Perspective

To understand why so many well-intentioned strategies break down under pressure, it helps to look beneath thoughts and behaviors and examine what is happening in the nervous system itself.

Here are five simple rules you can put in place this week. If you stick to them, you will get back hours you are now wasting in repeat conversations, clean up handoffs and walk out of the room with one plan instead of six versions.

Kee Jefferys is co-founder of Session, an end-to-end open-source, privacy-focused encrypted messaging app that prioritizes anonymity, security and decentralization while maintaining the familiar features of mainstream messaging applications but prohibiting sensitive metadata collection that others allow. It’s designed for people who want privacy and freedom from any forms of surveillance. He can be reached at […]

Joe Curcillo is a strategist, trial attorney, civil engineer, magician and fine artist — an expert in leading across disciplines and decoding complexity. He’s the author of “The Generalist’s Advantage” and a soughtafter keynote speaker on leadership in the AI era. He lives in Hershey, PA with his wife and an endless supply of caffeine. […]

Visionary leaders understand that creative thinking doesn’t thrive in a culture obsessed with output. It requires white space. It requires permission. And most of all, it requires a culture that rewards curiosity as much as completion.

Employee turnover has hidden costs, as well, including decreased productivity and low morale. When an employee leaves the company, other employees have to take up the slack.

Meetings professionals affect nearly every aspect of the business, and there are few other roles that have such wide-sweeping impact within an organization.

Merilee Kern, MBA is an internationally regarded brand strategist and founder, executive editor and producer of “The Luxe List,” as well as host of both the “Savvy Living” lifestyle and travel and “Savvy Ventures” business TV shows. Connect with her at TheLuxeList.com, SavvyLiving.tv, at LuxeListReports on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and on LinkedIn at MerileeKern. […]

If there’s one thing that we’ve learned in 20 years of giving keynote speeches and running training workshops and breakout sessions at conferences and conventions, it’s to always keep things dynamic, fun and engaging.

All too often, traditional vision statements fall short due to vagueness, misalignment with values or lack of communication. Unsurprisingly, their effectiveness is undermined by several common pitfalls.