AJ Agrawal — March 16, 2017 Follow @ajalumnify — March 16, 2017 As adults we often forget that at one point in our life we saw the world and the people around us in a much different light— one that is very similar to thinking of our child counterparts now. As we grow up and … Continue reading 5 Leadership Lessons We Can Learn From Kids
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Lessons in Stumbling and Set-Backs… from the Big Top
Julie Winkle Giulioni — March 9, 2017 Follow @julie_wg— March 9, 2017 I recently attended a stage production of Circus 1903, a variety show featuring turn-of-the-century circus acts. The audience enjoyed heart-stopping performances from high-wire artists, aerialists, contortionists, and acrobats from around the world. (While this isn’t intended to be a review, I can highly … Continue reading Lessons in Stumbling and Set-Backs… from the Big Top
Small Business Lessons From Tom Brady
Barry Roos — March 3, 2017 Follow @roosites— March 3, 2017 I have been thinking a lot about Tom Brady leading the Patriots to victory in Superbowl LI a month ago. Brady’s performance in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl was nothing short of remarkable. You have to be in awe of a nearly … Continue reading Small Business Lessons From Tom Brady
5 Lessons to Reinvent Company Culture: It’s “Under New Management”
Nicholas Klisht — February 28, 2017 Follow @nklisht— February 28, 2017 Has the nature of our work environments drastically shifted that now we need a whole new way of managing organizations? Frederic Laloux, corporate advisor and author of Reinventing Organizations believes there is a fundamental shift that needs to happen. After screening and studying organizations … Continue reading 5 Lessons to Reinvent Company Culture: It’s “Under New Management”
Business Lessons from Oscar-Nominated Films and Performers
David Kiger — February 24, 2017 Follow @davidkiger— February 24, 2017 There’s a great quote in the 1991 movie Grand Canyon, when Steve Martin declares, “All of life’s riddles are answered in the movies.” Though the accuracy of this is debatable, there are many lessons that can be learned and inspiration gained from films. Hollywood’s … Continue reading Business Lessons from Oscar-Nominated Films and Performers
Business Lessons from 4 Successful Entrepreneurs [Video]
Joei Chan — February 17, 2017 Follow @joeei— February 17, 2017 We’re living in a time in which entrepreneurship seems glamorous. Everybody is a founder of something. Or wants to be. Popular culture, using a handful of isolated success stories, has told us that if we’ve got a few great ideas, some grit, and maybe … Continue reading Business Lessons from 4 Successful Entrepreneurs [Video]
11 Lessons From Political Listening to Supercharge Your Digital Strategy
Augustus Franklin — February 16, 2017 Follow @augfrank— February 16, 2017 Long before the internet emerged as a powerful medium to reach out to your audience, political organizations invested in expensive broadcast campaigns. Politics has always been about listening. Woodrow Wilson, who was President of the United States a hundred years ago, said, “The ear … Continue reading 11 Lessons From Political Listening to Supercharge Your Digital Strategy
8 Foundational Leadership Lessons From an Air Force Veteran Turned CEO
Chris Cancialosi — February 13, 2017 Follow @gothamCulture— February 13, 2017 There are very few leadership transitions like being a newly commissioned officer in the military. Typically, on graduation day from a military academy, ROTC program or Officer Candidate School program, young men and women in their twenties pin on second lieutenant bars and immediately … Continue reading 8 Foundational Leadership Lessons From an Air Force Veteran Turned CEO
3 Helpful Social Media Lessons from “My Cousin Vinny”
Natalie Petersen — February 2, 2017 — February 2, 2017 What do you do on a lazy weekend afternoon? If you’re like me, you search for a good movie to kick back and watch. Most recently I was searching for something to strike my interest and I found it: “My Cousin Vinny.” Per an IMDB … Continue reading 3 Helpful Social Media Lessons from “My Cousin Vinny”
Lessons from Jeff Bezos: Invest in Positive Surprises
John W Hayes — January 31, 2017 Follow @john_w_hayes— January 31, 2017 Few people have tapped into the online zeitgeist more than Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Bezos is man who took a risk in the early days of the Internet and turned a trickle of book sales into a fast-flowing river that dominates … Continue reading Lessons from Jeff Bezos: Invest in Positive Surprises