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In every organizational relationship, there’s an accountability equation at play. Accountability matters because it functions as the invisible thread that enables effective interactions with others.   But in its traditional sense, accountability is thought of as having to answer to or justify your actions to someone who has power over you....

"You don't wake up one day and think, 'Wow, I'd love to be doing an Ops job!'" says Catherine Mandungu; yet that's exactly what she is doing with her life. In fact, Mandungu is not just "doing an Ops job"; she's revolutionizing business operations through a revenue operations (revops) model...

The current talent shortage shows no signs of slowing down. If you struggle to find the right talent to meet your company’s ever-changing needs, it’s time to start thinking outside the box when building your talent pipeline. As I’ve learned helping Microsoft and many other organizations fill the gap, the...

The shared ownership model makes it possible for first-time buyers to own a share of real estate. Businessman Alexander Studhalter believes that people should consider shared ownership as a viable option. In this article, Alexander Studhalter will further explain why that should be the case. Firstly, what is shared ownership? Shared ownership...

Women have played critical roles in the workplace since the industrial revolution. However, according to successful businesswoman and former Assistant District Attorney Deanna Deveney, women don't always get the credit they deserve. A study performed by McKinsey & Company in 2018 showed that women earn more bachelor's degrees and tend...

Your windows are among the crucial components of your house. Not do they allow you to see the outside world, but they also allow light in your house and provide you with enhanced security and safety.  All windows regardless of their quality require replacement at some point because they won’t...

Take this simple quiz: Imagine you need to inspire innovation on your product team, and you’ve narrowed your choice to two final candidates: An expert who brings precise, relevant product expertise in your specific market / sector A leader who has unrelated experience, but a strong product mindset  Who do...

In a thought-provoking Fast Company article this spring, Shekar Natarajan, EVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer for AEO, the parent company of American Eagle Outfitters, made the following observation: “If every retailer shared supply-chain assets, we could cut 9 trillion transportation miles a year, have 90,000 fewer trucks on the...

Right now it's a hot job market, which makes helping others to manage their careers even more important. One (more) of the challenges of the increased pace and amount of work that mystifyingly continues post-COVID is finding the time to help others do this, and yet it couldn’t be a...

Instagram, one could argue, is a social media network unlike any other. Instead of words, the site is almost exclusively based on the sharing of photos and videos. This visual twist is what has made Instagram the cultural behemoth that it is today - "Instagramming" is now a verb. If...