Darleen DeRosa — April 26, 2017 Follow @onpoint_llc— April 26, 2017 When it comes to training future leaders, it’s important to use multiple approaches. The average attention span is shorter than it was even a decade ago, and employees have come to expect training to be on their terms. This is especially true among Millennials, … Continue reading Mixing It Up: Which Leadership Training Formats Work Best?
Robert Gloer — April 6, 2017 Follow @IOUFinancial— April 6, 2017 If you’ve ever had a bad experience applying for a bank loan, you understand how demeaning it can feel to be turned down. Regulation and low-interest rates have made it tougher for banks to lend to small business. The tight-fistedness of the banks after … Continue reading 9 Things That Separate Good Business Lenders from Bad Ones
Wendy Marx — April 1, 2017 Follow @wendymarx— April 1, 2017 People will often call us for our PR services because they have the goal of becoming thought leaders. Thought leadership is one of those terms that is liberally sprinkled about but often lacks a clear definition. I thought I’d use this blog post to … Continue reading What Is Thought Leadership and How to Attain It
Scott Jeffrey — March 21, 2017 — March 21, 2017 Over 75,000 people were asked: What qualities in a leader would inspire you to follow willingly? One quality topped the list: honesty. Integrity is another word for honesty. We trust people who we believe have integrity. We distrust those who we perceive lack integrity. But … Continue reading The Single Most Important Quality for Lasting Leadership
Bob Apollo — March 20, 2017 Follow @bobapollo— March 20, 2017 Let’s face it, most so-called “thought leadership” is actually nothing of the sort. Much of it turns out to be a crude rehashing of already widely quoted statistics and crudely disguised product promotion. All-too-often, it does little or nothing to actually stimulate the reader … Continue reading It’s Time to Reverse Engineer Our Concept of “Thought Leadership”
Elliot Begoun — March 17, 2017 Follow @intertwinegroup— March 17, 2017 Photo provided by John Foraker & Annie’s Without a doubt, our middle child was our most challenging. If her mind was made up, and it was bent on a certain outcome that her mom and I were opposed to, we knew it was sure … Continue reading Authentic Leaders Attract Authentic People
Christopher Brown — March 3, 2017 Follow @marketculture— March 3, 2017 Many customer-centric leaders we have spoken with are facing challenges they did not expect. While they themselves understand the imperative for a customer culture that will drive future business performance and sustainability and act as role models in leading the business in this way, … Continue reading Why Are So Many Customer-Centric Leaders on Their Own?
Zach Heller — March 2, 2017 Follow @zheller— March 2, 2017 For leaders within a company, it can be tempting to surround yourself with people who think like you. You probably have a clear vision of where the company should go, what it should focus on, where it should put its resources to succeed well … Continue reading Surround Yourself with Dissenting Voices
Mukesh Gupta — March 2, 2017 Follow @rmukeshgupta— March 2, 2017 We live in an era where each one of us as professionals need to continuously invest in upskilling, cross-skilling and learning on an ongoing basis, whether or not our organisations invests in us. As part of my learning plan, I attended a conference (March … Continue reading The 4C’s of Leadership
JoAnn Corley — February 28, 2017 Follow @joann corley— February 28, 2017 As an IBM Futurist, I’ve had the opportunity to get an inside of view of the fantastic work IBM is doing with analytics, big data, cognitive computing, machine learning and AI, all encompassed in the wonderful world of Watson. These capabilities frankly are … Continue reading Hey Leader – Show Me Your Numbers!
