| By Ian Altman, www.inc.com | When it comes to effective leadership, success isn’t solely determined by driving revenue or spearheading innovation or setting a clear vision for a company. Effective leadership results from something more — a quality that is, often times, less visible and more difficult to carry out. Leaderswho possess this, however, are the ones who achieve the greatest […]
How Leaders Can Keep Their Cool in a Crisis
| By Mark Bonchek, Cara France, hbr.org | The word crisis suggests something that happens infrequently. But these days, crises have become a regular state of affairs. Brands that you’d think would be fairly immune to scandal have found themselves embroiled in controversy. And those that deal with public relations challenges regularly have still been caught off guard by a customer […]
‘Think Outside the Box’ Is Bad Advice. Here’s What to Do Instead
| By William Alan Donius, www.inc.com | How do you think outside the “think outside the box” box? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by , Author, Thought Revolution-Ideation + Innovation Facilitator, on Quora: Most business people operate inside the proverbial “box” most of the […]
How to Harnesses the Power of Listening
| www.psychologytoday.com | If you want to effectively spot opportunities you have to learn to listen. Truly listing requires more than just physical presence and eye contact. Listening starts with encouraging openness, seeking out diverse thinking and paying attention to subtext. In other words, you have to determine where you want to listen and the kinds […]
Paying College Athletes
| By John Thelin, www.insidehighered.com | Now that the football season is over, college sports fans have several options. They can argue about whether next year the University of Alabama will defend its 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship title. Or they can turn to watching some of the more than 50 National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball […]
Why We Do What We Do
Tony Robbins discusses the “invisible forces” that motivate everyone’s actions — and high-fives Al Gore in the front row. [NOTE: a bit of adult language during this talk.]
How To Break Down The Silos In Your Firm
| By Freek Vermeulen, www.forbes.com | Pretty much everybody who has worked in a large organization knows that problem; the one we generally refer to as silos: people in a particular department or division only communicate with their peers, but when there is a problem or an opportunity that would require people from different units to coordinate, […]
Transformational Leaders: The Top Trait That Separates Them From The Rest
| By Kathy Caprino, www.forbes.com | Part of the series “Today’s True Leadership” Living here in the U.S. as I do, I’ve grown deeply disturbed at how our collective capacity for listening and for true connection with others has shifted dramatically in the past two years. Suddenly, what was once the hallmark of our country – the […]