Celebrate Women’s History Month A Key Ingredient to Work-Life Balance is Getting a Life Stretched thin trying to meet the demands of work and needs of family, women can find themselves drawn into so many different roles that they wonder if a “whole self” still exists. A study by the Center for Creative Leadership found [...]
Inspire Yourself and Your Team to Beat Post-Holiday Blues If you’ve taken time off, enjoyed downtime with family and friends, or even just indulged in holiday eating and decorating, heading back to a normal routine can come as a bit of a shock. The transition can last a day or two, or even drag on [...]
Setting Goals and Leading Through Turbulent Times Living and leading in highly dynamic and turbulent times can make goal setting seem nearly impossible as your business reality changes daily. There’s no question that the ability to think ahead, plan for disruption and adapt quickly will continue to be critical skillsets in the new year. But [...]
To Choose Your Focus You Have to Choose What to Neglect Despite what every efficiency expert claims, you cannot get everything done. No matter how hard you work, how efficient you are, or even how much you’re able to delegate, you will never do all the things you’d like to because your energy, time and [...]
Evidence-Based Solutions to Make Meetings Productive If you attended a meeting today, you’re in good company. In the U.S. alone, 55 million others did as well. Too bad the research shows about 25% of that time is spent on irrelevant issues and nine out of 10 workers are daydreaming while sitting there. Contemporary research is [...]
Growth and Profit Potential Key Considerations in Startup Ideation Phase The brand story behind many successful businesses often features a founder motivated to bring a unique concept or passion to the marketplace. Of course, that drive is an excellent starting point, and the secret sauce to many great ventures, but every fledgling entrepreneur also needs [...]
Think Like a Funder to Attract Business Investment Your excitement and confidence in your small business are important for success, but would-be investors also need hard data before they put their money behind you. By evaluating your enterprise with an objective eye for return on investment (ROI), you can make your business more attractive to [...]
The Best Vacations Do More Than Just Take You Away From Work Sure, you can grab a flight to the Bahamas or pack up the car for a trip into the mountains, but if only the scenery changes, you may not return feeling reenergized. In fact, a poorly planned vacation, or one without a break [...]
When the Right Thing is Also the Smart Thing: the Supplier Diversity Win-Win While a very strong ethical case can be made around the ability (and need) for large companies to use their power and influence to help address racial injustice through actively diversifying their vendor pools, equally strong arguments can be made for the [...]
Become a Better Storyteller to Be a More Effective Leader It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Atlanta and I was, once again, stuck indoors hunched over my computer crunching numbers to create the financial report my boss would present on Monday morning. A friend invited me for a walk, but I reluctantly declined, spending [...]
