Background – In continuation to my address in Without the Fear of Assessment in LEAD THE CHANGE: AN ANTHOLOGY TO EMPOWER SCHOOL LEADERS (2019) I believe that your feedback even on a dress or drawing ...
Imagine you are out for a ride on a 10-seat bicycle with nine of your closest friends. It might sound like a fun adventure, but what happens when everyone stops working toward a common goal? Suppose ...
Self-awareness is often referred to as the cornerstone of personal growth and fulfillment, but the journey to understanding oneself can feel like traversing a labyrinth with no clear path forward. It ...
I remember back in the late 1990s and early 2000s - as a young woman in the tech space in a predominantly male-dominated industry – companies attracted top talent with game rooms, catered happy hours ...
Companies today risk extinction 10 years from now because they fail to maintain and establish profitable, sustainable markets. They fail because they are losing grasp of the essential data that drive ...
It’s worth noting in today’s deafening marketplace that the best brands have CEOs who know and leverage the role of branding. When embarking on a rebrand, this skill becomes even more crucial.
An oft-repeated lie, which appears in many variations, is the amazing tale of the incredible successes of a company’s founder. “Our founder created this company after a lifetime of success!” these ...
Don’t let the jobs reports give you too much confidence in our economy. The warning signs are still all around us that a recession looms. Whether we have a “soft landing” or not, layoffs are still ...
I recently did something that scares the crap out of most entrepreneurs: I completely disconnected from the small business I started. As in I shut down my email. I left the country. And I instructed ...
Seventy percent of all businesses are family businesses in the United States, but only two thirds survive past the first generation. Why? There’s a myth surrounding family businesses that sets them up ...
It’s easy to point at a poor leader and recognize traits — duplicity, the blame game, slippery ethics, and so much more. It’s also easy to wonder if those same traits are present in a good leader — ...
When we began meeting with private equity firms in 2007 to help our newly-formed company obtain an initial round of funding, I was the company CEO. At 28 years old, I felt a little out of my league as ...