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EntrepreneurThere are good negotiators, and then there is Apple chief executive Tim Cook. At a Congressional hearing, the stage appeared to be set for him to take a beating over Apple's financial practices.
Inc.Readers weigh in on the challenges of balancing collaboration and getting "real" work done.
IncAs temperatures grow warmer, the days are numbered before an employee comes in wearing skimpy cut-offs. Here's how--and when--to deal with wardrobe issues in your office.
LinkedInThen-CEO of Willis Group Holdings, Joseph Plumeri gave advice to those who are starting or wanting to advance their careers, "play in traffic."
IncGreat leaders tend to be funny in a particular way, new research shows.
Fast CompanyEbullient Corporate Culture helped grow Tony Hsieh's Zappos into a mulit-billion-dollar enterprise and spawned a consulting firm, DHW. Here's how the team finds their bliss-- and how your people can claim their own.
Fast CompanyMany of today’s success stories learned lessons later in life that they wished they had known as they were beginning their careers. These 8 share the advice they wish they had gotten in their early twenties.
ForbesAn annual snapshot of the 100 women with the most impact are top politicians and CEOs, activist billionaires and celebrities who matter.
ForbesHow do you avoid the “big company” problem? Make sure that you have a clear system in place that aligns the goals of each employee with the goals of the organization as a whole.
TimeWe are in what I would call the Era of Behavior. Although our behavior has of course always mattered, our world’s growing interconnectedness and interdependence makes it matter more today.
FortuneMarissa Mayer was the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company until Mark Zuckerberg nabbed the distinction. What it takes to be a female Fortune 500 CEO.
Fast CompanyJames Green, CEO of Magnetic, was once hired by Steve Jobs at Pixar. It was while working for one of his biggest business heroes that Green learned what not to do when leading a company.
FortuneFrom a pet relocation service, a wine lifestyle marketer, to a scrap metal regenerator, America's urban core is home to a variety of fast-growing companies. Here's the top 100.
Lead Change GroupYou may not be able to accommodate all suggestions, but if you don’t acknowledge the responses and be transparent about why you’re doing what you’re doing, you might as well kiss your leadership credibility goodbye.
YahooMicrosoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies, sports and other entertainment.
EntrepreneurWhile Karp's management style has been criticized as being unpredictable, he led his team in developing a product that has more than 300 million monthly unique visitors and was bought for a huge sum of money.
Fast CompanyRather than following Outlook's quarter-hour despotism, the length of a meeting should be tailored to the decision-making work being done, whether that's 22 or 2 minutes.
Fast CompanyIs there a time and place to get past the awkwardness and just do it? If so, who leads? Who follows? And what to do with that phone in your hand? Let's fully embrace those touchy questions.
Fast CompanyAccording to one study, 66% of new products fail within two years. And 96% of all innovations fail to deliver any return on a company's investment.
MashableApple CEO Tim Cook is expected to testify before a Senate subcommittee Tuesday to refute charges the company paid no taxes on tens of billions of dollars in overseas income.
IncProcter & Gamble's former CEO offers simple but useful tips for better discussions at work and elsewhere.
EntrepreneurHave you written yet another to-do list, hoping it would make you more productive? Let me show you how you can regain control effectively.
Huffington PostWhether you're negotiating an acquisition, recruiting new talent, trying to ink an elusive client, or even just asking for a raise, you need to be well versed in the powers of persuasion.
WSJIndia—Outsourcing company iGate Corp.said its board fired President and Chief Executive Phaneesh Murthy for allegedly failing to report a relationship with a subordinate employee.
ReutersThe hunt for Shell'snext chief executive is underway, its chairman said on Tuesday, after CEO Peter Voser made what could be his last appearance at the oil group's annual shareholder meeting.
Business InsiderAhead of its court date, the US released emails that purport to show Apple was the “ringleader” in a scheme to set artificially high ebook prices with some of the largest American publishers, which have already settled the case.
CBS NewsAn attorney for an 87-year-old grandmother who accuses Donald Trump of cheating her in a condo deal has told jurors the "Apprentice" star lied on the witness stand.
IncWith 20 start-up investments and nearly 30 acres of land, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is slowly, but surely, fulfilling his promise to revitalize downtown Las Vegas.
