| By Mike Grandinetti, www.forbes.com | When I graduated from Rutgers University with my bachelor’s degree in engineering, most of my classmates joined major East Coast industrial companies. I, however, did something many of them did not consider. Drawn to the unbridled energy driving Silicon Valley and the revolutionary innovation happening in the area’s pioneering companies and […]
Discover Your True North
| Forbes.com | For any leader at any level in any organization, clarity of purpose is a critical ingredient of success. In other words, you must know where you’re headed and why you’re headed there. A compass provides the ideal metaphor. Just as a compass points toward a magnetic field, your personal “true north” directs […]
The Top Signs You’re a Servant-Leader
| Leadership Freak | The first time I was asked what a servant-leader looks like I was dumbfounded. Who wouldn’t know? But after some thought, I realized that some may not understand what to look for when hiring leaders with a servant’s attitude. Servant-leaders: #1. Servant-leaders turn conversations toward others. One of the first signs […]
Five Ways Leaders Can Stop Relying On ‘Hope’ As A Game Plan
| By John Pierce, www.forbes.com | Hope is not a strategy. At face value, that seems obvious; of course you wouldn’t incorporate “hope” into any official strategic plan. But realistically, everyone from the highest-level CEO to the hustling entrepreneur has occasionally thought, “I hope that what I’m doing works out the way I want it to.” It’s […]
How To Truly Think Outside The Box
| By Gerry Valentine, www.forbes.com | Think outside of the box. If you’re a leader, you’ve probably said those words many times. And, someone’s probably said the same thing to you. But, do you ever explain how to think outside of the box? As fond as we are of saying, “think outside of the box,” very few people know how […]
How to Run a Better Meeting
| By Seth Godin, Seth’s Blog | You rarely have the chance to quickly alter the culture of a group the way you do when you organize a retreat or a meeting. So many of the variables are within your control, and the outcome is often directly related to the choices you make. Sure, there […]
Being A Great Leader
| By Jordan Daykin, for Forbes.com | It could be easily said that a great leader is someone who possesses a vision and the courage to follow through, who has integrity, honesty, humility and continues to be focused in the face of adversity. Though, it is evident with the great leaders in history, that there […]
Five Ways To Build A More Trusting Team
| By Andrea Keirn, www.forbes.com | As leaders, we are always searching for new ways to build our teams to be more efficient, productive and engaged in the work environment. We strive to create a culture that cultivates harmony and productivity across every member of the team. Most leaders will tell you that managing employees and contractors can […]