3 Principals of People-First Leadership
By Steve Arizpe, Entrepreneur As a result of the last two years, one of the silver linings has been a greater emphasis on people throughout all aspects of life. From emergency rooms, classrooms and boardrooms to individual households, stores, venues and workplaces, the health and well-being of people has been at the core of most […]
Happy Father’s Day: Entrepreneurs Share Their Dads’ Most Important Business Lessons
By Lindsay Friedman, Entrepreneur Dad, papa, papi, father, vader, baba, padre, babbo — no matter how you say it, the word has the same meaning around the world. For many, their fathers have had a significant impact on their outlook and perspective of life. They taught them the difference between right and wrong, how to treat […]
Harvard Business Review: How to Spot — and Develop — High-Potential Talent in Your Organization
By James Intagliata, Jennifer Sturman, and Stephen Kincaid, Harvard Business Review Organizations struggle to identify their next-gen leaders, and for good reasons. When you don’t know what the future will bring, how do you figure out who has — or can acquire — the right strengths to meet those challenges? Which high potentials will give […]
Nonverbal Valedictorian with Autism Gives College Commencement Speech: “God gave you a voice. Use it.”
By Bill Chapel, NPR She didn’t say a word — and that only made her message resonate more powerfully. Valedictorian Elizabeth Bonker recently delivered the commencement speech at Rollins College in Florida, urging her classmates to serve others and embrace the power of sharing. Bonker, who is affected by nonspeaking autism, hasn’t spoken since she […]
WATCH: Mission Joy, Finding Happiness in Troubled Times with Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
By Andy Corbley, Good News Network So a monk and a bishop walk into a bar… If someone had to sum up the friendship of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, maybe that’s how it would begin. A documentary to be streamed live on Facebook on June 2nd celebrates the incredible […]
The Secret to Trader Joe’s Success? Championing Change for the Greater Good
By Aytekin Tank, Entrepreneur “The starting point for improvement is to recognize the need. This comes from recognition of a problem. If no problem is recognized, there is no recognition of the need for improvement. Complacency is the archenemy of kaizen.” —Masaaki Imai, Kaizen: The Key To Japan’s Competitive Success The philosophy of kaizen — […]
7 Meaningful Ways Your Business Can Honor Memorial Day
By Kara McIntyre, Entrepreneur Besides grilling, sitting by a lake or pool and enjoying time with friends or family, there’s one more thing many of us associate with Memorial Day: sales. In the weeks leading up to the annual holiday, you can’t miss the constant ads for deals, discounts and promotions at businesses across the […]
10 Things to Remember About Memorial Day
By David Holzel, Mental Floss Memorial Day is much more than just a three-day weekend and a chance to get the year’s first sunburn. It’s a time to remember the people who sacrificed their lives for their country. Here are some facts to gain a new perspective on what this holiday really represents. 1. Memorial […]
Harvard Business Review: How the Best Teams Keep Good Ideas Alive
by Patricia Satterstrom, Michaela J. Kerrissey, and Julia DiBenigno, Harvard Business Review Leaders face rising pressure to include more voices in day-to-day decision making. Soliciting diverse perspectives across the organizational hierarchy makes good business sense: It’s been shown to improve innovation and help employees feel valued and avoid burnout. But have these pressures resulted in […]
Designer & NASA Scientist Solve a $244B Problem: How Collaboration Fosters Good Ideas
By Mark Wilson, Fast Company Nearsightedness doesn’t sound that scary, but more and more people around the world are suffering from its clinical name: myopia. Because of myopia, China can’t find enough pilots, while the world is losing $244 billion in productivity a year, and that’s just the beginning: By 2050, more than half the […]