Strategy

5 Strategies For Big-Picture Thinking

Need to get a grasp on the big picture? Start small. But how can you empower yourself to step back and look at the big picture so you can lead...

How to Leverage Expectancy Theory for Personal and Career Success

Expectancy theory operates on the premise that your level of effort is what is necessary to perform well and earn rewards. For example, if an employer wants workers to put...

How Diversity Drives the Economy — Make Us All Wealthier

Four economists from the University of Chicago and Stanford University examined the effect of the improved allocation of talent. They concluded that it explains about twenty-five percent of the total...

How to Manage Your New GenZ Workforce

The bulk of generational conversations highlight differences in the workplace. GenZ are no different. However, these discussions fail to show how to create healthy relationships. The generation most talked about...

How to Land Remarkable Talent at Your Startup

A startup is powered by their founder’s passion and drive, with support from a few partners and some internal resources. However, there comes a time when the founder cannot be...

How to be successful in meeting your corporate goals

It is lonely at the top, especially for CEOs. Most CEOs lack a means to systematically gather the precise information from all levels of the business. While CEOs are often...

Generative Governing Increases Board Effectiveness

There is urgent interest in the problems of boards, and a growing demand for more accountability. Boards do not think about or debate governing; they just do it. Many boards...

How to Eliminate Bias From Your Selection Process

Bias interviews. Moreover, why they don’t work. Many people view that the most critical part of a job interview is the beginning. That is when the candidate has an opportunity...

Why Artificial Intelligence (AI) Needs Real Wisdom

Albert Einstein was once asked, “how many feet are in a mile?” He replied, “I don't know. Why should I fill my brain with facts I can find in two...

How to Find High-Potential Employees and Unleash High-Performers

No two employees are the same. It is not easy for managers to make apples-to-apples comparisons of their workers — an engineer handles vastly different responsibilities than an accountant does....

How to Hire a CEO Who Has High Integrity

Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don't have the first, the other two will...

How to Link Talent to Value

Getting the best people into the most critical roles does not happen by chance. It requires a disciplined, evidence-based look at where the organization creates value and how its top...

Governments—How to create better outcomes for citizens

Sir Michael Barber’s report “Delivering better outcomes for citizens: practical steps for unlocking public value,” published in November 2017 provides valuable insight into how to meet this challenge. It offers...

How to Be A Remarkable Leader — It Is Not About You

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” ― Max De Pree As a...

Live your values — the importance of integrity, feedback and mentoring

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle Doing the right thing can feel simple when life is calm. However, that our...

The Science of Best Fit Staffing: Predicting Passionate Employees

Only employees exceptionally suited for what they do, coupled with an intense love of what they do, produce exceptional results. An exceptional candidate screening and selection process could be one...