Occupying a leadership position is not the same thing as leading. To lead, you must be able to connect, motivate, and inspire a sense of ownership of shared objectives. Heightening your capacity to lead others requires being able to see how you think and act, and how your behavior affects others. Leading well requires a…
For most of the year, we’ve been handed excuse after excuse as to why Meghan Markle isn’t popular with the British.It’s about time we realized this was a relationship destined to fail from the very beginning.But let’s stop claiming Meghan is anywhere near as important as Wallis Simpson. She isn’t.It seems we have spent most…
Donald Trump owes Deutsche Bank roughly $340 million.The German bank will reportedly look to sever ties with Donald Trump after the election.This is the same bank that sought Jeffrey Epstein as a client after he was a convicted sex offender. What does that say about Donald Trump?Deutsche Bank is getting its affairs in order. After…
The Dow Jones rallied 1.8% Tuesday.Wall Street recklessly pushed the U.S. stock market higher as it bets on a big victory for Joe Biden.Dow bulls are bidding up the market as most traders wait for certainty.The Dow Jones surged 480 points in thin liquidity on election Tuesday, as Wall Street pummeled the U.S. Dollar and…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by as much as 331 points on Tuesday.Markets are pricing in a potential Biden victory.A contested election could reverse this morning rally.The Dow and broader U.S. stock market traded higher on Tuesday, as investors hoped that a clear winner would emerge from the U.S. presidential election and that a…
Meghan and Harry have been very vocal in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential election.They’ve broken the agreement they made when leaving the royal family, betraying the Queen’s values.We know Meghan believes the rules don’t apply to her, but it’s time she grew up and realized they do.There are many people out there who seem…
The coronavirus pandemic and ensuing global lockdowns led to fears of a systemic meltdown, but the recovery in the U.S. and around the world has been stronger — and faster — than many predicted. But will it last? Looking at the sectors of the U.S. economy more closely, we can divide it into three parts…
Companies who say they care about inclusion and belonging can start by paying employees fairly. To start, initiate a pay equity audit in which you compare the pay of employees doing “like for like” work (accounting for reasonable differentials, such as work experience, credentials and job performance) and investigate the causes of any pay differences…
Which candidate should we hire? Who should be promoted? How should we choose which people get which shifts? In the hope of making better and fairer decisions about personnel matters such as these, companies have increasingly adopted AI tools only to discover that they may have biases as well. How can we decide whether to…
Like many managers, you probably checked in with your employees throughout last spring when the Covid-19 crisis first started. But you need to keep doing it. As the pandemic drags on, there is a rising number of people who are struggling with mental health issues. As a manager, you don’t want to overstep, but you…