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Don't Know Your Professional Values? You Might Be On The Wrong Track
Like many of us, I heeded the well-known advice to define my personal values early in my adulthood. After thinking deeply about which values resonated most to me, I ranked them in order of importance, landing on Purpose, Health, Integrity, Loyalt...
Driving Engagement in a Remote Work World
Well, we're living it, again and again, and again. Still stuck at home and still working from home.
And even as more of us receive vaccinations, a return to life in the office as we used to know it is doubtful. A remote and socially...
Why We Need The Liberal Arts To Achieve Stakeholder Capitalism
Just over a year ago, Steve Denning, the leadership guru and a former director of the World Bank, argued that stakeholder capitalism is doomed to failure, despite the proclamations from the Business Roundtable to the World Economic Forum that add...
Recycling water has to become the norm, because it is too scarce and too valuable to waste
Like millions of teens around the world, my daughter enjoys long showers. Unlike many fathers of teens, however, I see a bright side to the family water bill.
We're not just taking showers. We're growing grapes.
Our f...
How to upskill employees for the digital age
The traditional conveyor belt of high school, college, work and retirement had started to break down well before COVID-19 came along. The pandemic has just accelerated its demise, pushing almost every job further into the digital space and making...
4 Strategies for B2B Marketers to Increase ROI During the Economic Downturn
As the economy slows, B2B marketers are being challenged with longer sales cycles, lower deal amounts and churning customers. If that isn't enough, many companies are slashing marketing spend.
With that being said, CMOs can see signif...
5 Ways Leaders Can Effectively Deal With Malcontents
It's the promotion you always wanted. You worked hard for it. You earned it.
And now a colleague is undermining you because of it.
Maybe the coworker is jealous you got the job. Maybe they have more experience or qualifica...
With deepening drought in the West, farmers could make a bigger difference
The American West is suffering from the worst drought of our lifetimes - a two-decade dearth of precipitation, perhaps the most punishing megadrought of the past 1,200 years - and much attention is focused on water waste at home.
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3 changes coming to drug pricing
Pounded by both sides of the political aisle, pharmaceutical companies know what it feels like to be whipsawed by opposite ends of the American reimbursement system.
Two weeks after the November election, President Trump announced a n...
Providing vaccines isn't enough
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed an ugly truth: Millions of America's most vulnerable citizens are almost completely cut off from essential healthcare, including access to the new coronavirus vaccines. The consequences for this population,...
Ready or not: 3 big changes coming for primary care physicians
Even before the pandemic, primary care was complicated. Now it's even more so as Covid-19 upends old practices, ushers in new ones and accelerates changes that were already in the works.
Tectonic shifts are underway for practitioner...
COVID-19-Weary Business Owners Can Win by Adopting the Right Mindset for a Sale
Faced with the demand to invest in upgrades needed to sell electric cars, a group of Cadillac dealers recently decided the economic uncertainty outweighed the likely future benefits. About 150 of GM's 880 U.S. Cadillac dealerships instead took...
Post-Pandemic Times Will Demand a New Brand of Leadership. Will You Step Up?
One of the most common misconceptions in any organization is that leadership is associated with particular roles and only certain titles. Once you reach a specific rung on the proverbial corporate ladder or get that coveted promotion to a certain...
Why Businesses Need to Embrace the Digital Payments Now
Before the pandemic, most businesses were living comfortably in the paper world when it came to managing their payments and collections. Many had relied for years on back-office staff to stay on top of the constant flow of checks, invoices and sn...
Biggest Selling Mistake? Overwhelming The Buyer. Here's How To Keep It Simple.
We came to the dealership to buy a car. We left after an awkward lesson in one of the most common mistakes in selling - the failure to keep it simple.
My wife and I were excited to test drive a new family vehicle. On the dealer's...
Don't repeat mistakes that led to microchip shortage
The great microchip crunch that has squeezed the auto industry should be mostly over by the middle of this year. But carmakers shouldn't be so quick to forget the crisis' lessons: Not only will there be a next time, but that next time will likely...
Relaxed loan terms from the Small Business Administration offer a ray of hope for small businesses
The dominant narrative around U.S. small businesses throughout the pandemic has been one of doom and gloom. But there's another side to the small-business story that is emerging. A story of determination, perseverance and new opportunities.
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Why I'm pivoting my fund to invest in women-run companies
As the founding general partner of a U.S.-based venture capital firm, I'm taking a firm stand with my next fund. Going forward, at least half of the fund's portfolio companies will have at least one female founder.
Not only will...
Why healthcare providers need a telehealth 2.0 strategy
Crises have a way of accelerating change. That's never been more apparent than with the explosive rise of telehealth services resulting from the pandemic.
COVID-19 supercharged what had been a typically slow but steady adoption of t...
What Makes Private Equity Investors Walk Away From Your Business
Investing in earlier-stage businesses is a bit like dating. You weigh what's exciting and what's important to you against what doesn't work for either side. And if you walk away, it doesn't mean your date's wrong and you're right. It...