I had the pleasure of attending the 60th annual management conference for the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business on Friday, May 11. The keynote panel on Energy was interesting, but the breakout panel on entrepreneurship was phenomenal. It was moderated by Steven Kaplan, a University of Chicago professor known for his leadership in [...]
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Can Your Facebook Score Really Predict Success?
We all make quick judgements based off impressions from people’s online personae, particularly with those who we don’t know or are only somewhat familiar. Your digital life can be used as a quick reference to create a rough outline of personality, habits, values, and overall like-ability. Now researchers at three universities have created a “Facebook [...]
Does Your Corporate Ladder Reach The Mailroom?
In the New York Times article Why Are Harvard Graduates in the Mailroom, Adam Davidson explores the “gambles” entry-level employees take in large companies for the potential reward of a big promotion. Take, for example, a clerk at the U.S. Post Office and a mailroom employee at a large firm. They both may basically have [...]
Are Co-CEOs a Good Idea?
Does shared power work? Does it create accountability and diversity of thought, or does it create a potential for power struggles and egocentric infighting? With the announcement that the Co-CEOs of RIM, the makers of BlackBerry devices, were stepping down after the once-proud company has suffered through massive loss of market share, this question is [...]
Don’t Let These Three Common Executive Weaknesses Hold You Back
Businesses seeking progress, growth, and evolution want only the brightest, most promising, and established winners to take the lead. Thus, they put people in charge who have extensive education and experience and seem qualified to lead. But just because those in the C-suite have a wealth of intelligence, a drive to be on top, and seem to be [...]
How The Forbes Impact 30 Affects Your Company
I am proud to be a board member of Genesys Works, which was recently named to the first-ever Forbes Impact 30, a list of the Top 30 Social Entrepreneurs. Forbes defines social entrepreneur as “a person who uses business to solve social issues.” The Impact 30 hail from around the globe, from Trenton to Nairobi, but all are united [...]
