What do you want from life? How do you want your career, your body of work, to be remembered? What is your mission in this world? These are big questions to tackle. Today’s guest, author Allison Rimm, advocates that if we answer these questions and strategize we can experience joy and have a meaningful, successful life…. Read More»
Doing work that matters is linked to making a difference in the world. Yet to solve global problems, many of which are wicked problems, no one industry can step up and cary the burden. Today’s guest on “Work That Matters”, Eric Lowitt, believe it will take a trifecta, or what Eric calls the Golden Triangle. […] Read more… Read More»
John Baldoni, recently named as one of the top 10 leadership gurus in the world, and I sat down to explore the essence of great leadership and it’s influence on doing work that matters. From thinking of our legacy and the meaning we help create for others to the role humility plays in strong leadership, John […] Read more… Read More»
Simon Sinek and I had a chance to sit down and talk about what ended up being a focus on various inputs to build an inspired workplace. Whether it be shifting away from the soulless manner in which we view employees as resources or learning what it means to serve those who serve others, leadership […] Read more… Read More»
Tim McDonald, Huffington Post’s Director of Community, sheds light on the important role of community managers, the skills of a community manager, and why communities are not networks. Communities require care and thoughtfulness. It’s a relationship that cannot be neglected if a business wants to remain relevant in a social world. For any of us […] Read more… Read More»
Abraham Maslow famously positioned the hierarchy of needs as an early motivation theory that drives human behavior. Though we’ve come to know that each level on the hierarchy doesn’t need to be fulfilled before moving to the next level, his model has merit to today. The pinnacle of the hierarchy is self-actualization. Self-actualization is the […] Read more… Read More»
Aaron Hurst writes, “A Purpose Economy is based on empowering people to have rich fulfilling careers by creating meaningful value for themselves and others; it creates purpose for its employees and customers – through serving those in need, enabling self-expression, and building community.” These words epitomize the shift from the Information Economy that gave way […] Read more… Read More»
The role of our unconscious mind on our leadership is more profound than original understood. Rebel Brown shares what neuroscience reveals on how our conscious and unconscious mind influences our actions and consequently the results our leadership creates. Rebel uses a term mindware to help us understand the ways in which our mind influences the […] Read more… Read More»
“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything,” is attributed to Malcolm X. It’s a quote that helps keep me grounded in times when the expected is not enough or when divergence is essential. In the business world, we have grown tired of the greedy scandals and the above-the-law actions of executives. No […] Read more… Read More»
To say that businesses face and are experiencing massive change is a bit cliché any more. Businesses today don’t know anything different when it comes to responding to the forces causing transformational changes – it’s becoming business as usual. Despite the ubiquity of transformational changes, it isn’t any easier to respond and go through them. […] Read more… Read More»
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