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The LGBTQ+ community has always been frowned upon. There have been many cases of workplace discrimination against members of this community. Despite such odds, many members of the LGBTQ+ community have become successful business leaders. From being outcasts to being heralded as the leading businesspersons, the members of the LGBTQ+...

Remaining sustainable and even more able to grow your business bigger is not a piece of cake now that the financial crisis bothers most businessmen in the globe. However, opportunities are abundant and it seems that there is a certain pattern that stops people from thriving. Let's explore today what...

In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns, restless consumers turned to the internet to carry out their everyday activities and get entertainment. Countless innovations emerged during this time, but many of them could actually be here to stay for the long haul. Rhett Power covers four industries...

It was the best of times—then, suddenly, it was the worst. Nothing quite like a global pandemic to recast the lives of billions. As we look forward to a return to some form of normal, fully knowing it will have to be a very different normal, we have collectively clung...

Adapted with permission from CREATIVE CONFLICT: A Practical Guide for Business Negotiators (June 15, 2021, HBR Press) by Bill Sanders and Frank Mobus. In the scene below, from the comedy classic Monty Python’s Life of Brian,1 our hero is on the run from a phalanx of Roman soldiers. He races...

In working with CEOs for decades, we acknowledge how difficult this question really is. In the past 15 years we’ve seen growing interest in developing more emotional intelligence and with it, executives being more open to the advantages of greater transparency and authenticity.  That inevitably raises the issue of vulnerability. ...

One of the biggest challenges of working in digital is learning to roll with the times. That means dealing with shifting tides and constant fluctuations. What you knew yesterday is not gospel today, meaning you always must be well and truly on the ball.  If there is one thing we...

Value in business today comes from who you know and how you connect with them. These connections build whole new forms of capital—personal, social, intellectual, operational, reputational, and, of course, financial. When we connect with people at work, we feel like “we’re in it together.” Great connection provides a sense...

Over the past several years, companies have realized that cybersecurity can’t just be a check-the-box enterprise – it has to be a fundamental component of their operations, services, and cultures. Many factors have conspired to drive this shift: rapid digitization across industries and sectors, the surging availability and effectiveness of...

Often, executives unknowingly encounter (and find themselves existing in) a success paradox where there are more responsibilities, more expectations, more pressure, more stress, but less time available for themselves. This paradox, of course, leads to exhaustion. But executives aren't executives by accident. They've climbed this trajectory of success because they're...