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We all have a skeletal understanding of what automobile engineering is all about. In the simplest terms, automobile engineering is about the study and development of automobiles. This, even as a statement, glosses over the remarkable amount of knowledge and skills necessary to understand, experiment, and create automobiles. Yes, your...

Is there a type of  brain functioning that allows one executive to see a business opportunity that others completely miss, or allows a lawyer to draw a creative analogy that makes a winning argument in his case? What allows one person to have the kind of coherent thinking that stands...

Thanks to digital burnout and continuous partial attention, remote meetings can feel unproductive. Here’s how to get your remote or hybrid team back on track. The ever-present opportunity to do other things during online meetings is one of the biggest leadership challenges with remote teams. We all experience this temptation...

These days, there is a global surge in technological awareness as many people are becoming more conversant with technology and its use in solving critical issues. Especially in the commercial industry, where customers’ needs are being satisfied from any corner of the world with the touch of a button. Now,...

In the last 40 years, business has become the epicenter of our culture, funding most everything else from politics and the media to our religious, educational, and communal/nonprofit organizations. And with this preeminence comes new responsibilities. As business leaders, we can no longer pursue our private ambitions and let the...

Two significant challenges exist for leaders in maintaining the trust of their employees. One is the reality of the old saying, “The only constant is change.” The second is effective performance management in the midst of constant change. For example, in the international school setting, where schools experience a high...

In today’s business world, organisational risk is virtually unavoidable. Have you found that you are properly assessing and managing risk, or do you feel like you are continuously trying to get control? After all, your risk management strategy influences how your organisation operates. You need to comply with market, legal...

All executives know data, analytics, and reporting are critical to their operations. Having a solid strategy in place — and the best software to compile the most relevant data and have it ready to share with stakeholders — are key parts of this equation. Here’s how to shore up the...

Selling products that have no visual representation can be tricky. On the one hand, online movie renting and selling offers the convenience of obtaining audiovisual products from the comfort of the customers’ houses. On the other hand, it means operating in a highly competitive niche. So if you are just...

A toxic leader is someone that hasn’t learned the correct leadership style to maintain a successful team, damages the well-being of their employees, and fails to contribute to a positive culture. Unsurprisingly, these toxic leaders can deeply impact the employee experience. Here’s how to retrain them for the better. More...