With election season running hot, issues such as migration (or illegal immigration) are prominent in campaign speeches for candidates of all stripes vying for all manner of office, from dogcatcher to president. The harsh reality for them all: no single nation, much less a single leader, can solve these issues. They surround the world, so […]
You may not believe in ghosts, but your ancestors definitely haunt you. No, you don’t need to call the Ghostbusters; Deborah Liu, the president and CEO of Ancestry, told us in our podcast interview it’s their influence that continues to shape you through the generations. Their decisions continue to make an indelible difference today. It […]
You’re more like a global leader than you think. After all, you face very similar challenges. National financial crisis? You’ve faced budget woes in your business or NPO, too. Job creation and unemployment? Talk to your own HR department about how hard recruiting has become. The list goes on. The scale is different, but the […]
You trust us. Trust is the fuel behind any relationship. Each week, you trust the information we curate for these articles is accurate and factual…even insightful. You trust your friends to support you in good times and bad. And your team trusts you to support them and guide them to success. In fact, trust is […]
Your work is a whirlwind. The avalanche of new tech, intricate global connectivity, and overnight societal changes all make for a rapidly changing world. And that’s just what you face each morning – what will work life be like in 2050?! Clearly, your leadership style will have to change to keep up. Fortunately, our podcast […]
Enron. Lehman Brothers. WorldCom. And your company? You clearly want to avoid this list of major “too big to fail” firms that extinguished due to a lack of ethics. While many leaders view ethics as a vague extra that’s not critical to business, the death of these companies proves otherwise: ethics is critical to survival. […]
Return to office (RTO) mandates are a little silly if you think about it. The next quarantine/hurricane/wildfire/(insert major disruptor here) is just around the corner, which means a flexible, remote-capable workforce is an absolute must for your organization’s long-term health. Your leadership must be flexible and remote-capable, too. Our podcast guests George Papandreou (former Prime […]
“I just want to be heard.” Those six words resonate with every person on the planet, yet so many leaders ignore this universal need. Toxic leaders go further, actively shutting down feedback. Disengagement, low productivity, and turnover result. And, of course, these leaders miss out on operating improvements, new product ideas, and morale boosters from […]
The world never has a lack of armed conflicts. Ultimately, the root cause of these wars remains poor leadership, according to experts on peace and negotiation. The irony: the exact same skills that help you grow as a leader for your team are the skills our political leaders need to solve global crises. For example, […]
“Surprise!” That’s a fun word when it launches an unexpected party. It’s not so fun when it launches your work day. Yet for more and more of us, the exponential acceleration of change in the world translates into surprises at work. Fortunately, Chris Nolan and Mike Schindler—our podcast guests and creators of the It’s VUCA […]