USA Today Marissa Mayer has been busy. Fresh off the heels of the company's Tumblr acquisition, the Yahoo CEO unveiled a major redesign of Flickr.
ForbesAbercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries meets with Benjamin O'Keefe, an 18-year-old who is protesting the company because of comments made by the CEO.
BusinessweekMark Thompson hailed the company’s digital subscription strategy and dismissed skeptics who say media outlets can’t reinvent themselves.
Forbes“It’s important to tell our story and that you hear directly from me."
FortuneThe desperate patchwork of fixes for Europe is deluding the best financial minds, including Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein, into believing that the euro is virtually certain to survive.
VentureBeatApple CEO Tim Cook testified before a Senate Permanent Subcommitte on Investigations this morning about Apple’s offshore business operations.
AtlanticAs the CEO steps down, he leaves the Intel machine poised to take on the swarming ecosystem of competitors who make smartphone chips.
BusinessweekNational Financial Partners Corp. said Monday that it named Douglas Hammond, its current president and chief operating officer, as its new chief executive officer.
TNWYahoo has been plagued by leadership changes among its C-level positions for years. Many of its CEOs have been struggling to find ways to either cut down on cost or innovate on products.
USA TodayThe board of JPMorgan Chase did not strip CEO Jamie Dimon of his chairmanship during a vote at the bank's annual shareholder's meeting in Tampa.
BusinessweekWellPoint Inc.'s new CEO is slimming the health insurer's business units to two from four as the company prepares for coverage expansions.
BusinessweekAs a general rule, the tech world doesn’t think highly of Congress or Washington. Nevertheless, Apple (AAPL) Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has agreed to testify before the Senate.
Business InsiderBloomberg reports that CalPers, The California Public Employees' Retirement System, has voted to split the roles of Chairman and CEO at JP Morgan, stripping Jamie Dimon of his dual title.
BusinessweekOberhelman recently became chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers, the industry’s influential trade organization, and has counseled numerous congressmen and the president.
VentureBeatMatt Mullenwag, CEO of WordPress points out his service saw more than 72,000 imported posts from Tumblr in one hour on Sunday night, following the hoopla around Tumblr’s acquisition.
TechCrunchAdelphic is announcing that Michael Collins, previously global CEO at WPP-owned mobile marketing agency Joule, has joined the mobile ad startup as its new chief executive.
USA TodayIn his first testimony before Congress, Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday plans to advocate "dramatic simplification" of corporate tax laws when lawmakers consider an overhaul of the tax code.
ForbesYahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, who worked hard to convince Karp that her company isn’t the kind of mash-handed “behemoth” he feared, says buyer and seller “ couldn’t be more different, but, at the same time, they couldn’t be more complementary.”
The Fiscal TimesWhether making an important presentation to potential clients or trying to motivate a room full of entry-level employees, your words carry weight at work.
CEO.comMost job candidates feel interview questions can be decoded and hacked, letting them respond to those questions with "perfect" answers. Guess what: They're right, especially if you insist on asking opinion-based job interview questions. Every candidate comes prepared to answer general questions...
ForbesWhen employees say they want their voices to be heard, they are really saying they want leaders who will not just hear them, but really listen to them.
EntrepreneurVery few people know their own leadership style -- or strengths and weaknesses, for that matter. But that's a mistake.
Huffington PostWhether you're negotiating an acquisition, recruiting new talent, trying to ink an elusive client, or even just asking for a raise, you need to be well versed in the powers of persuasion.
Fast CompanyIs there a time and place to get past the awkwardness and just do it? If so, who leads? Who follows? And what to do with that phone in your hand? Let's fully embrace those touchy questions.
ForbesHow do you avoid the “big company” problem? Make sure that you have a clear system in place that aligns the goals of each employee with the goals of the organization as a whole.
Fast CompanyAccording to one study, 66% of new products fail within two years. And 96% of all innovations fail to deliver any return on a company's investment.
IncFour simple, destructive behaviors that doom a marriage--and a business.
HBROur ability to improve the ways we do things depends on defining and shaping our daily habits of mind and practice — our "standard work."
