Uber is, in many ways, the quintessential startup story – one that will be studied, analyzed, discussed and debated for decades to come. But there is every chance the ride-hailing pioneer turned cautionary tale will be revered less for how it has harnessed technology to disrupt 21st century transportation than for the toxic culture that triggered its leadership crisis…
Even as the “gig economy” encompasses 94% of new jobs in the U.S., tax policy has lagged behind the reality of a full third of American workers. Sara Horowitz, a social entrepreneur and expert on the freelance economy, penned an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times that lays out the issues with freelance work in a system built around an industrial-era labor force.
Startups live and die by their culture. And not by the ping-pong tables or the all-night coding sessions, but by the cultural infrastructure put into place by the management. According to a new Harvard Business Review article, 70% of startups see their employee morale dive in year three or four, and the size of this decline is directly associated with the company’s level of growth.
Negotiation is an essential part of everyday life; in business, it’s critical to success. Michael Wheeler just launched a new online negotiation certificate program at Harvard Business School.
Have some sticky problems you can’t seem to work out internally? Try working with your partner companies in other industries, urge innovation gurus Jeff Dyer and Nathan Furr.
Are you living according to your values? Do you wish you had a better balance in your life? According to Wharton professor Stew Friedman, the world’s leading work/life integration expert, “It starts with three principles: be real, be whole, and be innovative.”
“We don’t often think of leaders as artisans, but like good craftspeople, good leaders go about their work thoughtfully and purposefully.” It’s an insightful comparison gleaned from Hal Gregersen’s experiences as a leadership advisor and as the mentee of a master craftsman, National Geographic photographer Sam Abell.
The nature of how we work and develop talent is forever changed at the hands of the internet, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics–and it’s only the beginning. What does this mean for the corporation forced to evolve with the times?
What’s behind the sluggishness of the current U.S. recovery? Our country’s “political paralysis,” says leading economist and competitiveness authority Michael E. Porter – and it’s affecting the growth of your…
The number of people displaced by conflict is at the highest level ever recorded – one in every 113 people on the planet is a refugee, asylum seeker or internally displaced.
On the surface, China’s dominance seems a given. The country’s GDP is likely to surpass that of the U.S. (though not until at least 2028). It’s already the world’s largest…
The way we think about it and get it done, how businesses organize it, and its impact on global competitiveness and quality of life – “work” is undergoing a sea…
We’re used to being connected all the time. Yet, we’re uncomfortable with conversation – at least conversation that isn’t aided by technology; conversation that is open-ended and spontaneous. And it’s…
At home, families sit in silence at the dinner table. We text (and shop and tweet) during class and while on dates. At work, executives email during meetings. We live…
Meetings that accomplish little. Committees that take two steps back for every one forward. Project units that engage in wishful groupthink rather than honest analysis. Everyone who is part of…
It defies logic: an elite team of an organization’s top performers fails to deliver, falling short of expectations. It happens often, and organizational visionary Thomas Malone believes he knows why….
The leadership model is broken – and an entire generation of potential leaders is on the verge of falling through the cracks. Today’s organizations simply aren’t suited to thrive through…
It’s the 2013 word of the year. President Obama recently got flak for it. Even the Pope is doing it. The selfie has permeated our culture and is transforming everyday…
Gen Xers are moving into corner offices. Boomers are seeking ‘encore careers’ to extend their work life beyond retirement. Millennials are struggling to capture their career mojo in a still…
Michael Wheeler challenges conventional negotiation theories, both win-win and hardball approaches. You can’t script the process, he says. Whoever is sitting across the table may be as smart, determined and…
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