Professionals are increasingly navigating a disrupted job market where no one can predict with confidence what jobs will look like in five years. The current disrupted job market increases a professional's need to take proactive steps to keep their career...
“Have you got a face mask yet?,” a woman asked me at an event in Singapore last night. “No I haven’t,” I replied. And I have no intention of doing so, I thought to myself. “But with all the flying...
Les Wexner Getty Taking over from the founder is always tough. Taking over from The Limited’s founder Leslie Wexner after his 57 years as CEO is probably a fool’s errand. The only possible path for someone to succeed must involve...
We all dream about making our business a rip-roaring success and building a reputation as the go-to person when a client needs your help. We dream about having a satisfying and rewarding career, coupled with a blissful personal life. A...
Every story of success holds a tale of daring, of stumbling but, ultimately, of learning how to “fail well.” Inventor and industrial designer James Dyson became famous for inventing the dual cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner. Less known is that, while...
As January comes to a close, some of us are feeling incredibly good about ourselves. We are on track—going to the gym five days a week, losing weight and seeing new business ventures soar. But not all of us feel...
Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant, lost his life in a helicopter crash Sunday. As we saw the news and reacted to the fact that one of the most talented...
Millennials need to understand how much they can learn from their senior colleagues and bosses. GettyIn an earlier column I explained why millennials make great employees. I mentioned, for example, their commitment to ideals (“purpose”) and praised their technological know-how...
Some of the biggest tech successes today have been built by non-technical foundersGettyThe cost of launching a company has never been lower, and technology enables us to sell and communicate with anywhere in the world. While the opportunities may seem...
In the increasingly tight labor market, retaining and even recruiting older workers will be a success strategy for many companies. The economy is expanding, but with hardly any growth of the number of people of traditional working age. Higher productivity—more output...