CEO.comThe responsibility of steering a company in the right direction can be extremely overwhelming, pushing you to the edge of a never-ending juggling act. Luckily, stress doesn’t have to be such a “soul-sucking, health-draining force,” claims work and family columnist Sue Shellenbarger in an...
Fast CompanyRather than following Outlook's quarter-hour despotism, the length of a meeting should be tailored to the decision-making work being done, whether that's 22 or 2 minutes.
EntrepreneurWhile Karp's management style has been criticized as being unpredictable, he led his team in developing a product that has more than 300 million monthly unique visitors and was bought for a huge sum of money.
IncGreat leaders tend to be funny in a particular way, new research shows.
CEO.comWhat’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning, before you even brush your teeth? Is it checking the e-mail that’s flooded into your inbox overnight? Does the pull feel increasingly irresistible, even Pavlovian? Do you get so immersed in responding to other people’s agendas...
EntrepreneurHave you written yet another to-do list, hoping it would make you more productive? Let me show you how you can regain control effectively.
An Interview With The Most Powerful Woman In Health Care - Judy Faulkner might not be a household name yet, but in the health care industry, she’s simply... full interview »
Jack Dorsey: "We Are Optimizing For Growth" - Square CEO Jack Dorsey spoke to Fortune exclusively about his company's new hardware, Stand, a $299... full interview »
Walter Robb: Whole Foods' Other CEO On Organic Growth - Selling groceries is a grinding, low-margin business -- except for Whole Foods. The world's largest... full interview »
200 Million Mobile Users – Q&A With Viber CEO Talmon Marco - Free mobile messaging and VoIP service provider Viber made a slew of announcements, including... full interview »
A Leader’s Test: Balancing Drive and Compassion - Wendy Lea is the chief executive of Get Satisfaction, a customer experience platform. She talks how... full interview »
The Fastest Rowers Don’t Always Make the Fastest Boat - That's what I think about hiring, the strongest individuals don’t necessarily make the strongest... full interview »
ReutersThe hunt for Shell'snext chief executive is underway, its chairman said on Tuesday, after CEO Peter Voser made what could be his last appearance at the oil group's annual shareholder meeting.
BusinessweekNational Financial Partners Corp. said Monday that it named Douglas Hammond, its current president and chief operating officer, as its new chief executive officer.
TechCrunchAdelphic is announcing that Michael Collins, previously global CEO at WPP-owned mobile marketing agency Joule, has joined the mobile ad startup as its new chief executive.
USA TodayLongtime Oakland Raiders chief executive office Amy Trask resigned her position on Saturday, ending the tenure of one of the highest-ranking women in American professional sports.
Fox Business Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has reportedly picked a pair of top internal execs as possible contenders to succeed current CEO Mike Duke.
Fox BusinessChief operating officer Ivan Menezes will replace current CEO Paul Walsh as he readies to retire in June 2014 after 13 years at the helm.
USA TodayIntel has named Brian Krzanich as its next chief executive officer, as the company navigates a difficult PC market overtaken by mobile devices.
NBCCurrent president and CEO of Nintendo Co., Ltd. Saturo Iwata was just given a new gig by his struggling employer. Iwata will now assume the position of CEO of Nintendo of America.
ForbesPandora said Thursday that Allan Leighton, current chairman of the jewelry company that specializes in charms, will succeed Bjørn Gulden as CEO on July 1.
AdAgeDroga5 is making a wave of changes to its U.S. leadership team, as part of which Sarah Thompson has been named the agency's new CEO.
24/7 Wall St.A group of investors in J.P. Morgan Chase have filed a shareholder proposal calling for the bank’s board of directors to name an independent chairman, splitting the two roles now held by Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon.
Business InsiderYahoo wants to hire AOL's Ad.com CEO, Ned Brody, as its head of US ad sales. However, he signed a non-compete agreement and can't work for a year.
TechCrunchMozilla, the nonprofit organization behind Firefox, Firefox OS and other online tools, today announced that its CEO Gary Kovacs, who joined Mozilla in 2010, will step down “later this year.” The organization has already started a search for his replacement.
ForbesJ.C. Penney showed CEO Ron Johnson the door Monday. But did the board of directors, growing disillusioned with the costly rebranding effort, pull the plug too soon?
