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What if you could design your workday to do more of what you love?  More of the tasks that give you energy and joy.  You can.  It’s called Job Crafting. Job Crafting is where Managers enable employees to customize their roles, allowing them to align tasks, relationships, and cognitive aspects...

Becoming CEO is a significant change. It is a role, unlike another one where there is no real training ground to get ready. In fact, this comes as a shock for most CEOs, as much for those internally promoted as externally recruited, and for all the CEOs  I interviewed for...

While the discussion around Generative AI (Gen AI) is widespread, many brands remain cautious about large-scale deployment due to concerns about control and parameters. Despite the buzz surrounding Gen AI, including notable launches like ChatGPT, brands hesitate due to a lack of control over model outputs. Customer service organizations, for...

Generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) continues to be one of the most pressing technologies for consideration by executives. As much as 85% of companies say they will be investing in it within the next two years, according to ISG research, marking it a top agenda item for CEOs across the...

The growing excitement and giddy anticipation around the world is palpable.  April first is just around the corner. The one day each year when individuals and organizations alike have full license to express their sense of humor.  At Stand-Up Strategist, we have been tracking and evaluating the best corporate April...

Making bad hiring decisions is incredibly costly. Making hiring decisions in which a leader chosen who doesn’t uphold the organization’s values or is unethical is even more costly. At stake is the organization’s reputation, customer trust, and shareholder value. Selecting leaders who will promote an organization’s values or ethics is...

Let's face it, the workplace landscape these days is nothing short of rocky. Organisations are wrestling with all sorts of employee pressures from every angle. How do you keep employees truly engaged and motivated? What's the secret sauce for crafting an Employee Value Proposition that makes top talent sit up...

OpenAI has announced significant changes to its board of directors, marking a pivotal moment in the organization's leadership landscape. Notably, former CEO Sam Altman will be rejoining the board after several months of absence alongside three distinguished new members: Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Nicole Seligman, and Fidji Simo. Desmond-Hellmann, renowned for her...

As an investment management leader for over 30 years, I learned that GOOD leaders follow obvious leadership practices. However, GREAT leaders learn to think differently. Earlier in my career, as I assumed greater responsibilities with larger teams, I tried to do all the things good leaders do: Be a good...

With today’s long fundraising cycles and low chances of closing a round, founders of innovative technology startups who are frustrated by all the rejection may be inclined to dreams of cashing out. Given the massive drop in venture capital exits in the last two years, founders should set exit fantasies...