The top emerging skills identified in the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report suggest that many professionals should look to developing their soft skills to enhance existing...
In part one of this series, Mastering the Basics of Communication, I shared strategies to improve how you communicate. In part two, How to Communicate More Effectively in...
Tips on how to present what you learned from a professional development program to your team.
Present Discounted Value (PDV) Fact: $1,000 today is worth more than $1,000 in five years. Why? The $1,000 today has five years of interest-earning potential that the latter lacks....
The following quick, four-step guide can help you navigate the process and get you on a smooth path to innovation at your own organization. 1. Observe Your Customers to Uncover New...
Professional development is all about investing in yourself, your career, and your future success. With so many choices available, from in-person or live virtual programs, to self-paced...
Initially venture capitalists turned down their pitch for funding because thermostats are so, well, dull. Why did Kleiner Perkins eventually provide the capital? Because the Nest founders...
Tech leaders need effective communication skills to find success in their role to drive the long-term success of an organization.
There’s no doubt that the pace of change is dramatic and disruptive. But in fact, there’s nothing particularly mysterious about fintech, blockchain, or any of the other...
There's one element of delivering a speech that you must include to increase both your audience's engagement and your subject level authority: credibility. Building credibility will...
Companies that find themselves at the top of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work not only provide an in-demand product or service. They also foster a culture that inspires innovation,...
1. Benchmarking Benchmarking is the process of comparing your company metrics to the metrics of your industry competitors or to those of innovative companies outside the industry. Common...
