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Some people feel they are ���a natural��� at reading other people���s body language. They have ���the gift.��� It���s an instinct. You may be one of them. And so sometimes you just know when someone is lying to you. Family, friends...

If you���re like most people, you believe you���re being productive when you create output, are busy, or reach a goal. But what if those outputs aren���t valuable?��Pursuing the wrong metrics will make you unproductive! Here...

In 2017, the World Economic Forum predicted we���d be closing the economic gender gap in 217 years���37 years longer than the estimate they provided in the year prior. It wasn���t, unfortunately, that surprising; in many key...

For those of us in the technology world we know that growth often follows disruption, and that disruption leads to a need for transformation. For most of my professional life, I have been focused on transforming...

There is something that all great leaders do. There is something that all great leaders do that we can all learn from. Many of the best leaders (in business, community, politics and entertainment) study leadership...

Mind The Gap It has been nearly 30 years since corporate Canada acknowledged the gender gap in our workforce. While many organizations and leaders have and continue to take steps to make progress, we���as a business...

1. End the Burnout Delusion Burnout is not the price we must pay for success. Leaders need to realize that taking care of their human capital is just as important as PnL, Ebitda and quarterly earnings. Living a...

When it comes to tapping into the competitive advantage of diversity, few companies succeed. Recently, I was reminded why. Our firm was having a meeting to discuss important elements of our strategy and marketing...

Consistency Consistently and relentlessly communicate your company���s overarching purpose and core values and why they���re important. It���s not enough to talk about these foundational elements of your culture when they���re...

With so much of our lives spent at work, it���s no wonder that creating a company culture that excites and stimulates employees is fundamental to attracting and retaining the best talent and building your brand���s...

There���s some bad news about modern teams: Most are nowhere near as effective as they could be and many are riven by tensions. Such dysfunction drains employee energy and creativity rather than fueling them. A recent...

Tell us about Electronic Arts. EA is a global leader in interactive entertainment software. We make video games! We deliver games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile...

I hear this refrain all the time: There aren���t enough hours in the day to get to everything I want to do. You put in a long day at work, but that means you don���t make it home for dinner. Or maybe you make it home for...

If I���ve heard it once, I���ve heard it a thousand times from the women I work with. ���I���m my own worst enemy.��� As women leaders, we sometimes spend an inordinate amount of time ruminating about the things we can���t...

Why are there still so many barriers to women gaining leadership positions, particularly on Boards or at the c-suite level? We need to begin redefining leadership and executive roles. As they exist now, they are very...

Alan Mulally served as president and chief executive officer of The Ford Motor Company and as a member of Ford's board of directors from September 2006 ��� June 2014. Mulally led Ford's transformation into...

As an International Partner and the North American Director for Potential Project, Jacqueline Carter helps leaders and organizations enhance performance, resilience, and creativity through understanding and training the...

Recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50), Whitney Johnson is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption; specifically, a framework which she codifies in the...

Most executives today recognize the competitive advantage of human capital, and yet the talent practices their organizations use are stuck in the twentieth century. �� Typical talent-planning and HR processes are...

The book that shows how to get the job done and deliver results . . . whether you���re running an entire company or in your first management job �� Larry Bossidy is one of the world���s most acclaimed CEOs, a man...