Family Business: Do I or Don’t I?
“Family business” doesn’t always mean a mom-and-pop operation. The reality is that many of the world’s most successful businesses are family businesses. For example, Facebook is a large, global, public company, but it’s also a family business with the Zuckerberg family still owning nearly one-third of the enterprise. Regardless of scale or stage of life, a quote from Charles Dickens sums up my feelings […]
Are You Ready for Integrated Capitalism?
Every human, business, and country depends on Nature, just like every human, business, and country has an impact on Nature. But human impacts are now so big, Nature can no longer deliver. This is not breaking news. Climate change is happening, and the science is clear: It’s human activity driving these changes. Weather patterns are becoming more extreme, […]
Data Leadership in Times of Crisis
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5 World-Changing Entrepreneurs Share Their Best Ideas
A market-based economy is a powerful engine for development, but to be sustainable over time, it needs entrepreneurs to develop a mindset of inclusivity. These five women entrepreneurs demonstrate how this new way of thinking can create prosperity, heal the world, and find deeper meaning along the way. 1. Katherine Jeffrey / CauseGear “Sustainability matters. […]
8 Ways to ‘Speak Human’ and Change the Game
A new book, Conversation Marketing, reveals how companies can make and maintain more meaningful, impactful and enduring connections within the marketplace — by telling authentic stories, fostering customer engagement, and breeding brand loyalty. Nobody starts out automatically caring about your products or services. They care about how you can make a difference in their lives. No matter […]
How Technology Will Affect Your Ability to Lead in the Future
Technology changes everything. The way we live and the way we work. Technology is changing what we want for ourselves, how we interact with each other, and how business works. Technology is changing the face of business altogether. Look no further than the main streets in your city, or perhaps your Instagram feed, to see […]
An Angel Investor’s Guide for New Entrepreneurs
An entrepreneur, first and foremost, is an idea person. They think differently, create opportunities where resources didn’t exist and are willing to take significant risks to pursue a thought to action. Surprisingly, I have found that an advanced business education degree can get in the way of entrepreneurship. I’ve met people who’ve earned an MBA, […]
Want Low Turnover and High Profitability? Focus on Merit-Based Compensation and Benefits
My law firm turned 20 years old on January 3rd. Throughout its history, the firm’s turnover rate for attorneys has been meager and we’ve had an average retention rate of more than 95% per year. This high retention rate has assisted in attracting the best candidates, and clients enjoy having the stability of working with […]
Everyone Told Me I Couldn’t Be a Lawyer — So I Started a Law Firm.
One of NYC’s top lawyers explains how he transcended barriers to build an exceptional firm. John Peter Zenger shaped my decision on that common childhood question: “What do you want to be when you grow up? ” Being a lawyer was the profession for my childhood self — until it was not. In my seventh grade […]
Top 10 Oldest Companies in the World That Are Still Open For Business
We live in a time when long-established companies all around the world are finding that keeping up with the rapid pace of change is too much to handle. Retail giants are collapsing because we all shop online, airlines and travel businesses are finding that our evolving lifestyles have left them behind and the leaders of […]
