POINT OF VIEW
Humanizing Leadership Development
For too long, most organizations have followed a standard...
The Surprising Power of The Long Game
It’s easy to overestimate the importance of luck...
Call To Clean: In Business
As I mentioned in my last column, 2017 was a challenging year for institutional trust and marked by abuses of power...
The Humanization of the Corporation
No company is an island. This has never been more...
Raising Capital from an Evergreen Fund
As a fund deploying permanent capital to entrepreneurs, we often get asked how an evergreen structure is different from the closed funds typical VCs invest from.
Building with a Long Term Bias
I met Tony Tjan as part of the World Economic Forum in 1999. We became fast friends. Our connective tissue was primarily around our passion for purpose and people.
Most Important Lesson Learned: People First
It’s not controversial to have a people-first leadership or management style, or even a people-first life philosophy
What the Best Mentors do
Mentorship comes in many flavors. It doesn’t always...
5 Ways to Become More Self-Aware
You can’t be a good leader without self-awareness.
Successful Companies Have 1 Thing in Common–They Seek to Do “Good”
Many people still believe that there's no place in the business world for "soft" concepts like goodness.
Finally, Evidence That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off
Companies deliver superior results when executives...
How to Build a Company That Will Last for 100 Years | Inc.com
A growing number of entrepreneurs are ditching...
The Key to Shorter, Better Meetings
Here is a simple managerial tip for meeting effectiveness that I learned some years ago....
Transforming Strategy One Customer at a Time
How does a business-to-business company find out exactly what end users do with its products? That was the question we wrestled with at the Thomson Corporation, because the people who buy from us are not the same people who actually use our products in their daily work. For Thomson, the answer has
All Artices
Humanizing Leadership Development
For too long, most organizations have followed a standard...
The Surprising Power of The Long Game
It’s easy to overestimate the importance of luck...
Call To Clean: In Business
As I mentioned in my last column, 2017 was a challenging year for institutional trust and marked by abuses of power...
The Humanization of the Corporation
No company is an island. This has never been more...
Raising Capital from an Evergreen Fund
As a fund deploying permanent capital to entrepreneurs, we often get asked how an evergreen structure is different from the closed funds typical VCs invest from.
Building with a Long Term Bias
I met Tony Tjan as part of the World Economic Forum in 1999. We became fast friends. Our connective tissue was primarily around our passion for purpose and people.
People
Most Important Lesson Learned: People First
It’s not controversial to have a people-first leadership or management style, or even a people-first life philosophy
What the Best Mentors do
Mentorship comes in many flavors. It doesn’t always...
5 Ways to Become More Self-Aware
You can’t be a good leader without self-awareness.
Purpose
Successful Companies Have 1 Thing in Common–They Seek to Do “Good”
Many people still believe that there's no place in the business world for "soft" concepts like goodness.
Patience
Finally, Evidence That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off
Companies deliver superior results when executives...
How to Build a Company That Will Last for 100 Years | Inc.com
A growing number of entrepreneurs are ditching...
Performance
The Key to Shorter, Better Meetings
Here is a simple managerial tip for meeting effectiveness that I learned some years ago....
Transforming Strategy One Customer at a Time
How does a business-to-business company find out exactly what end users do with its products? That was the question we wrestled with at the Thomson Corporation, because the people who buy from us are not the same people who actually use our products in their daily work. For Thomson, the answer has