What does it take to achieve excellence? I’ve spent much of my career chronicling top executives as a business journalist. But I’ve spent much of
Category: Lifelong Learning
Doing Less, Leading More
Our first accomplishments as professionals are usually rooted in our skill as individual contributors. In most fields we add value in the early stages of
10 Sustainable Business Stories Too Important to Miss
Somehow it’s already year-end, a time to look back and try to make sense of what’s happened. Creating any “top” list of stories from 12
The Three Pillars of a Teaming Culture
Building the right culture in an era of fast-paced teaming, when people work on a shifting mix of projects with a shifting mix of partners,
The Danger of Turning Cynical About Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is losing its luster, at least among elite opinion-makers. An increasing number of critiques have been mounted in publications as diverse as The
What Boards Can Do About Brain Drain
Not only are individual companies and industries battling for talent, but countries are, too. In the global competition for top talent, emigration of highly skilled
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