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Okay, I know that title of this article may seem like a harsh way to make a point, but things have changed a bit. There was a time when marketing was about creating the message and sales was all about creating...

To me it’s interesting because we live in a technology filled world and I think a lot of the excitement and the hype is around data and social media and the science of marketing and I’m really excited to be thinking...

Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to dare greatly: to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly, and to courageously engage in our lives. ...

Most of us walk through life thinking that feedback gives us information about ourselves— our abilities, strengths, and weaknesses, our performance. I invite you to consider a radical, new idea: Feedback doesn’t tell...

One of the best things you can do as a leader is to help people understand their own behavioral patterns. We tend to think of work as a place that is highly rational. It is a place where we come to do business and then...

There’s a huge amount of literature on how important and healthy it is for people to see themselves as subversives. One of the biggest things we know about self-motivation is – I’m writing about this right now for a new...

When I was a kid, I loved playing with Lego. I went through it by the boxful, dreaming up new things to build. I am sure I didn’t realize it at the time, but looking back, that was probably the start of the path that...

I think that innovation and creativity flourish in environments that are messy, that permit mistakes that allow people to step outside of their roles that involve people who wouldn’t otherwise be thought of as natural...

David Burkus is the Author of The Myths of Creativity. He is also a contributor to Forbes & Harvard Business Review, Associate Professor of Leadership at Oral Roberts University and the Host of...

Thomas Edison didn’t try ten thousand times before inventing the lightbulb. That notion is false on three different fronts. Edison didn’t invent the lightbulb so much as he refined it. There weren’t ten thousand...

I think at this point it’s difficult to argue against the thesis that we’re living in period of economic change that in retrospect will probably be as significant as the changes brought by the industrial revolution and...

79 percent of smartphone owners check their device within 15 minutes of waking up every morning. Perhaps more startling, fully one-third of Americans say they would rather give up sex than lose their cell phones. A 2011...

Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past twelve years studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame.  Brené is the author...

As president of The Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, Liz Wiseman teaches leadership to executives around the world. She has conducted significant research in the...

Tara Sophia Mohr is an expert on women’s leadership and well-being. She is the author of Playing Big: Find Your Voice, Your Mission, Your Message. She is the creator of the acclaimed Playing Big leadership program for...

How do successful companies create products people can’t put down? Why do some products capture widespread attention while others flop? What makes us engage with certain products out of sheer habit? Is there a pattern...

Each day we face a barrage of images and messages from society and the media telling us who, what, and how we should be. We are led to believe that if we could only look perfect and lead perfect lives, we'd no longer...

Is it possible to be at your best even when you are underqualified or doing something for the first time? Is it still possible, even after decades of experience, to recapture the enthusiasm, curiosity, and fearlessness...

Are you a genius or a genius maker? We've all had experience with two dramatically different types of leaders. The first type drain intelligence, energy, and capability from the ones around them and always need to be...

As a Multiplier, you'll use leadership to bring out the best in others-attracting top talent, liberating staff to excel, and doubling your team's...