What It Takes to Lead Through an Era of Exponential Change
To say that 2020 is a year of disruption and change is to understate the obvious. Our daily lives, from educating our kids, managing our
October 30, 2020
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Category: Blog
Pandemic
4 Ways to Reconfigure Your Sales Strategy During the Pandemic
It has become clear that we won’t be back to “business as usual” anytime soon. A few months ago, the changes to the workplace brought
October 21, 2020
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Crisis lessons
A Framework for Leaders Facing Difficult Decisions
Many decision-making frameworks aim to help leaders use objective information to mitigate bias, operate under time pressure, or leverage data. But these frameworks tend to fall short when
October 14, 2020
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happy
Robots Save Us Time — But Do They Make Us Happier?
As of 2019, more than 14 million Americans owned a robotic vacuum cleaner. Robotic lawn mowers tend to our yards, robotic suitcases follow us through the airport, and smart cooking machines prepare ingredients
October 5, 2020
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Business
When Business as Usual Isn’t Working, Look to Nonprofits for Inspiration
In the Covid-era, businesses must — and will — play an essential role in dealing with the hardships created by the pandemic. But to do
September 28, 2020
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communicating
The Art of Communicating Risk
Most organizations can cope with straightforward bad news, and so can most people. We absorb the shock, and move on. But what happens when we
September 25, 2020
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Corporate Training
Is VR the Future of Corporate Training?
Soldiers, surgeons, and astronauts have trained for decades in virtual reality (VR). People learn best by doing, and by getting feedback when they make mistakes,
September 21, 2020
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Equality
Don’t Let the Pandemic Set Back Gender Equality
Progress towards greater gender equality has been hesitant and halting over the past five years and the Covid-19 pandemic now risks sending it into reverse.
September 17, 2020
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sales
3 Ways to Improve Sales Forecasts When the Future Is Unclear
When the pressure to hit targets is high — as it is during the pandemic — sales teams can become more susceptible to wishful thinking,
September 14, 2020
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employee
5 Principles to Guide Adaptive Leadership
The Covid-19 pandemic is constantly evolving, with leaders facing unpredictability, imperfect information, multiple unknowns, and the need to identify responses quickly — all while recognizing the multi-dimensional (health-related,
September 11, 2020
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