Many organizations see their survival and growth in acquiring other companies. AT&T just bought Time Warner, CVS might purchase Aetna and Amazon recently added Whole Foods to its portfolio.  The economy-of-scale, overpowering or eliminating competition and expanding new IP, tools and customer bases are just some of the attractive reasons why this year companies have […]
The speed of change right now is the slowest it will ever be for the rest our lives.  In such a wild and crazy world of Uber-speed, the requirements for keeping pace or leading the pack is innovation and disruption.  Innovations are improvements while disruptions are game changers.  PowerPoint was an innovation to how we communicate while the […]
Apple CEO, Tim Cook, said this week he wants everyone to stop searching for their life purpose. He cites the millions of dollars spent in self-help books, seminars, sabbaticals and life coaches, all designed to help us discover and define our purpose in life. His point is that there is only one real life purpose: […]
When we insult each other we damage relationships and that is why direct verbal insults arenât socially acceptable. But some individuals use body language to hurt others either intentionally or unintentionally. Dismissive gestures vary from culture to culture and they can be used in a variety of ways to: âąÂ   minimize or ignore the other […]
Business keeps score with hard facts because its survival is hard cash. Decisions, feedback, brainstorming, employee development operate under this paradigm of âfacts are Kingâ. Meanwhile, businesses are stepping up to the idea of being agents of social change. Because we spend most of our time at work, we are ever-increasingly aware of the effects […]
Being fired from a job is one of lifeâs top 10 stressors, according to the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale, designed to evaluate how stressful events will impact oneâs health. Thatâs why I recommend that one of the first things to do when youâre downsized is get support so you can vent your feelings. Your […]
The Triple Bottom Line Scorecard  Up until recently, the primary goal in business was profit and the most common tool to measure it was the P & L Statement. However, changes in society are pushing business to redefine success and how to measure it. Three converging forces have set the stage for a […]
How the Triple Bottom Line (People, Profits, Planet) is Becoming the New Normal These days, everyone seems to be talking about âthe new normal.â We see it in blogs, business journals, and newspapers. We hear the chatter in executive forums, networking meetings, and around boardroom tables. Common questions that define this new business environment are: […]
In a 2015 Gallup survey, more than half of iPhone owners said that they couldnât imagine life without the device. Adrien Ward, a cognitive psychologist and marketing professor at the University of Texas at Austin, has spent a decade studying the way smart-phones and the internet affect our thoughts and judgments. In his own work, […]
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