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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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Grace Is a Leadership Strategy — Here’s How CEOs Can Use It Effectively
If you haven't watched the latest season of "The Bear" yet, I highly recommend it to any small business owner. Without giving anything away, the plot is an eye-opening exposé of what it takes to keep a business afloat and the lengths CEOs must sometimes go to ensure survival.I believe…
How This Downtown Vegas Steakhouse Is Thriving
Before Barry's Downtown Prime was a destination in downtown Las Vegas, it was an idea shared among three friends.Barry Dakake, Yassine Lyoubi and Marco Cicione weren't strangers thrown together by opportunity. As the team behind Make It Happen Hospitality, they were a tight-knit trio with years of service under their…
I Used to Think ‘Good for You’ Meant No Fun. Here’s What Changed My Mind.
Let's be honest. I used to think "better-for-you" meant kale, kombucha and no cookies. Sounded like code for no fun. Eating grass. Kissing flavor goodbye. It felt like a lifestyle I didn't want. I'd like to think I'm not the only one. Then I became a husband. I became a…
How to Build Resilience and Drive Growth in Turbulent Times
If you've been reading headlines, you might believe global trade is in decline. From trade wars to supply chain bottlenecks and deglobalization, there's no shortage of doom and gloom predictions for entrepreneurs.But from where I stand, the reality is very different. Global markets are buzzing with opportunity — and entrepreneurs…
Annual Workforce Plans Are Costing You Millions — Fix It With This Shift
For companies, workforce planning isn't about to get any easier. Just ask Intel, which is laying off up to 20% of employees from its chip-making division, after slashing 15% of its workforce last summer. Tens of thousands of roles were eliminated in a matter of months.This kind of dramatic shift…
How Leaders Can Uphold the Ideals America Was Founded On
This July, Americans are not only celebrating independence but are also being called to reflect on what freedom truly means in today's world. This country was built by brave visionaries who dared to imagine a society rooted in liberty, justice and the pursuit of happiness.Yet as the United States approaches…
She Was Ghosted by a Customer — This Clever Tactic Got Her Paid
If a customer stopped paying you, what would you do?Here's what Nancy Salamon did. It's the greatest strategy I've ever heard.Salamon is a studio potter and textile designer, and one of her wholesale customers recently stopped paying. She sent a gentle nudge, and the customer promised to pay. But another…
The Security Strategy You Need in Today’s Digital Workplace
For well over a decade, organizations have been grappling with the security, privacy and compliance challenges brought by an increasingly complex digital workplace. The continued rise of decentralized teams, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tools and the ever-growing stack of "Software as a Service" (SaaS) applications is only exacerbating the problem, and…
How to Use Your Smile as a Business Superpower
You can fake a handshake. You can fake a pitch.You can't fake a real smile.I'm not talking about the "smile for the camera" look or the awkward half-smirk you throw your neighbor while grabbing the mail in a bathrobe. I'm talking about the real thing. The kind that stops people…
Couple’s Weekend Hobby Turned Into Business With $4M+ Revenue
Mickey Popat worked in finance, and his wife, Vicky Popat, was a teacher when their weekend gardening hobby led to more than 80 fruit trees planted in their Orlando, Florida, backyard — and the idea to turn the passion into a business.Image Credit: Courtesy of PlantOGram. Vicky Popat, left, and…
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