ForbesFormer Apple executive Ron Johnson came to department store chain J.C. Penney in 2011 with great fanfare and a pledge to reverse the retailer’s fortunes with an ambitious turnaround. But less than two years later the executive is out, and will be replaced by his predecessor Mike Ullman.
ReutersThe Chief Executive of the Bank of Cyprus, the country's largest commercial lender, said on Wednesday he had been dismissed by the Central Bank.
WSJU.K. microchip designer ARM Holdings said Warren East will retire as chief executive on July 1 after 12 years in the top job. He will be replaced by Simon Segars, currently ARM's president.
TechCrunchEA’s CEO John Riccitiello has just submitted his letter of resignation to the company’s board. He’s stepping down on March 30 and Larry Probst is stepping in as Executive Chairman.
BloombergHulu LLC, the video website, named Andy Forssell acting chief executive officer to succeed Jason Kilar as the company’s dominant investors, Walt Disney Co. (DIS) and News Corp. (NWSA), weigh what to do with their stakes.
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Yahoo, Tumblr CEOs Speak Out On Deal
Twitter's Dorsey Has `Practical' Advice For Youth
Apple's Tim Cook Goes To D.C. Seeking Tax Reform
United CEO Says Boeing 787 Is Best Airplane In Sky
Jack Dorsey: I Never Wanted To Start A Company
Procter & Gamble's Environmental Vision
Mayer Buys Tumblr For $1.1 BillionBusinessweek"My business is making negligible profit, mainly due to the high property tax in my county. How can I make a case for reducing the property tax, lest I need to close the business or sell it as is?"
ForbesHere are seven tricks, secrets and maneuvers regularly conducted by those with more than a shekel or two to accumulate and maintain their fortunes.
ForbesThe United States has the highest corporate tax rate in the world, at 35%. Add in state and local taxes and it averages 40%. No wonder America's most profitable, highest taxed companies will stop at nothing to keep their earnings overseas and out of the grasp of Uncle Sam. Here's a list of the 25 megacorps that pay megataxes.
VentureBeatA list of five critical things entrepreneurs should do to maximize their first round of funding.
BusinessweekThere are two sets of financial statements, the income statement and the balance sheet, and they work in concert. If you want to get to the health of a company, you have to look at both.
EntrepreneurBuilding a global brand requires more than just launching a web site that's accessible from almost anywhere in the world.
GallupJust 15% of workers in Germany are engaged with their jobs, while 61% are not engaged and 24% are actively disengaged, according to Gallup Daily tracking.
CEO.comAcross the globe, a handful of individuals are lifted up as prominent titans, leaders, artists, pioneers and icons. Choosing among these groups, TIME just released its list of The 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2013. Now a decade-long tradition, those who make the cut are exceptional people with extraordinary ideas that have paved the way for where society stands today. This year, TIME’s most influential persons include 14 CEOs (none of whom were on last year’s list or vice versa). These breakthrough leaders’ contributions—whether in civil rights or space exploration—have honorably ranked them among the most inspiring people in the world. In no particular order: Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla “Whatever skeptics have said can’t be done, Elon has gone out and made real . . . true vision is binocular—and Elon Musk is clearly a man who...
FortuneCultural norms stick around long after they're relevant. And in many ways, American business culture stems from a very different era.
VentureBeat“Now is the moment for India to decide what kind of internet it wants for them: an open internet that benefits all or a highly regulated one that inhibits innovation,” he wrote.
Pando DailyEven after three decades, you’re never safe from being ousted from the company you built and still love.
AVCBoards can be pretty patient. They can put up with a lot of failings, particularly in the early days of a startup when the product isn't where it needs to be. But one thing a Board cannot tolerate is when a CEO loses the confidence of the team.
WSJCEO Jamie Dimon could lose his chairman’s seat, and three board members could see themselves tipped out of the J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. boat.
CEO.comAs stewards of business, CEOs and boards of directors are expected to demonstrate profitable governance—yet their relationship is often overly complicated and dysfunctional, rearing unwanted outcomes like poor strategy and slow company growth. To identify some of the obstacles behind this discrepancy, Harvard Business Review asked CEOs to illuminate their side of the story. Pulling from both good and bad experiences, these prominent executives offered advice for how directors can become a more strategic asset to the CEO-board relationship. When it comes to board member behavior, found CEOs long for these five traits: 1. “Focus more on risks that are crucial to the future of the enterprise.” A timid boardroom can stifle bold, perhaps risky decisions that would have otherwise been a healthy move for the company. “Board members are supposed to bring long-term prudence to a...
