Category: Innovation

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a leader, it can be disheartening to see talented and dedicated employees leave your company. There are many reasons why good employees may choose to move on, and it’s essential to address these retention issues in a way that shows empathy and leadership.

Reading Time: 2 minutesHave you heard of Vistage? It’s an organization that offers leadership training, coaching, and support to CEOs and business owners. They have over 45,000 members from around the world! Why should a business leader join a Vistage peer group? It’s more than just a social club – they’re all about

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor new CEOs, being appointed as the leader of a company is an exciting and challenging job. The first year can be particularly tough, as you’re faced with understanding your role, building relationships with key stakeholders, and managing a team. In working with new CEOs, I often hear them sharing

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhether you are a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or just a mentor of young people, there are tremendous opportunities to learn from this experience that you may apply to your career in leadership.

Reading Time: < 1 minute“In your life, there are going to be constant demands for your time and attention. How are you going to decide which of those demands gets resources? The trap many people fall into is to allocate their time to whoever screams loudest, and their talent to whatever offers them the

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you grew up in the early days of America’s space-age, you’ll remember that there was (and still is)  a breakfast drink called “Tang” that gained notoriety (and more than a little success) due to the fact that the early astronauts imbibed it during those early orbital flights.  Check out

Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou are no doubt aware of the disruption caused by recent startups like Uber and Zipcar which provide rides and autos on demand, eliminating the need to own a car.  In an interconnected economy, this trend should not be ignored by anyone.   Futurist and Speaker David Houle in a recent

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetflix comes to mind when we think of disruption of established business models;  in this case the Hollywood Studios.  Netflix’ success seems to some as just being in the right place at the right time and as surfers say, “catching a wave.”   It’s always hard to untangle the relative influence

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisruption comes in two basic flavors: new companies disrupting the old ones, and the established firms under siege who figure out a way to recapture their success. If you’d like some great examples of both, check out a series of videos created by State Street Global Advisors that “uncovers the

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAutomation has impacted the manufacturing of every product, reducing the amount of labor required to produce everything. If you’d like an object lesson on the impact of automation, look no further than Mr. Rogers (that’s right, the late Fred Rogers of Mr. Rogers neighborhood) and Wired Magazine. Over three decades ago,