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The Talent Paradox: Despite High Unemployment, Two-Thirds Of Your Employees Are Ready To Bail

BY Diana O'Brien and Alice KwanTue Jan 31, 2012

Unemployment is high, and voluntary turnover has slowed to a crawl. So why are employers so worried about a talent shortage? Turns out the majority of workers are considering leaving their jobs once the economy shores up. But there are steps businesses can take to ensure talent sticks around--and steps up to lead. READ»

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At The Start Of A New Year, What's Your People Plan?

BY Julie MorelandTue Jan 3, 2012

The start of a New Year is always a great time to think about the future. Do you have a plan for recruiting, training, and developing employees?READ»

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9 Nagging Questions To Tune Out When Launching A Startup

BY Christy LiuThu Nov 17, 2011

You may feel like a maverick when launching a new business, but there are plenty of people coming along for the startup ride: your friends, family, business partners, investors, cofounders, employees, and more. And they’ve all got two cents to add. Here's what they'll inevitably say--and how you should react. READ»

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Instead Of Whining About The Skills Gap, Use Training To Close It

BY Donna WellsThu Nov 17, 2011

Improved math and science curriculums, high school vocational training, and technology skills development will only improve the talent pool years--or possibly decades--down the road. For companies that need to successfully compete and grow now, this does no good. They need to help themselves. READ»

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Learning To Lead In A Down Economy

BY Duane ZobristFri Oct 28, 2011

Times are tough for many businesses at the moment. So if you‘re struggling, you aren’t alone. However, if you are going to lead your team and your organization back to prosperity, it’s important that you don’t succumb to a mindset of negativity.READ»

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Tough Cookies: Why Corporate America Needs Girl Scouts

BY Kathy CloningerFri Oct 28, 2011

In 2011, only 20% of leaders in private companies worldwide are women. Meanwhile, heavily male-dominated industries like banking and utilities face the toughest challenges in a generation. The CEO of Girl Scouts USA on why troops of 9-year-old cookie pushers are America's greatest hope for change. READ»

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Leadership Starts In The Middle, Not At The Top

BY Roberta MatusonMon Oct 24, 2011

Mobilizing your workforce to quickly achieve targets set by top management requires a team of managers who can effectively lead from the middle. Here’s how you can accelerate this movement in your organization. READ»

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What Is Your Leadership Legacy?

BY Craig ChappelowThu Oct 20, 2011

When Jack Layton, the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, died from cancer, the citizens of Toronto turned a ten-acre city square into an impromptu memorial in chalk. If you think your leadership legacy will be "Your meetings, for the most part, ended early,” it's time to consider the impact you want to make on your organization. READ»

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Investing In Leadership To Advance Capitalism And The World

BY Alice KorngoldTue Oct 18, 2011

The greatest impact companies can have in advancing regional and global education, healthcare, the environment, and economic development to strengthen their own business prospects is by training and placing executives on NGO/nonprofit boards through a thoughtful, purposeful process. READ»

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Stumbling Up The Ladder: Ad Agencies Neglect Their Brightest Prospects

BY Janet Kestin and Nancy VonkWed Oct 12, 2011

In the advertising world, learning by blowing off arms and legs has become the norm. A casual reliance on trial and error (and its kinder cousin, osmosis) has replaced any kind of formal training. Ad agencies aren't teaching their people to lead, and now they're in trouble.READ»

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The Creative Brain On Exercise

BY Jonathan FieldsThu Sep 29, 2011

The physical state of our bodies can either serve or subvert the quest to create genius. We all know this intuitively. But with rare exceptions, because life seems to value output over the humanity of the process and the ability to sustain genius, attention to health, fitness, and exercise almost always take a back seat. Here's why it shouldn't. READ»

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Women Matter 2010: Increasing Shareholder Value

BY Alice KorngoldTue Apr 12, 2011

In its new study, Women Matter 2010, McKinsey & Company established the link between the presence of women in leadership and better financial results. READ»

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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished? Madonna and You

BY Alice KorngoldSun Apr 3, 2011

Celebrity names make headlines when their charities are being investigated. It doesn't matter whether or not the celebrity has a full heart and means well. And once a charity or donor is questioned, the doubt lingers long after, even ...READ»

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Corporate Leadership for the 21st Century: Sustainability Experience Required

BY Alice KorngoldTue Oct 19, 2010

You will soon find that no corporate board will hire a CEO or elect a new board member who doesn't have experience in environmental sustainability and social issues. Why would I say this? And where would a corporate person gain ...READ»

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FAQs From Business Executives Re: Financial Giving to Nonprofit Boards - Part II

BY Alice KorngoldMon Jul 5, 2010

"I'm okay with giving money to a nonprofit that I care about, but do I have to ask friends and colleagues for money if I serve on a nonprofit board?" That's another question that many business executives ask me when I interview them ...READ»

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Peace Through Business: U.S., Afghan, & Rwandan Women at IEEW Conference

BY Susan SolovicSat Jun 26, 2010

There’s an old saying, “When you educate a woman, you educate a nation.” Combine this with the fact that an economically sound country has a much greater capacity for peace and you have the premise behind the Institute for the Economic Empowerment of Women’s Peace Through Business program. READ»

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How Edesia Will Help Feed One Billion Hungry: One Child at a Time

BY Alice KorngoldWed Jun 9, 2010

“A billion people endure and suffer the irreversible effects of hunger and malnutrition,” Navyn Salem told me. Salem is the Founder and Executive Director of Edesia, a new nonprofit manufacturing company that produces life-saving ...READ»

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Is Corporate Citizenship Measuring Up: The Latest Data

BY Alice KorngoldThu May 13, 2010

A new survey of trends in corporate citizenship in Silicon Valley reveals a distinct change in recent years. The 2010 Corporate Citizenship Report, a collaborative project of the Entrepreneurs Foundation and the Silicon Valley ...READ»

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Has Starbuck's Entered the Car Detailing Business?

BY Ted EleftheriouFri May 7, 2010

What does it mean to possess "Human Being-Ness?"READ»

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Lessons For Recruiting Top Talent (Hint: Don't Pay Them)

BY Alice KorngoldWed May 5, 2010

If you think it’s difficult getting the very most desirable candidates to join your team when you’re going to pay them, imagine convincing top talent to join your nonprofit board of directors when you’re going to ask them to ...READ»