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Failure. Mistake. Miscalculation. These words have a nasty reputation, most especially when mixed with growth-focused business and professional leadership. According to conventional wisdom, failure is simply the absence of success. So if success is the ultimate goal, then failure, mistakes, and miscalculations should be defined as wholly negative and avoided...

In March 2022, Greig Gailey, a professional CEO who created billions of dollars of value for himself and his shareholders, died. Greig enriched the communities affected by the operations he headed and nurtured the physical environment around their plants, mines, and smelters.  Greig served as the Chairman of Caltex (Chevron’s...

When you think about trusting others, do you wait to see if you can trust them, or do you trust first? As part of our research, teaching, and consulting on trustworthy leadership over thirty years, we’ve worked closely with Ted Castle, co-founder of Rhino Foods (provider of cookie dough to...

Tesla’s EV strategy is turning into a textbook example of how to transition from one point of strategic control to another to leverage strategic control in the long run, and how to use the other aspects of their broader strategy to support dynamic competitive advantage. A Strategic Control Point is...

Artificial intelligence has dominated industry spotlights for over a year now, introducing both hype and skepticism to organizations of all varieties. Amidst the many promises of value, cautionary tales of hallucination, and exaggerated anxieties of an AI takeover, decision makers may have a difficult time cutting through the cacophony and...

It is 2023, and to our chagrin, men still achieve better economic results in negotiations than women. The research shows this, but as a career advisor, I also know it to be true. It is evident when coaching women on salary negotiations and career advancements, and sadly, despite knowing better,...

The success of any company can be significantly contributed to the efforts of its employee brand ambassadors. They promote the company's brand, products, and services on social media platforms such as LinkedIn, acting as the company's official spokesperson in the process. Throughout this course, we will investigate how Employee Brand...

Something exciting happened starting in June 2020: far more new businesses were formed than before the pandemic. Business applications were 83 percent higher from June 2020 through October 2021 than in the ten years before the pandemic. Usually, we think that a recession causes people to delay or discard ideas...

Know thyself, it is a universal pursuit.  In a noisy world that moves faster than ever with the promise of only picking up speed, the practices of meditation, breathing, yoga, reflection, introspection, and relaxation have become an industry.  That’s not even mentioning therapy, a complimentary industry for professionals to know...

Consciousness is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Right up there with climate.   With AI taking off, tech experts are worried that intelligent machines will gain consciousness — within the next few years! Meanwhile, we experience life basically in our conscious minds, yet we have only the...