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How Positive Influence Leaders Provide a Hand Up, Not a Hand Out If you are fortunate, there are people along the way that provide just the right help at the very time that you need it.  We have come to call these people Positive Influence Leaders.  Capturing the essence of...

The board of directors provides leadership, guidance, and governance to companies and non-profits. The CEO or Executive Director leads the organization and manages day to day operations. In a moment of crisis such as the extreme challenges facing organizations word wide during the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of the board...

Crises can define CEOs and cement their abilities to guide an organization. As business leaders navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, we asked eight former C-suite leaders of global workforces, who sit on the Advisory Board and Board of Directors of InStride, to share their perspectives on leading through a crisis. Collectively,...

As outside general corporate counsel to well over a hundred startups in all stages of growth in my legal career, across the innovation ecosystem in Silicon Valley and beyond, I am often asked by startup founders and entrepreneurs to help them with capital raising and introductions to venture capitalists, business...

In the rapidly changing economic landscape under COVID-19, one thing remains true: investors, hoping to mitigate losses from the plummeting stock market, are searching for promising new avenues for their investment dollars, especially since traditionally strong sectors, such as travel, retail, and energy, have tanked. There is a viable option...

The coronavirus pandemic is just one example of how events beyond our control can impact share markets. The Australian market  (ASX200) fell from a post GFC high (February 20), by 37% in just over a month- one of the fastest sell offs since the 1987 crash; then rallied over 20%...

As uncertainty plagues our communities and the economy, strong and authentic leadership is crucial to finding our own way through this crisis. Organizations need effective leaders at all levels to create a clear and inspiring vision, earn trust, and demonstrate compassion. Having built an award-winning company that employed well over...

Why I Co-Founded a Diversified Platform Company With a career focused on what’s next, I’ve led multiple technology firms ranging from startups to public companies. My business involvements relate to digital revolutions and how emerging technologies will disrupt our lives. By early 2016, I came to the conclusion that Virtual...

From 30-day challenges to hiring a llama for Zoom meetings, teams across the world are looking for creative ways to stay connected as much of the world shifts to distributed and hybrid teams. How can companies re-create the magic of sharing a physical space when working exclusively online? How can...

Around the world, we’re going through an unprecedented period of uncertainty that is affecting all aspects of our lives: personal, emotional, spiritual, physical, and of course commercial. As human beings, when we’re full of anxiety and worry, we double down on what’s most important to us: Our values. The most...