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Employees are responsible for doing their jobs. As a leader, you are responsible for motivating and engaging them. Here's how you can fuel their passion and give them a sense of purpose. When employees aren't doing their job or carrying their weight, it's a "them" problem. But when they lack...

There’s conflict in change. And right now, we’re going through a large change, composed of many smaller transitions. Whether we’re talking about national politics, social and economic models, individuals or companies, so much of our world is in transition…and conflict. When trying to better understand how these transitions and conflicts...

Just about two years ago, I wrote an article titled, “How to Achieve True Balance in Work and in Life”. In that article, I introduced you all to the 5Ls program. A one-of-a-kind wellness program that promotes healthy work-life balance and helps business leaders protect their most valuable assets: their...

We know that gender equality remains a huge problem for businesses, but for real change to occur, the drive has to come from the top.  So, firstly, why is this important? The case for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace is considerable, not only from a moral perspective, but...

Cell and gene therapies are potential cancer and genetic disease treatments, but inventors encounter obstacles. Long-term partnerships with CDMOs may help life science businesses provide life-changing therapies to patients. Gene treatments include injecting a healthy form of a disease-causing gene into patient cells. Human cells are transplanted for cell and...

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”  – Alvin Toffler. In his 1970 book, Future Shock, written with Adelaide Farrell, the prescient futurist foresaw the complexities of the 21st century. He anticipated the sharing economy,...

Have we ever pondered that when a game of chess start, only half the space on chessboard is initially available? As the game progresses, transactional exchange frees up space for initiating game-changing moves by the players. In the context of Technopreneurship too, the initial amalgamation of Technology and Entrepreneurship is...

As a C-level executive, there are times when you are being poached by other companies, recruiters have presented attractive opportunities, or you are otherwise considering leaving your current company to advance your career, and more than one position presents itself. Each position has its strengths and drawbacks. How do you...

As a leader, when you have a lot on your plate – whether it’s work or family responsibilities– it can feel like things are spiraling out of control.  In my own life, one of the most challenging periods was when I was caring for a deathly ill family member. What...

For more than 20 years, Jeff Bezos fought against the entropy inherent in large organizations. He demanded that Amazon always act as a startup, that it would always be Day 1 at Amazon. As he said in his 1997 shareholder letter, "Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by...