Ready or Not, CEOs, Here Comes Industry 4.0
America’s mid-size manufacturers are buffeted by COVID-19 and uncertain how to proceed in recovery, but at least they’re being hurled headlong toward Industry 4.0. And the savviest company owners and...
View ArticleCombating Cyber Threats In The Age Of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has led online scammers to launch new, and too often successful, ways to hack into computers and steal people’s information and money. The vast increase in people working remotely...
View ArticleCEO of the Week: Altria Group’s William “Billy” Gifford
Altria Group Inc., the parent company of Philip Morris USA, has a new CEO: William “Billy” Gifford. Gifford had been temporarily serving in the top post as then-CEO Howard Willard contracted COVID-19...
View ArticleMusk’s Histrionics Boost Stakes Beyond Covid-19
Elon Musk’s Howard Beale moment this week—over re-opening of the Tesla factory in Fremont, California—has added yet another chapter to one of the most truly spectacular and riveting business careers...
View ArticleThe Swiss Way Is The Future Of Business
It looks like the business world is in a relational crisis, in spite of the endless efforts in people-centered management, covered in a multitude of models for continuous improvement. There is an...
View ArticleAn Effective Executive Onboarding Process Should Have 5 Stages To It
We all are aware of how Executive Leaders make a difference to the organization. They write the script of the organization for its success. They create a vision, set the direction, and align and...
View ArticleSecret To Overseeing Successful Business Growth
To onlookers, business success may appear to be made from a secret ingredient however in reality, there is no hidden formula. All successful businesses start somewhere, and every founder will have...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Team Feel Connected and Included While Working Remotely
From 30-day challenges to hiring a llama for Zoom meetings, teams across the world are looking for creative ways to stay connected as much of the world shifts to distributed and hybrid teams. How can...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome will let you organize your browser tabs and tame the chaos:...
Google Chrome will soon let users group, label and color-code browser tabs to help bring some order to their internet activity.
View ArticleIs the Frozen Middle Holding Up Your Digital Transformation?
CEOs and their leadership teams seek digital transformation and cloud adoption to compete for success in the new economy. Despite the prevailing advice and encouragement to move rapidly on...
View ArticleHow We Can We Offer Greater And More Differentiated Value To Our Organizations
As the CEO of a national company that strives to deliver value, I’ve been intrigued by a Harvard Business Review article, “The Elements of Value,” written by Eric Almquist, John Senior, and Nicolas...
View ArticleHow to Keep Employees Engaged Right Now
While grappling with coronavirus stress, it’s easy for your employees to feel disengaged and uninspired. Motivation can be doubly hard to find when you’ve gone from a fast-paced, tight-knit office...
View ArticleExecutives Who Are Called Bullies, Jerks, and A**holes: What’s Really Behind...
Calling someone demeaning names because you want them to be more respectful is ironic if not hypocritical. Most authors and speakers who discuss the people I refer to as no-BS executives, call them...
View ArticleLeadership Under Stress: Answering The Big Questions
Editor’s Note: On a recent webinar hosted by Chief Executive Group, AlixPartners’ Ted Bililies answered questions from the audience about leading organizations through the Covid crisis—or any crisis,...
View ArticleSenior Women And Power Styles Under Pressure
Over the past twenty years, I’ve had the opportunity to coach some of the most accomplished women in the financial services industry. Many told me they retained me because, having been an...
View ArticleCoronavirus & Gratitude
Over the past several weeks, I’ve spoken to CEO mastermind groups in Atlanta, Denver, Toronto, and Glasgow, Scotland, all from my own home in southern California. The majority of these CEOs are being...
View ArticleHow To Stop Co-workers Stealing Your Time
Well before COVID-19 there were significant biases and challenges that disrupted work fairness for women. Women were, and remain, more likely to have their time stolen. And guarding it is not as easy...
View ArticleDuring and After a Pandemic, Diversified Companies Represent a More Efficient...
Why I Co-Founded a Diversified Platform Company With a career focused on what’s next, I’ve led multiple technology firms ranging from startups to public companies. My business involvements relate to...
View ArticleGM’s Barra Gets Personally Involved In Covid-19 Reassurance
General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra has extended her leadership of the global auto industry amid the Covid-19 crisis by putting her personal stamp on the company’s return to some U.S. production...
View ArticleHackers Love The Coronavirus – What Can Your Business Do About It?
The COVID-19 outbreak has brought with it a host of new issues and concerns for businesses as they focus their efforts on protecting their employees, workstreams, and revenues. It is a worrying time...
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