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After a long career that included work in private enterprise, co-founding and running an international public relations agency, and leading such non-profits as CARE USA and AARP, my current role is teaching MBA students. Every business school in America, maybe every school of any kind, proclaims that it creates leaders....

I’m a big fan of writing New Year’s resolutions. I enjoy the fresh start. I also enjoy contemplating what can be done over the next year. Sometimes I’m successful in meeting my goals and other times, not so much. I have found that I have been much more successful when...

Is your annual corporate strategy meeting /retreat the biggest waste of time in your organization?  If so, you are not alone.  There is perhaps not a single greater gap in the business world between potential positive impact and the ultimate, "real world" let down than the strategic planning process in...

On January 1st, 2020, no one predicted that the word “unprecedented” would become a cliché description of all that the year would bring. Faced with an uncertain world, the options are to hunker down and refuse to look ahead or to consider how what has happened might influence what is...

Focusing on skills over academic degrees can boost fortunes for millions of workers and benefit companies. As many as 30 million American workers without four-year college degrees have skills that could earn them 70% more than they are now getting paid. That’s according to academic, nonprofit, and corporate researchers who...

Networks are under unprecedented demand when it comes to performance and uptime. This is largely due to the rise of emerging technologies like AI, cybersecurity deployment, hyperscale architectures and cloud services – but it’s also been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic because people are on the network more than ever...

I’m not so much outraged by Joseph Epstein’s recent commentary about Dr Jill Biden, as just plain bored by outdated, sexist rot. Epstein’s opinion piece referring to Dr Jill Biden as ‘kiddo’ and expressing his view that ‘Dr Jill Biden’ sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic,’...

Business leaders influence the behaviors of everyone around them. When they invest in understanding their employees’ financial wellness, they can build deeper levels of trust and dedication. Here are a few tips for business leaders who want to discuss financial health with their team members. Humans are feelings-based creatures. As...

If there ever was a year when corporate leaders were made to feel how little control they have over events shaping their organizational future, it was 2020. The upheaval of the pandemic; the switch to remote work en masse; the protests for racial justice; political strife and growing tensions have...

In this continually evolving market, it is essential to stay relevant to your customers and competitive enough for your rivals. As the world is becoming increasingly digital with every passing day, it is nothing but imperative for businesses to resort to technology for all their problems. This is where digital...