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As with all stereotyping, using generations to define the behaviors of an entire class of people is mostly a convenient and lazy fiction. The Final Frontier for Diversity The U.S. and most of the world's developed economies have embraced and celebrate the importance of diversity in...

With the launch of its new holding company, Alphabet, Google is trying its hardest not to be Microsoft. And Chief Executive Officer Larry Page is signaling that he does not want to be Bill Gates. The software startup that Gates founded morphed into a tech giant...

There's no lack of talent out there; the key is creating gravity the draws talent to you. Few companies aren't envious of the incredibly talent gravity that companies such as Google, Facebook, and Apple exert. Companies in these enviable situations literally have talent knocking down...

Try to give up one of each of these behaviors for the 20 remaining weeks of 2015 and I guarantee that you will be more successful and much happier. Many things that we value in life are the result of accumulating stuff; experience, wealth, and education...

Lately, when I am gathering requirements from CEOs about their CIO search, they tell me, “We are also thinking about hiring a chief digital officer. What is the division of responsibilities between the CIO and the CDO?” The answer is all over the map these...

If you want to be a great speaker then you need to start letting go of some old advice and start using these alternatives. I’ve been a professional speaker for 25 years and a speaking mentor and coach to colleagues for nearly 20 years. There is...

There's no genetic test for entrepreneurism but these three questions come pretty close. You can't just take a blood sample and determine if someone has the DNA of an entrepreneur. Still, I'm convinced from decades of observation and interaction that being an entrepreneur isn't just something...

I’ve been thinking about the idea of grounded truth since I heard Ed Boyden, Professor at the MIT Media Lab and the MIT McGovern Institute, speak recently about mapping the brain and complex systems. During his talk, Boyden used the term “grounded truth.” It’s a...

Insights into controls challenges and solutions Few words spark more angst in business circles than “controls.” No one wants to be controlled yet controls are an integral part to any business. Unfortunately, many people equate the word to a costly compliance exercise largely thanks to the...