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In the research for my recent book Freedom To Be Happy, we found that happiness at work has understandably decreased for many employees during the global pandemic. Having said that, there is no reason things can’t improve for your employees, even if ‘normal-life’ still seems far off. We’ve collected a...

"Focus on building a team that trusts and respects each other will lead to company’s success." - Samo Login, co-founder and former chief executive officer of Outfit7. In my life, I have met a lot of people with million-dollar ideas. What I usually hear is, “Let's go in on a...

Have you ever heard a leader say, “I want to figure out how to make this a difficult place to work! I want to demotivate my employees!”? Of course not. In our experience as a consulting firm focused on transforming workforce engagement and performance, we often see common issues that...

In August of 2020, women’s basketball coach Marlene Stollings was let go from her job at Texas Tech because of the way she used fear and intimidation in coaching her players. Stollings had been successful by the scoreboard and standings and had turned around teams with a history of losing,...

The entire landscape of business is growing densely populated each year. People who are connected with incubators or function in the small-to-medium-sized business industries continually see emerging players. The spirit of entrepreneurship has quadrupled since the past. It sets an optimistic precedent since we usually expect a wonder-kid with a...

Did you ever have a boss who overly recited corny slogans? Perhaps outdated clichés? If so, you experienced plenty of awkward moments. It’s a well-known fact, this type of communication makes leaders sound foolish. That’s why authentic communication is one of the most essential skills an executive should improve. Fortunately...

The industrial IoT market is of great interest to software developers and investors as it is growing so quickly. Cambashi’s analysis shows the route to market for industrial IoT is through Connected Applications that link real-world ‘things’ to information systems, and leverage AI (Artificial Intelligence), ML (Machine Learning) and other...

Business CEOs are among the most trusted people in the world, according to Edelman’s 2021 Trust Barometer, which reports that a whopping 86% of people expect CEOs to “speak out” on societal issues such as the pandemic, job automation, and community decline. With trust and status comes responsibility. CEOs have...

Business leaders everywhere can no longer afford to ignore what their employees are saying on social media. Here’s why. There’s just too much valuable information shared by your people that impacts your organization’s climate. Face it; your employees look to social media how my father turned to the newspaper back...

In the span of just a few years, our belief in the stability of our political system has been shaken to the core by a president seeking to expand his powers beyond the limits imposed by our constitution. We have seen him misuse his powers to breach the independence of...