Future of Work

Employees, not customers, are your organization’s most important stakeholders. Contrary to how it sometimes feels, the customer can’t be your primary focus because the house will fall if you don’t have a strong foundation. And when the bricks are tumbling down, the customers will be long gone anyway. Focus on...

A new year always brings with it a chance for growth, but it seems as though 2023 promises to be a unique year plagued with unknowns. Will there be a strong national (or global) recession? Will inflation continue? Will companies pull back their operations in anticipation of a pending “doom”...

It is true that - while observing the business reality - we often wonder how modern businesses think about Strategic Communication. This reflection led me to this article, in order to explore how modern companies use Strategic Communication to their advantage and how you can recognize its correct or incorrect...

Businesses constantly face challenges – employment demands, competitive threats, regulatory changes, tight labor markets, adapting to new workplace models, changing customer preferences, supply chain and production issues, and more. However, nothing poses a greater challenge to an executive team than economic uncertainty. It is very difficult to follow a strategic...

Global markets have been zig-zagging over the last year, as the greater half of 2022 saw macroeconomic problems causing headwinds for investors and traders. On the back of these challenges, global central banks have been aggressively hiking rates in an attempt to dampen red-hot inflation, causing near and long-term concern...

“I would bet 10 percent or more of our remote staff, especially programmers, are working two remote jobs! We need to stop this before it escalates and get everyone back to the office.” Thus spoke the Chair of the Board of a Fortune 1,000 tech company when I met with...

When used responsibly, technology can drive progress, positivity, and equity. But how many important technologies are waiting to be funded, developed, and used to bend the moral arc of the universe toward justice? VC firms have opportunities to alleviate economic inequalities that block progress by employing more equitable, later-stage founder...

Did you wake up to see the day, or did the day wake up to see you? I wish I could tell you that I wake up each morning with insights such as this, but that’s not the case. Today was different. I spent the better part of my morning...

Building a true multigenerational family legacy demands more than just handing down business responsibilities from one generation to the next. Rather, it involves working side-by-side in an effort toward collective development, regardless of age or stage of involvement in the enterprise.   Collective ownership development is critical for many reasons. First, preserving family...

The sharing of lessons learned is part of the fighter pilot mindset because we want to help make the team better. When we have the courage to be vulnerable and share our stories, both good and bad, even when they expose mistakes or weaknesses, our experiences can help make other...