Lead from a Position of Influence
Leadership isn’t about tenure or title.
Resilient Leadership: Embrace Continuous Reinvention
The discipline of change is changing. The modern marketplace is as dynamic as it is ruthless, and business leaders are increasingly defined by their...
A Conversation with Rocket Software CMO Jeff Winter
Living your values when times are difficult is crucial not just to organizational success, but also to creating a sustainable culture that can...
4 Keys to Capture the Window of Opportunity in Business
More than 33.5 million (1 in 5 American workers) have filed for unemployment over the past seven weeks as states move to reopen, a number we haven’t...
Understanding the Future with 12 Geniuses
The call usually comes in the morning. Occasionally, not until the evening. But I know it’s coming. It’s come every day since this global health...
Coronavirus Cancellations
I am supposed to be in Atlanta today delivering two keynote speeches for a Fortune 500 client. Instead, I am deeply entrenched in a morning routine...
Creating a Culture of Accountability
Elevating engagement and improving the culture of an organization starts with leadership. A culture of accountability doesn’t just happen. Instead,...
How to Deal With Top-Performing Jerks
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has been very clear about what his organization does with its brilliant jerks: It gets rid of them. As he has said in the...
Working on Lombardi Time
I was sitting down for my first sales conference at my first job out of college and I took my seat just in time, nervous but excited.
Conscious Capitalism: A Better Way of Doing Business
Maximizing shareholder value wasn’t enough for me. That isn’t a purpose or reason for existing; rather, it should be a by-product. When my previous...
Stop Wasting Time in Bad Meetings
“I was stuck in meetings.”
What It Means to Be a Heartist: The AccorHotels Journey
Picture this: You’re on the trip of a lifetime to see your all-time favorite band. You’re eating breakfast at the hotel and next to your plate, you...
We Are All In This Together
“In 2008, all of the financial measures for our business were negative. We knew we had to significantly cut expenses and do it quickly.
Leaving It Out on the Porch Tonight
I stopped reading and sat in silence, staring out the window at the Saskatchewan River.
How Deneen Pottery Competes in the New Economy
If you were going to put a saying on the side of a coffee mug, what would you say?