The benefits of a strong corporate culture are both intuitive and supported by social science. According to James L. Heskett, culture “can account for 20-30% of the differential in corporate performance when compared with ‘culturally unremarkable’ competitors.” And HBR writers … Continue reading →
Here is a leadership lesson: Be selfish. Be very selfish. For this message to be an effective leadership tip, we need to understand what selfishness is. Selfishness is typically defined as “concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself.” If someone hears that … Continue reading →
I’m warning you: Based on conversations about this topic at my office, you may find this post to be controversial – you may totally disagree with me. You may even find it to be trivial. But with nearly 1.8 million … Continue reading →
How to Empower Your Industry What is your responsibility to your industry? You may think that this is a silly question. After all, you are already responsible to your workers, your customers, perhaps your shareholders. Why should your industry be … Continue reading →
Maybe companies should hire a CFO of Talent … After having conducted 5,000 interviews, tracked the performance of hundreds of new hires, and trained 15-20,000 recruiters and hiring managers in the last 30 years, I can safely conclude that these … Continue reading →
