Often, change feels sudden even though it’s been happening gradually right under our noses. Take the results of the past few election cycles, for example. Many people were blindsided in 2018 by what seemed to be a shake-up in Congress when 117 female legislators went to Washington.Was it a record-breaking year...

A steady stream of leads is the lifeblood of any business. These leads represent your future clients…or at least a good percentage of them. But only if you start off with qualified leads…people who are a good fit for the insurance products you are selling. At more than $18 trillion,...

When your continuous improvement strategy isn’t continuous, or worse yet, it isn’t improving performance, then you are losing ground to your competition.  Not a good place to be.Especially since you may not be aware how much the competition has already closed the gap.THE OPPORTUNITYAlmost reflexively they look to the Improvement...

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines empathy as “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner.” More simply put, empathy is the ability...

Chief executives usually don’t bother with the choice of their company’s backend-technology. This is the realm of the CTO and CIO, often unquestioned opinion leaders in the upper management echelons. If budget and business case work out, boards do not tinker with technical design choices. Sometimes, however, topics are so...

When I was a business owner, I had the fortune of being naturally comfortable with financials. So I assumed other CEOs were, too — until I became an advisor. Often, leaders who are amazing at running businesses have little understanding of the importance of numbers. It’s not that they are...

A business outfit goes complete only with the right choice of accessories and styling. Without the exact matching accessories, the actual outfit might look mismatched. It is important for businessmen to take up interesting accessory choices to make the outfit even more appealing. Right from watches, shoes, scarves and what...

For companies and organizations, titles provide structure and help to identify the right people for projects and decisions. A title represents someone’s responsibility and level of influence. For individuals, titles help to gauge professional progress and make career transitions. Every company or organization has a different title scheme that is...

Every businessman has a phase where inspiration and motivation is required from greatest leaders who ruled the field with their poise, decision-making skills, and optimism. These leaders proved their mettle via conformist or a non-conformist path with their amazing balance of thought. They also proved that for a successful businessman...