Jacob Morgan | Best-Selling Author, Speaker, & Futurist | Leadership | Future of Work | Employee Experience

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Leadership and Management

Everyone Said He Was Crazy! The Strategies The Former CEO Of Best Buy Used To Turn The Company Around & Avoid Disaster

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Today’s 16 min video is with Hubert Joly who is a tour de force in the world of business leadership, best known for his transformative role as the CEO Best Buy. When Hubert and I spoke he told me stories of how his peers would tell him he’s crazy for taking the role. Articles were written about Hubert and Best Buy saying that he was in way over his head and that the company was sure to go bankrupt!

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Podcast

5 Self Sabotaging Behaviors That You Need to Stop Now

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Self-sabotage is how we hurt ourselves, whether consciously or unconsciously, and keep ourselves from achieving our plans, goals, and dreams. Many, if not all of us, have sabotaged ourselves in one way or another. But the good news is, we can overcome sabotaging behaviors, it just takes self-awareness and effort.

The Future in 5

Who’s Responsible for Creating A Sense Of Purpose?

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Purpose is the number one topic regarding corporate culture inside of an organization. There has been many debates on where the purpose inside our organizations comes from. Should the organization be responsible for creating purpose for their employees, or should employees just show up to work with it already driving them? For example, Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs, believes that people do not have to choose their dream job, but they can choose any job and create a sense of purpose themselves. Other camps believe that a person should wait for that dream job, where the organization is responsible for creating the sense of purpose for the employee. […]

The Future in 5

Is The Hustle Culture And Mentality Out Of Control?

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I have recently had some people ask me if the hustle culture and mentality gotten out of control, if it should be toned down, or if is it a good thing. Putting it into context, is it a hustle that comes with being an entrepreneur and meeting the goals set for yourself, or is the kind of hustle that comes from working a full time job, working 80 hours a week and causing a burn out? Taking the first example, I can apply it to myself. While I may not work 18 hours a day, there are goals I have set for my business and personal life. Part of that is prioritizing time, so that work life integration allows time for work, and spending time with family. Part of the hustle culture is inspiring people to want to achieve their goals and dreams. While the motivation factor is great, keep in mind that goals are personal, and working 18 hours a day is not always necessary to achieve those goals. […]

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