Whether you create it or not, your company has a culture. But without the proper attention and nourishment, a company’s culture can quickly turn toxic. No company is immune to culture struggles, including those with incredibly high revenue. In fact, culture challenges are common in rapidly growing companies.
How often do you think about building trust with employees and customers? For Jeff Raider, co-founder and co-CEO of Harry’s, it’s a daily occurrence. He believes trust is built through small decisions every day that either reinforce or diminish trust with customers and employees. Leaders have small daily moments that are opportunities to create trust
Does success come all at once or through a series of connected events?
Guy Kawasaki, Chief Evangelist at Canva and host of the Remarkable People podcast, fully appreciates serendipity and how things have worked together to get him where he is today. But he says serendipity without seizing the opportunity is a lost opportunity.
Growing as a leader involves overcoming challenges. Sally Helgesen, international speaker, best-selling author, and expert on women’s leadership, says women deal with unique leadership situations. Understanding these challenges is crucial for both men and women in the workforce.
What makes the world’s CEOs so successful? What do they do that’s different than their peers?
That was the question posed by Carolyn Dewar, senior partner at McKinsey & Company and best-selling author of CEO Excellence.
No one is immune to challenges in life. We all face roadblocks and trials—some larger than others—but what matters is how we respond to them. We can choose to consider ourselves victims of the situation, or we can take ownership and control what we can.
Of all the tasks and strategies businesses can employ to get ahead, author and Thinkers50 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Tom Peters says it comes down to hiring and promoting good people.
Leading a growing company means always looking toward the future. How is the world changing? What’s coming down the pipeline? What strategy should you follow?
We’ve all faced situations that create a massive shift in our lives and careers. It could be a business decision that makes things 10x faster or a new software that makes manufacturing 10x less expensive.
What are the three most important aspects of leadership?
It can seem challenging to distill such an expansive topic into three core aspects, but doing so helps highlight critical responsibilities and skills for leaders.
