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How do we rebuild society around what we’re going to be next, rather than what we used to be? This question is top of mind for many...

Here and now, companies are struggling to navigate the Great Resignation and a post-pandemic world simultaneously. In both cases,...

Walt Disney World offers an experience, as do Apple Stores, Cirque du Soleil, the Geek Squad, Dave and Buster’s, American Girl, and TED...

“There’s no way we’re printing that passage. That’s not realistic, and every executive out there will have a fit.” This was the response...

The Great Resignation has brought the topic of employee engagement to the forefront. What does it take to get employees to care about the...

​​In the year 2000, workforce data began to indicate employees were increasingly unhappy at work. Turnover increased, and for more than...

I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say young professionals don’t want to work and have no work ethic. Turnover has been...

The Great Resignation continues along a historic path, resulting in the highest employee quit rates on record. Many factors have been...

Ping pong tables. Pet insurance. Parental leave. For two decades now, employers have added to their suite of benefits in hopes of...

Why don’t young employees just do what is asked of them? Why don’t they take initiative? This past week I gave a keynote and someone...

Innovation. In a disruptive environment, innovation is often cited as the first and best solution. As in – “If our leaders were more...

We’ve all witnessed a magic trick at one point or another in our lives. Whether it’s a card trick, a rabbit being pulled out of a hat, or...

Are you happy at work? Are the people you work with happy? If morale is sinking or people are fleeing, your organization may have a...

The costumes have been put away. The haunted houses have closed. Attention has shifted from watching horror movies to watching for Black...

The costumes have been put away. The haunted houses have closed. Attention has shifted from watching horror movies to watching for Black...

Early in my career, I was recruited to sit on an association’s board of directors and given the opportunity to spearhead a priority...

How to approach leaders that are stuck in tradition and often struggle with changing or trying something new. I’ve been a futurist for 20...

Blame it on a 24-hour news cycle, social media, corruption, the increased use of profanity, or savage political campaigns, but one thing...

Six years ago, Dan Price, the founder and CEO of Gravity Payments, set off a media firestorm when he raised the firm’s minimum salary...

The Great Resignation. The Talent Tsunami. Whatever you choose to call it, it’s the speck of sand in our eyes – it stings, it’s...