The Power of Small Wins
by Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer For Harvard Business Review Summary: What is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step forward every day. In an analysis of knowledge workers’ diaries, the authors found that nothing contributed more to a positive [...]
Want to Be More Productive? Try Doing Less
Summary. If we want to ramp up our productivity and happiness at home and at work, we should actually be doing less. But that’s incredibly difficult as you’re balancing work, parenting, friendships, and more. When you stop doing the things that make you feel busy but aren’t getting you results, [...]
What Do Ongoing Shipping Disruptions Tell Us About the Future of Supply Chains?
By Anna Smith For Industry Week In the manufacturing industry, where international trade is a core fundamental, supply chain woes have implications for both companies and consumers. Read full article....
Tackling Strategic Planning in an Unstable World
What will the global economy hold as politics, technology, climate change and social structures shift? By: John Jullens Marc S. Robinson For Industry Week If 2022 marked the end of the post-Cold-War world order, then 2023 was proof of just how challenging the transition to a new global paradigm will [...]
The Little Things That Make Employees Feel Appreciated
by Kerry Roberts Gibson, Kate O'Leary, Joseph R. Weintraub For Harvard Business Review Summary. Most companies run some kind of employee-recognition programs, but often they fall flat, wasting resources. Many become just another box for managers to check or are seen as elite opportunities for a favored few, leaving the [...]
Wendy Shen: A Tale of Tenacity and Triumph in the Business World
Wonderful profile, Wendy! Kudos on your spirit and drive and successes!! by The Best Shades In the entrepreneurial world, where challenges abound and resilience is tested, stands Wendy Shen – President & CEO of FLOMO© / Nygala Corporation. Her journey from Taiwan to the forefront of the American business landscape [...]
Billie Eilish’s Oscar Acceptance Speech Taught All of Us a Poignant Leadership Lesson
You never know whose life you may impact....We should all want to be the types of leaders who affect people's lives. EXPERT OPINION BY JASON ATEN, TECH COLUMNIST @JASONATEN For Inc. Read full article...
Meet the inspiring women on the 2024 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award Shortlist
The five finalists share their sagest lessons on leading a successful business BY ISABEL FREDERIX For Harpers Bazaar UK. elebrating female achievement is par for the course today – and rightfully so. But in 1972, Champagne house Veuve Clicquot was undoubtedly a trailblazer when it introduced its Bold Woman Award, now recognised as the [...]
Scientists Pinpoint the Exact Moment People Lose Interest in a Presentation
Three ways to keep your audience engaged beyond this cliff. EXPERT OPINION BY CARMINE GALLO, HARVARD INSTRUCTOR, KEYNOTE SPEAKER, AUTHOR, ‘THE BEZOS BLUEPRINT’ @CARMINEGALLO For Inc. Exactly How quickly do people lose interest? Thanks to new research, we have an answer. We've also learned proven tactics for keeping the audience's attention. Read full [...]
Article byRuth A. Davis Honoring Female African-American Ambassadors in honor of Women’s History Month.
Article by Ruth A. Davis honoring female African-American Ambassadors in honor of Women's History Month. "Last year for Women’s History Month, I compiled an article 'Honoring the Many ‘Firsts’ of African American Female Ambassadors.' The article included 14 female former ambassadors and was meant to be a work in progress [...]