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Millions of jobs requiring a four-year college degree can be done without that level of education, some corporate leaders say. To address inequalities in business and society, some executives suggest that companies shake up their approach to hiring and consider unconventional candidates.

Balance is a topic that appears frequently in all industries and across our personal and professional lives. There is this societal pressure to find balance between your work and your life, between being a professional and being a parent. When people experience burnout and other stress-related ailments, often blame is aimed at balance and the individual’s inability to find balance in their lives. I remember listening to the Christy Wright podcast and she talked about not balance, but rather a

Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO warns that business failures can occur if personable managers “put on an appearance” of competence.

Four ways to improve efficiency at the organizational level.

Team health checks are a quick and high level way to assess how a team is feeling and doing. If you have never participated in one, imagine it as a quick survey along one or more set criteria, repe…

We are currently living through a historical context that involves seismic shifts of change. When going through such seismic shifts, it's...

Strategies for engagement

It’s the neglected middle child of mental health, and can dull your motivation and focus. And it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.

Spoiler alert: “What’s the culture like here?” is definitely NOT one of them.

Think of qualifications as a set of guidelines, not strict requirements.

Ten questions to guide your approach.

As more companies consider plans to bring workers back to the office, experts say to expect expanded gathering spaces and fewer personal workstations.

I routinely keep my appointments listed in my menu bar when working on my Mac. As someone who does a lot of block scheduling, this is just one more reminder of where I should be as I work through the day. I also use Bartender to thin down the menu bar so truly useful data, like this, can be visi

Beautiful and fascinating drone footage of a classic bowling alley — worth watching until the end.

Impacted by corona virus, LA was forced into citywide lockdowns and social distancing measures. Observe these iconic locations from the air, recorded on an I...

The numbers of women in C-suite positions hasn’t budged since 2019, here are some ways to get things back on track.

After two episodes of the new format of the show, fate intervened. First, the winter fiasco in Texas knocked Jerod’s power out, and then the next week his wife gave birth to their second child. So, congratulations to Jerod and Heather!I decided to carry on with a return to the old interview format for one week only. In this episode, I have a great chat with John Warrilow about some of the key concepts from his new book, The Art of Selling Your Business. I’ve interviewed John before about designing your business to be an attractive acquisition target with a recurring revenue model, and this ...

It’s gotten harder to create mental breaks as work and home have blurred. Here are ways to get your brain a rest.

Strong listening skills can make a critical difference in the performance of senior executives, but few are able to cultivate them. Here’s how.

New research from Microsoft finds that people’s internal networks have shrunk dramatically — and offers insights about how to rebuild them.

Turn 2021 into a year of execution by recognizing these traps that are holding you back.

Pay less attention to them and more attention to your values.

Join Daniel Pink for an in-depth discussion in this video, The power of motivation with Dan Pink, part of Daniel Pink on Motivation.

A walkthrough of Mike Schmitz's DSLR webcam setup, and how you can use your own DSLR or mirrorless camera to give your video a boost.

For many women, feeling like an outsider isn’t an illusion — it’s the result of systemic bias and exclusion.