The African Concept of Ubuntu Should be at the Heart of Human Rights
The African proverb “Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu” can be translated to mean that to be human is to recognize the humanity of others. It’s from this proverb that the notion of Ubuntu is developed — a phrase commonly used in Southern Africa when appealing to people’s better halves when discussing problematic situations. The spirit of Ubuntu […]
13 Amazing Teenagers Who Became Self-made Entrepreneurs
13 Amazing Teenagers Who Became Self-Made Entrepreneurs
The Rise of the Messy Resume
Are life sciences companies finally starting to value professionals with diverse and non-traditional career paths? A few months ago, I was retained to find a medical executive for a growing biotech. The Hiring Manager set forth all of the expected criteria during our briefing, and then something extraordinary happened. “You don’t need to find me […]
5 Questions That Will Turn the Tables in Your Favor During a Job Interview
A few years ago, I considered a cross-country move to work for a renowned public relations firm. I had researched, followed, and immersed myself in everything they were about, to the point of imagining a new life working for them. After some hard work, I eventually landed a phone interview. While my answers to the […]
Women Can Spacewalk. But Can They Cross the Gender Line?
All nine recently announced 2019 Nobel science laureates were male, despite a significant and growing cohort of female contenders. Nor is women’s contribution to science a recent phenomenon. Ada Lovelace devised the world’s first computer program in 1840. Austrian physicist Lise Meitner led a small group of scientists who discovered nuclear fission. Soviet cosmonaut and […]
What Can The Women of Iceland Teach us About Leadership?
“Women of Iceland” is the first book of a trilogy featuring intimate photographs and personal interviews with courageous women stepping first to shape the frontier of a changed world. There is clearly something happening with the women of Iceland. From her Viking history to the famous strike of 1975 and hosting the globe’s first democratically […]
10-year-old Leads Global Recycling Movement
Ten-year-old Ryan Hickman has been operating his own recycling company since he was three years old. Ryan’s Recycling started out as something fun that was also beneficial for the environment and has since turned into a means of addressing a recycling problem in California. Many California redemption centers have recently shut down because of a […]
Why Promotions Fail: How to Overcome Blind Spots and the Curse of Knowledge
It’s all too common for people in organizations to be promoted up the hierarchy to their “level of incompetence.” In management, the concept is known as the Peter Principle. People are promoted because they did well in their previous job, not because they have the potential or the skills to meet the requirements of their […]
6 Ways to Create The Next Generation of Leaders
As baby boomers retire from executive positions, millennials are expected to take over leadership roles and even to transform the organization in the future. Transformational thought leader, Rob Delany, worries that companies are risking losing their best and brightest… who will still become future leaders, but at their competitors. He asks, “how can companies attract and retain […]
Top 10 Women CEOs Under 40 You’ve Probably Never Heard of
There are many CEOs who have decades of experience and are worthy of this list, but I haven’t included them here. Instead, I have chosen 10 female CEOs who are under 40 who are already displaying the traits of an executive well beyond their years. Here are my top 10 CEOs under forty that you’ve […]
