It’s a new year. Time to kick into gear and set goals. In doing so, are you living the definition of insanity? We tend to do the same thing year after year and expect different results. We set year-long goals, we don’t check in regularly (with ourselves, with our boss, with our teams) to measure…

I was 21 years old and working in hospitality. I went to my supervisor after some of the male guests were making me uncomfortable, saying things and touching me inappropriately. I explained that my breasts had been touched, and that one man had rubbed my arm from shoulder to hand while taking a receipt from…

Contemporary American author, Sue Grafton, said, “Ideas are easy. It’s the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.” Execution of a long-term business strategy requires diligence and commitment. The demands of day-to-day work and client or customer obligations, however, can easily distract a leader. Leaders can also lose sight of the…

It’s not a question often asked of professionals, but Gallup once did in a poll designed to see how personal relationships in the workplace affected productivity. Work is a place where most adults spend much of their waking hours, so developing workplace friendships is almost inevitable. Does your company view social interaction among employees as a distraction from the…

While all C-suite leaders stay focused on their bottom line and their enterprise’s key assets, savvy C-suite leaders understand that their people are the ones responsible for driving innovation, product execution, and customer engagement and satisfaction. That’s why attracting and retaining great employees, or talent management, spells financial success in a way that nothing else can…