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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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How to Escape the Founder Mode Trap and Learn to Do Less
In my early days as a founder at Sakani, wherever there was a decision to be made, it had to go through me — and that was dangerous.I was involved in every operational process, product flow and social media caption — blurring the line between chief executive officer and chief…
Meet a Swift Student Challenge Winner Attending Apple’s WWDC
"Growing up in LA, I've always been aware of the wildfire risks that come with living in Southern California," Marina Lee, a 21-year-old computer science student at the University of Southern California, tells Entrepreneur. "But the urgency truly hit home when my grandmother found herself in the evacuation zones during…
The One Thing Leaders Must Do, According to a Performance Psychologist
There is no doubt that special operators like SEALs and Rangers are able to function under extreme pressure. But this is no accident. It is a result of cognitive performance coaching from people like Brittany Loney.Loney is the founder and CEO of Elite Cognition and has almost 20 years of…
Every Leader Needs This Trait to Succeed in Uncertain Times
Leadership today is a high-wire act — complex, high-stakes and relentlessly scrutinized. The rules have changed. The tools have evolved. And the expectations have never been higher. Executives are no longer judged solely on operational efficiency or bottom-line results; they're evaluated on how well they lead people, build culture and…
5 CEOs Get Brutally Honest About Leadership in Today’s World
There's a unique energy that exists when you put five CEOs around one table. At our latest The CEO Roundtable episode, that dynamic played out in full. I sat down with Danny Wirtz (Chicago Blackhawks, Breakthru Beverage), Ashley Thompson (MUSH), Gregg Majewski (Craveworthy Brands), Emily Groden (Evergreen) and Luke Saunders…
The Real Pros and Cons of Running Multiple Businesses
Running more than one business can be both rewarding and demanding. For some entrepreneurs, multiple ventures offer financial security, diversification and more space for growth. For others, it introduces complications that affect focus, decision-making and long-term performance.This article breaks down the real pros and cons of managing more than one…
The Creator of Pepper X Feels Success in His Gut
I've had a lot of different people on How Success Happens whose products are designed to make you feel all kinds of things. We had a best-selling thriller writer who wants to make you feel scared. An organizational expert who wants to make you feel calm. Well, this week's guest…
What I Learned From my First Major Crisis as a CEO
When you take on the CEO role, you expect to face challenges, strategic pivots, competitive pressures, maybe even a recession or two. But nothing quite prepares you for your first real crisis. That moment came early in my tenure and centered around a well-defined, heavily populated market. What unfolded there…
Mark Cuban and Dallas Cowboys’ Micah Parsons on Success
On every episode of The Playbook, produced by Sports Illustrated and Entrepreneur, we match an elite athlete with a business titan to create a playbook for success. This time, our crew journeyed to Texas to listen in as business icon and minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, sat…
A Sweetgreen Co-Founder Talks About Where the Brand Is Going
Most college seniors are thinking about final exams, graduation parties or maybe landing their first job. Nicolas Jammet was about to open a restaurant.Not just any restaurant — Sweetgreen, the mega-popular, fast-casual chain with more than 250 locations, a public stock listing and — for a brief but unforgettable stretch…
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