If you’ve ever raised kids, you already know your advice means little until it’s repeated by someone else. A favorite teacher, coach, or best friend’s parent says the same thing—and suddenly, it sticks. Human Resources often faces the same dilemma. The wisdom is there, but the messenger lacks credibility. HR professionals are trained to manage […]
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Insights and stories on leadership, collaboration and workplace culture, from the boardroom to the field.
The World’s Top Corporate Social Responsibility Leaders
Updated November 2025 Generosity from the Top or the Team? Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become the global scoreboard for conscience. Every year, Forbes highlights companies praised for their social and environmental impact—Microsoft, BMW, Walt Disney, Daimler, Volkswagen, Sony, Colgate-Palmolive, and LEGO among them. Their names are familiar, their reach immense, but the real story […]
Continue reading »Nepal’s Gen Z Revolt: How to Changed a Regime in 48 Hours
Nepal’s Generation Z brought down a government in under forty-eight hours — and paid for it with seventy-two lives that never should have been lost in the first place had leadership honored its own people. They youths didn’t storm power for glory. They did it to be heard. “We are proud, but there is also […]
Continue reading »How to Fuel Employee Engagement by Giving Back
By Miles Lengyel Giving Back Beyond Borders In addition to helping communities close to home, corporations have a wide range of options to extend their impact across the globe. By supporting international organizations like Save the Children, CARE, and World Vision, companies can turn their values into action—helping families recover from disaster, children return to […]
Continue reading »Leadership Bias in Action: Why the Boss’s Team Usually Wins
By Miles Lengyel After nearly a decade of facilitating team-building events, one pattern has become oddly predictable: the team with the boss almost always wins—until they don’t. When they lose, they don’t just miss by a little. They either take second place or crash to the bottom. So what’s going on? How do leadership dynamics […]
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Effective Training to Prevent Sexual Harassment
Forget Liability. Build Respect. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) urges employers to act before issues become legal claims. Three out of four victims never report harassment. Of those who do, most face retaliation. Silence erodes trust long before lawsuits do. Prevention is leadership. When people feel heard and safe, performance and retention rise — […]
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Testing Assumptions: Is Saving Time Worth It?
Revised October 2025 Assumptions Save Time, But Who Needs Regret? Assumptions save time, and time is money. In business, we make assumptions every day — about customers, employees, competitors, and markets. The problem isn’t the assumptions themselves; it’s acting on them without checking whether they’re viable. Testing assumptions before implementing them can save your company […]
Continue reading »Venture Building: Bite-Size Experiments
Updated October 2025 Since 1958, the lifespan of companies on the S&P 500 has plunged from sixty-one years to just eighteen. As Richard N. Foster and Sarah Kaplan show in their book, Creative Destruction, the pace of change demands that leaders abandon legacy systems and rethink how new ventures are built. A Smarter Way to […]
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The Amazing Birth of the iMac
Updated November 2025 By Garrett Herschleb The iMac is popular for several reasons, including its innovative design, user-friendly features, and reliable performance. Here are a few key factors that have contributed to the iMac’s popularity: Overall, the iMac’s combination of innovative design, user-friendly features, reliable performance, and loyal customer base have all contributed to its […]
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