HBRWhile the company says the new CEO promotions "will strive to clarify and enhance independent management," don't look for them to alter the firm's balance of power.
CEO.comMost job candidates feel interview questions can be decoded and hacked, letting them respond to those questions with "perfect" answers. Guess what: They're right, especially if you insist on asking opinion-based job interview questions. Every candidate comes prepared to answer general questions about teamwork, initiative, interpersonal skills, leadership, etc. Interviewing is an imprecise process, but you can improve your ability to evaluate candidates by asking interview questions that elicit facts instead of opinions. Why? I can never rely on what you claim you will do, but I can learn a lot from what you have already done. Where employee behavior and attitude are concerned, the past is a reasonably reliable indication of the future. So how do you get to the facts? Ask. Ask an initial question. Then follow up. Dig deeper to fully understand the situation described,...
VentureBeatA lack of online access to help employees enroll for benefits, change their healthcare plan or modify their 401K means that employees are far less likely to use or even be aware of the benefits they have. This digital divide hurts the employees and the company they work for.
Fast CompanyBy bringing in this kind of self-directing personality--and encouraging people to do the work that most satisfies them--the company arrives at features that never would have come from its leadership.
ForbesPoor hiring decisions, while costly to a successful company, are devastating to an early-stage startup. They can tank the venture.
IncHow you pay your employees is governed by federal law. Violating it is easy, so be careful.
ForbesHow do you avoid the “big company” problem? Make sure that you have a clear system in place that aligns the goals of each employee with the goals of the organization as a whole.
Lead Change GroupYou may not be able to accommodate all suggestions, but if you don’t acknowledge the responses and be transparent about why you’re doing what you’re doing, you might as well kiss your leadership credibility goodbye.
EntrepreneurWhile Karp's management style has been criticized as being unpredictable, he led his team in developing a product that has more than 300 million monthly unique visitors and was bought for a huge sum of money.
ForbesA great mentor also sees her mentee as a person, not just an employee.
SmartBlogIn the end, the best leaders are very human. Like most of us, they don’t see themselves in some grandiose, bigger-than-life way. They know that it’s the little things that will make a difference.
CEO.comIn How To Be Seen As a Visionary CEO I covered basic principles on how to channel your inner Seth Godin and get your ideas noticed. Now let’s go a step further and talk about the logistics of getting your ideas noticed. But before we do, remember: The audience won’t come to you. Forget “build it and they will come.” Don’t think the stuff you publish—or that is published about you – on your company website will be enough. It won’t. Instead follow the “find them so they will come” strategy. It’s a time-honored approach; most groundbreaking thinkers built their following by writing for and appearing on news sites, blogs, etc. other than their own. Online is easiest. The following can be applied to a variety of media, but unless you already have a reasonable profile it makes sense to start online: you’ll have greater access to decision-makers, a...
EntrepreneurTwitter appears to be dominated by women (62 percent) and, not surprisingly, Pinterest (70 percent). Overall, though, a higher percentage of women (71 percent) use social media than men (62 percent).
HBRMore companies need to know where to look for hidden consumers who feel alienated by other brands. This list outlines ways to find them.
EntrepreneurWhether they've been around for decades or were launched in the last two years, some companies just have a bit of magic when it comes to grabbing attention and establishing themselves as fan favorites.
EntrepreneurThe 20 logos showcased on the following pages were thoughtfully crafted with unique characteristics and wit that lend them eye-catching appeal and longevity. Let them be an inspiration as you create the public face of your own organization.
Business InsiderWhen it comes down to it, resistance comes about because people see a potential threat to their job. So rather than learning to use these new systems and changing their work habits or strategies in a positive way, they fight back.
Inc.Outsourcing can save your business significant time and money--but only if you also understand what it can't do.
Fast CompanyIts core business wasn't much help for Sandy survivors, so the airline took to the ground and joined forces with some of New York City's finest food trucks to deliver hot meals to those hardest hit by the storm.
