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With the recession looming, company wide layoffs, quiet quitting, and other speed bumps we encounter every day as leaders, I can’t help but feel I’m completely in my element. My whole life has led me to many uncertainties—love, career, you name it—yet it has helped me put into perspective what really matters to me. That

With a triple pandemic of COVID, flu, and RSV hitting the US hard this winter and resulting in an explosion of cases, business executives need to take the lead on promoting the newly-updated, Omicron-specific boosters. Doing so will help reduce the number of sick days taken by their workers, minimize COVID outbreaks and superspreader events

Today’s climate is one of constant change. If business leaders weren’t already comfortable with that notion, the last few years have made it impossible to ignore—the pressures of the pandemic, supply chain issues, evolving consumer preferences, global unrest and cresting inflation have created a landscape in which companies must embrace flexibility, adaptation, and perhaps more

‘Tis the season for reflection – a time to learn, grow and appreciate all that’s good in this one precious life of ours. As I look back on the past year, it’s easy to point out where I could have done more, how I could have done better, or whether I served the people I

As a leader, your priority must be every employee’s mental and physical well-being. Fortunately, retreats are a great way to ensure employees are performing at the top of their game. A retreat’s goal is to help your employees grow, improve, and develop. Organizing a retreat for your team is an excellent way to promote bonding,

2022 was the year that corporate interest in employee experience really took off. A decade after the need for customer experience (CX) became mainstream, organizations became increasingly focused on what some consider “CX for employees.” Even Forrester Research, one of the early champions of the importance of CX, stated that “2022 Will Go Down As

This is part 2 of a two-part series; view part 1 here.  Horst Schulze doesn’t really think outside the box; he creates new boxes. One of those boxes became The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, a global icon of excellence that has inspired business leaders worldwide with its credo of “ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen,”

Tax planning is a crucial consideration for business owners. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act setting to expire in a few short years, now is a good time to rethink how it can impact you once tax season rolls around. One of the biggest benefits of TCJA is its change to estate tax exemptions.

The technology sector experienced unprecedented growth in 2020 and 2021, but this year has proven that growth was inevitably going to slow. Global recession is looming, and governments are doing everything they can to support local businesses. But cross-border e-commerce growth is still possible with the right tools and mindset. The past few years have

Editor’s Note: As we were working to put together a feature for the next issue of Chief Executive, asking some of the best leaders and leadership experts in the world for sound advice to help CEOs over the long haul, we spoke recently with Frances Hesselbein, Chair of The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum at the

Several years ago, I was speaking to an investment manager who constantly delivered a good and steady financial performance. I asked him what his investment principles were. One of them, he said, was that he never invested in anything that was labeled as ‘exciting.’ His view was that exciting things were all too often hype

As the war on talent intensifies into 2023, companies are increasingly looking to access a highly qualified talent pool and pipeline for nearly any expansion, relocation and new development efforts. Michigan is well-positioned to provide a responsive, enthusiastic and capable workforce, thanks to its understanding of the current talent landscape and its private-public collaboration opportunities.

When companies as widely recognized and well established as Boeing, Walmart, and IBM start moving in a similar direction on something, it’s safe to say the idea has legs. In this case, companies are looking towards skills-based hiring in tandem with degree-based hiring. The idea here is for companies to remove “must-have” barriers around hiring—such

Here’s a question: where do you speak about strategy issues when you don’t know exactly what it is you want to say?  Certainly not in the board room or at a company presentation. Probably not even in front of your senior leadership team or even in a one-to-one meeting with a key report. You’re supposed

The Great Resignation has proved problematic for many employers. Meanwhile “quiet quitting”—where employees do the bare minimum as a protest over feeling underappreciated—has become a big issue. But the solution for both really isn’t that elusive or far away. If leaders of those affected companies changed their approach and focused more on the employee experience,

Making sure employees have everything they need to progress their career and stay with our company is of great importance to me. Against the backdrop of the Great Resignation, I know there’s no place for complacency. However, it’s becoming more evident that a happy workplace isn’t only about career opportunity. It’s also about providing the

We know that gender equality remains a huge problem for businesses, but for real change to occur, the drive has to come from the top.  So, firstly, why is this important? The case for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace is considerable, not only from a moral perspective, but because it simply makes good

In order to contribute at the highest level, salespeople need to understand and follow a clear system – also known as a sales process. Most CEOs we work with get this. What they sometimes struggle with, however, is the related principle that in order to succeed as a sales leader, it’s just as important to

Joe Smolarski is well aware, as most senior leaders are by now, that the U.S. is experiencing a dramatic skills shortage and that the balance of power has shifted from employers to employees, with the latter able to command higher paychecks and more flexible hours. He has heard the dire predictions for companies—and particularly tech

According to an October 2022 Zippia study, 26% of U.S. employees work remotely, and remote jobs make up 15% of all work opportunities. It also mentions that sales are one of the top industries for remote workers. As a sales manager or company owner, embracing the remote selling trend is imperative. While doing so, there