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This article was originally published by Fast Company here. One of my favorite things to ask an audience of students and young professionals about is commitment. What does commitment mean? Why does someone commit to something? Do you prefer to be on a team of people who are committed to the team? Nearly everyone can explain commitment. In their answers,…
This article was originally published by Forbes here. “He doesn’t always have the best answers, but he always has the best questions.” When a CEO said this to me about one of his business advisors, I thought it sounded like an insult. But I quickly realized it was actually an incredible compliment. Everyone likes to be the one with the…
This article was originally published by Forbes here. Every business leader I know will tell you that the past two years have been unlike anything they have seen in their careers. Supply chains have broken, costs have soared and consumer expectations of businesses have shifted. Perhaps most significantly, the relationship between businesses and the people who work for them has…
This article was originally published by Forbes here. “Pay attention!” I can’t be the only one who, as a student, received this occasional reprimand from teachers. Sitting in a classroom for what felt like hours on end listening to the droning of a lecture that had no relevance to my life, it couldn’t be helped that my mind would wander.…
This article was originally published by Forbes here. For decades, people living under communism sought to escape their countries and flee to the West. The communist governments went to extreme lengths to keep their citizens from leaving. The most famous example of this is the Berlin Wall. During the reconstruction of Berlin that followed the war, it soon became evident to…
