling to many. Perkins worked at a major consulting firm, persuading underdeveloped but strategically...

Entrepreneurialism is first and foremost about creative problem solving. No matter how great your technology or idea, if it doesn’t solve an important problem for enough people, you have little chance for success. Still, most innovators are too eager to jump on a solution before they fully analyze and frame...

Among the revelations of research into causes of the Great Resignation are that employees don’t feel like they get paid enough, don’t feel like they’re given opportunities to grow, and don’t feel like they’re respected for their work. In short, they don’t feel like their employers value them. The result:...