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Zoom’s Return-To-Office Could Doom The Company
Exceptional leaders often excel as skilled storytellers, and for good reason. Once a company hits a certain level of organizational complexity, one of the most important tasks the CEO has is to craft intellectually coherent and captivating narratives about the firm, its purpose, and its performance. Failure in this task means undermining the very existence of the company; a sin…
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Inside My Stay at a $22k-a-Night Villa: Top Business Lessons
When you round the final bend in the road and see Villa Avellana, a 10-bedroom residence located on Costa Rica's Peninsula Papagayo, it's as if the house is growing out of Guanacaste's north Pacific landscape itself. Designed by Sarco Architects, the property sits in a gated neighborhood within a gated…
5 Ways Women Can Close the Talent Gap Within STEM Fields
Despite significant growth in recent years, women are still a notable minority within STEM fields. Women make up an estimated 34% of the STEM workforce overall, yet in more lucrative fields like engineering and computer science, women only account for roughly 20% of college majors.While the gender gap persists in…
3 Ways to Build a Business in an Uncontested Market
When you set out to solve a problem that only a few people fully understand — let alone know they have — you step into a space where the rules are still being written. That's both the thrill and the risk of a "Blue Ocean" opportunity. For me, this meant…
How Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Can Compete with Large Corporations
The world's small and medium-sized business enterprises are up against some serious competition against multinational corporations (MNCs) when entering new markets. The far-reaching populous resources, recognition of brand and economies of scale that MNCs command serve as major obstacles for small and medium-sized businesses to feel that they must overcome…
He Found a New ‘Niche’ and Started a 6-Figure Side Hustle
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Damian Primis, a 45-year-old musician based in Queens, New York. During the pandemic, Primis started olive oil brand Primis Imports as a side hustle; the business has since grown to six figures. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.Image Credit: Matt Dine. Damian…
These Are the Top 3 Skills All Leaders Need in 2025
During a recent coffee break with one of my senior managers, the discussion turned to the year ahead: Advances in areas from quantum computing to biotechnology are happening fast — by this time next year, big new developments will likely have taken hold and continue to reshape our world at…
Why Every Entrepreneur Needs a Plan for Inauguration Day
With Election Day in our rearview mirrors and Inauguration Day around the corner, no matter where you sit in the world, I think we can all agree that the showdown between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, short though it was, ranks up there with one of the most divisive in…
Want to Build a Digital Business? Here’s the Framework You Need to Succeed.
In the age of digital transformation, businesses are reimagining their operations to meet the demands of a tech-driven economy. Entrepreneurs today are not only adapting existing processes but also pioneering entirely digital ventures that operate through integrated technological frameworks. This shift requires a structured approach to design, implement and manage…
Meet the Leaders of the Big 4: EY, Deloitte, PwC, and KPMG
This article originally appeared on Business Insider. EY, Deloitte, PwC, and KPMG make up the world's largest accounting and consulting firms, known as the Big Four.They're billion-dollar companies with a collective 1.5 million staff and influence over hundreds of industries.In recent years, the Big Four have faced a series of…
How to Use Travel to Boost Your Leadership IQ
Lately, traveling for work has been almost a full-time job.On a recent trip to Southeast Asia, I visited four countries in four days — Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines — before flying straight home. Then, there was a whirlwind tour of Sweden, Germany and Holland that saw my morning…
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I Asked AI to Create a Plan for a Fake Company — The Results Blew Me Away, But Not in the Way You Might Think
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5 Crucial Challenges Startups Must Overcome
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…