Over the course of my career, I’ve fired only two people, and both were workers at my family ranch. (I actually rehired one of them a few years later.) In my roles as an operations and logistics lin …

Why Hierarchy Is Outdated: The (Long Overdue) Need For Organizational Adaptability Hierarchy is outdated. The age-old system originally designed by the military and adopted by corporate America has b …

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CEO Pay Is Rising, But So Is CEO Impact It’s no secret that executive compensation has risen much faster in recent decades than wages, particularly in the years since the Great Recession. But a new …

4 Ways to Decrease Conflict Within Global Teams Working on a team scattered across the globe can be challenging. Differences in time zones, language, and cultural differences make it hard to get to kn …

What’s bad about mentorship? Nothing really. But exploring the nuances can actually reveal some less-than-obvious benefits – especially for entrepreneurs. Isolation is a reality for startup founde …

unning your company and growing your company should go hand in hand. Last week, I was talking to the CEO of a fast-growing retail operation. The company needs to hire a new CFO to help manage the busi …

In sales, there is a big difference between finishing first and second. First-place finishers make the sale and pocket the money, while second-place finishers leave empty-handed. To better understand …

Worried what will happen to your company’s creative spark after getting acquired? Follow these guidelines and thrive. For all the high-minded talk about creating synergies, accelerating innovati …