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Office romances happen: Here's how to make them a proper company affair
Love knows no boundaries, and that can be bad for business because office romances happen.
They best be managed properly.
As more and more remote workers return to the office, companies will need to deal with relationships...
We Must Stand Up to Hate Masquerading as Vandalism
When self-proclaimed white nationalists spray painted over a mural of Arthur Ashe in Richmond, Va., in the fall of 2021, it wasn't just another act of vandalism. It was an American-born form of terrorism that needs to be put down before it spre...
The Two Questions Every Leader Needs To Ask Themselves Right Now
Every business partner I speak to these days, from multinational CEOs to Silicon Valley venture capitalists, agrees: The road to success is bumpier than it's been in decades.
We've emerged burned out and dazed from the pandemic in...
This CEO says employees deserve to work from home - and it's better for business
I have genuine respect for Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, but I think they are flat-out wrong to insist that workers return to the office full time.
This is bad for employees, and it's bad for business....
How job postings and interviews can help you end rampant turnover
COVID and a tight labor market have dramatically changed the hiring and retention game-as a result, the biggest problem for recruiters now is failure to be honest about the company and what they're looking for in candidates. Opaqueness doesnâ...
CEO fatigue is real - and its consequences could be crippling
I was recently talking to a private equity firm that had lost a number of portfolio executives ranging from technical leaders to CEOs. The story was similar to what I'd been hearing elsewhere: Roughly 70 percent of the firms I've spoken with...
Directors: Don't Approve a Tech Purchase Without Asking These Questions
Any corporate board member knows how to read a balance sheet or analyze an income statement. But how many can explain the nuances of cloud computing or the difference between a database and a data lake? Despite tech's growing centrality to ever...
Why its time to elevate your Supply Chain Chief to the C-Suite
If there's one thing the pandemic taught us, it's that a strong supply chain is central to corporate success. As transport costs rocketed, container ships lined up at ports, and customer satisfaction suffered, CEOs kicked themselves for not h...
How CFOs Can Better Integrate Supply Chain Operations
Every chief financial officer worth their salt should be taking charge of supply chain integration as a core responsibility. Pushing change from the top helps break down silos to ensure supply chain resilience becomes part of a company's DNA. <...
ChatGPT will break financial services, but then it might save it
I recently spent the best part of a weekend playing with ChatGPT, the AI-powered natural language tool that answers questions and responds to prompts in an unerringly human way. My conclusion? It signals the end of the financial services industry...
A counterintuitive approach that pays off for companies
As leaders jump into 2023, they're asking themselves these two questions: "Do we have the right strategy?" and "Do we have the right team?"
Surprisingly, the answers don't really matter. Regardless of how well your busines...
The workplace has changed. Management hasn't. How to work better with your dispersed workforce
When Elon Musk issued his "hardcore" return to the office edict at Twitter, he showed how badly he missed the transformational shift in the way people view work. Instead of rallying the troops, hundreds of employees quit. The world had changed. M...
The Biggest Problems with Supplier Diversity Programs and How to Fix Them
Organizations of every size are setting lofty goals and allocating money and time toward supplier diversity programs, recognizing that disadvantaged groups should get a bigger slice of their vendor pies.
Is it working? Probably not as...
Three Ways Schools Can Fend Off Ransomware Attacks
After years of targeting and extorting high-value corporate targets, ransomware attackers have turned to more vulnerable prey - school districts. With less funding, less-than-mature cybersecurity defenses and limited (or even nonexistent) contr...
The Disney Effect: How CEOs Can Fortify Against The Panic-Button Era
CEO job security isn't what it used to be. A rash of high-profile oustings, including Disney's Bob Chapek, Under Armor's Patrik Frisk and Gap's Sonia Syngal, have underlined how top executives are on particularly shaky ground as we emerge...
Superfans and Microtribes-How brands can harness passionate consumers to drive growth
The keenly awaited prequel to Game of Thrones is out and fans are in rapture. But how much of that joy stems from the quality of the new show, and how much from viewers being able to bond with one another over their favorite franchise again? I wo...
The K-12 Confidence Crisis: How Schools Should Respond to Enrollment Drops
If voting with your feet is a form of protest, K-12 schools need to start paying attention to the steady drumbeat of footsteps. Across the country, schools are experiencing some of the biggest enrollment drops ever in what amounts to a crisis of...
The C-Suite Skills You Should Be Hiring For Now
You may have a great team, but the acumen of yesterday may not be enough for the challenges of tomorrow. Here are the critical skills that will measure success in 2023 and beyond.
Persistent inflation, a nascent recession and even tri...
Inflation Reduction Act poses a big automotive manufacturing challenge
The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest overhaul of US automotive policy in a generation. If all goes according to plan, it will transform what Americans drive on the streets - and create economic boomlets for the states that manufacture tho...
Utilizing Higher Ed's Economics, Business Depts in Troubled Times
The economics and business departments inside colleges and universities have an opportunity to do what America's resource-starved newsrooms cannot. They can give middle- and working-class families objective, useful, easy-to-understand informati...