Tired of traditional hierarchy, a growing number of new and established companies are trying to create organizations with no-structure structures. These innovative “open allocation management structures” go by names like…
Close your eyes and recall a moment when you felt energized – not just hyped up because of your third cup of coffee. I am talking about a deep energy. Remember…
Kari Hayden helped a Nobel Prize winner (Muhammad Yunus) tell his story and was foundational in building one of Oprah’s favorite things (DonorsChoose). She is now working at one of…
As long as the shoe fits, the leadership development plan works right…? Kurt Koffka, the father of Gestalt psychology, is known for saying, “The whole is other than the sum…
The art and science of change management has been a focus in business literature and for business leaders for many decades, and rightly so. However, as the pace of technological,…
How did they do that? How a leader builds sustainable, long-term results We are used to hearing about quarterly losses of public companies. Thus, when we hear stories of leaders…
Its glass reflects the beauty of the buildings around it. Its spire splits the clouds. Its 104 floors allow it to stand tall and look after the rest of Manhattan.…
Entitled. Lazy. Ungrateful. Disloyal. Wants rewards immediately. These are words often published to describe the newest members of the workforce: Millennials. But these words were actually published in a 1968…
One of our owners, Ron Carucci, says, “Take four walls and a roof and fill it up with people, and you’ve got yourself an organization.” While we often talk about…
No work is done alone. This is true for the individual employee and perhaps more true for the individual function. Value is created interdependently across an organization. The C-Suite, HR,…