Why Most Workers Don’t Want to be the Boss
A new CareerBuilder survey finds that only 34% of American workers said they aspire to leadership positions in their companies and just 7% strive for …
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Amazon Has No Profits But It Works
Benedict Evans at Andreeson Horowitz takes a fascinating look at why Amazon, after almost 20 years after it was launched, has yet to report a …
The U.S. Economy Could Use More Disruption
FiveThirtyEight: “Talk to anyone in Silicon Valley these days, and it’s hard to go more than two minutes without hearing about ‘disruption.’ Uber is disrupting …
Industries with the Most Uncertainty
“It’s a cliché to say that the world is more uncertain than ever before, but few realize just how much uncertainty has increased over the …
The Slow Decay of U.S. Competitiveness
Harvard Business School’s latest survey on U.S. competitiveness, “An Economy Doing Half Its Job,” reveals a troubling divergence in the U.S. economy: “Large and midsize …
The Best Leaders are Insatiable Learners
Harvard Business Review: “Nearly a quarter century ago, at a gathering in Phoenix, Arizona, John W. Gardner delivered a speech that may be one of …
Leadership and Management Are Not the Same Thing
Alan Murray: “Perhaps there was a time when the calling of the manager and that of the leader could be separated. A foreman in an …
Succeeding in Socially Responsible Business
The Wall Street Journal has an excellent interview with Adnan Durrani, a serial entrepreneur and investor in triple-bottom-line businesses or “those that define success by …
When Mentoring Doesn’t Work
“Most young managers view having a mentor as their ticket to the big leagues—to greater visibility, exciting assignments and big promotions. Benefits flow to mentors …
Investing in People Not Business Plans
Alberto Chang-Rajii spoke at the Clinton School of Public Service on investing in people more than just in business plans, following a passion for innovation, …