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Emily R. Davis

Hiring the right people is key to navigating the turmoil

Drivers of our current and projected economies include the spate of business closings, layoffs and bankruptcies that challenge us every day. The grave uncertainties...

Business Bestsellers

Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. The authors explain that our problems today are not the results of yesteryear’s villains. Rather, one generation’s...

Flexibility can pay off


A college professor was once approached after a lecture by a young man demanding an explanation for an apparent contradiction between something he had...
Sandra Sjoberg

Why ‘power skills’ are the key to business success

What does it take to lead through complexity, make tough decisions and still put people first? For me, the answer became clear during a...

True friends are a business must

As a prank, a student stuck a paper on a classmate’s back that read, “I’m stupid.” He told all his friends not to tell...
Oliver Schilke

Should you be honest about you’re use of AI?

Whether you’re using artificial intelligence to write cover letters, grade papers or draft ad campaigns, you might want to think twice about telling others....

The importance of training and development

A flight instructor was doing practice maneuvers with a student when he said, “I think it’s time we head back to the airport and...
Jason Albuquerque

Cyber Sessions: In world of complexity, go back to the basics

(Editor’s note: This is the 34th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what they can...
Peter Nelson

With AI, a matter of balancing security with productivity

A virtual assistant is quietly taking meeting notes. A document offers to reword a sentence for clarity. An off-site appointment reminder adds the current...

Listen to and develop people

The boards of two fiercely competitive companies decided to organize a rowing match to challenge each other’s organizational and sporting abilities. The first company...
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