EntrepreneursShipping costs are one of the biggest expenses for many small businesses, but resourceful entrepreneurs are finding ways to reduce the sting.
Business InsiderAsk any ex-Yahoo employee what's wrong with the company and one of the first three things they'll tell you is that the place is too slow. Too slow to figure out what to do. Too slow to do it. After two months on the job, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is aware of the problem.
CEO.comEverything is negotiable. It’s one of those trade secrets every businessperson knows but won’t divulge. Because at the end of the day, those who bargain the best are the ones who come out on top. Learning to play the game to your advantage, to disagree without being disagreeable, is more than just a valuable skill—it’s key to survival. To demonstrate several ways to broker a deal, we’ve rounded up nine stories from famous CEOs at the negotiation table. While we don’t recommend every tactic, you have to admit these moguls know how to wheel and deal their way through business. 1. Make everyone else look lousy. Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ main closer strategy was to offer an insane amount of money compared to other contenders. By making bids that were so irresistible, Jobs perfected the take-it-or-leave-it approach and effectively rendered his subjects blind to any other...
HBRHere are some journalistic strategies on telling a good story that apply to data visualizations as well.
IncThese three strategies will help ensure you're building a business based on reality, not wishful thinking.
CEO.comWhether you are developing a corporate strategic plan or setting your department's strategy, there is a direct correlation between the simplicity of a plan and the chances of adhering to it. Why stack the odds against yourself with an overly complex or unclear plan? A sound plan and a simple plan are not mutually exclusive. If you are going to work on a plan, your plan should work for you. Cut through the clutter by answering six simple questions about your business or team: Why do we exist? Where are we going? How will we conduct ourselves? What will we do? How will we measure our success? What improvements or changes must we make? Don't be deceived by the simplicity of the questions. They require deep thought, good supporting data, and honest discussion in order to articulate concise answers. Now...
Fast CompanyWhat some of the most powerful CEOs in the country had to say about the questions that will keep any company on track.
CEO.comTwenty CEOs proved the value of visionary leadership by landing a spot on Fast Company’s list of “The 100 Most Creative People In Business 2013.” The list considers individuals from industries around the world, featuring only those who haven’t been featured in past years. For some, it’s their first shot at entrepreneurism, while others are extending their innovative legacies into new spheres. Whether they’re on a mission to change the world, better societal norms or just create something that looks really cool, these founders and CEOs offer creative solutions for a world in constant demand of innovation. Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu Founder and CEO of soleRebels Raised in an Ethiopian village, Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu noticed, “We had lots of artisan talent, but no job opportunities.” So she created one—many, in fact, by...
TechCrunchLarry Page thinks we are, as a population, too negative. Especially the tech community. It’s a topic that he tackled a few times during his surprise Q&A after this morning’s Google I/O keynote, and it actually ended up being one of my favorite bits from the entire three hour presentation.
Fast CompanyHow do the most creative people work? Creatively supercharged folks share their methods.
CEO.comWith graduation season upon us, it's important to remember that as a manager you must often be a teacher too. A major part of your role is instruction — which means that you need to pay attention to the massive disruption going on in higher education and what it means for company learning. The most visible part of educational disruption is the proliferation of online learning through MOOCs, or massive, open, online courses. These programs, sponsored by elite universities such as Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, and Wesleyan, have enrolled thousands of students around the world in high-level courses developed by top-notch faculty. And although the dropout rate is high, the business model is uncertain, and learning outcomes are not yet clear, these MOOC's are rapidly evolving new technologies that will certainly change the higher education landscape, and dramatically increase access...
CEO.comWould you like your business to be seen as a groundbreaking, visionary company? Want it to be the Seth Godin of your field, or the Malcolm Gladwell (if maybe with a different hairstyle) of your industry? You can — but it’s not easy. And it takes a lot more than sitting at your computer… while the children are nestled all snug in their beds and visions of thought leadership dance in your head. How do I know? Some of my clients are truly visionaries and leaders in their fields. I know what they’ve done to set themselves apart. In a few cases I’ve helped, but mostly I’ve marveled at their approach, energy and, most importantly, persistence. To help others see you, and by natural extension your company, as visionary, here are a few principles you must embrace: You must start with show, not tell. Everyone has ideas. Ideas are cheap. Talk is even cheaper. We listen to...
