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Why 95% of AI rollouts fail and what L&D leaders can do about it
Companies are pouring resources into AI, yet capability gaps hold employees back from using it effectively.
Simon Sinek: What should your company culture be? Start with verbs.
Culture of a company is like the character of an individual,” says Simon Sinek in his Big Think+ video, “Starting with Why: Build a Culture by Design.” We know that […]
How to make the most of meetings, with Tim Ferriss, Elon Musk, and Carson Tate
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Need to hire and get it right? Follow the hiring strategy of an interview master.
While fewer companies these days rely solely on interviews in deciding who to hire, interviews still have value in that they can reveal the difference between a candidate as a […]
This 3-step method will help you hire—and retain—millennial talent
If a new hire is expected to put in 40 hours, 50 hours, or even more at their job, their new position will be their life for as long as […]
Lisa Lampanelli: Read the room like a comedian to improve audience engagement
Connecting with an audience, as any comic knows, means reading that audience. It’s energetic improv in real time—you need to notice who’s engaged, what’s engaging them, and build on that. […]
3 ways to build team trust and achieve the next big thing
“Trust is so important to how we scale an idea. Without that trust, we don’t take risks. And without risk we don’t build that next big thing,” says Nilofer Merchant, […]
The science of productivity: Make better informed choices with Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter and author, Charles Duhigg
The Science of Productivity: Make Better Informed Choices, with Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Reporter, The New York Times, and Author, Smarter Faster Better “Everything happens for a reason” might be a comforting […]
Ask the right questions to elevate motivation with author Dan Pink
Mastering the Art of Sales and Persuasion: Ask the Right Questions to Elevate Motivation with Dan Pink, Author, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us In this lesson, Dan Pink teaches […]
Be the Most productive version of yourself, with CEO Kathryn Minshew
Be the Most Productive Version of Yourself: A Millennial Insider’s Guide to Getting More Done, with Kathryn Minshew, CEO and Co-founder, The Muse Figure out your most productive time and […]
Stand out from the pack, with comedian and author Baratunde Thurston
Social media wunderkind Baratunde Thurston says we’re living in an age of information overabundance, but that this needn’t be a problem. Just as supermarkets offer us many more choices of […]
Got retention issues? Try this refreshingly modern (and honest) job contract.
You know it. Your employees know it. They’re likely to stay with your company only for just a short while. Two years, four years, seven years max. Yet you both […]
Do you work in a high-trust or low-trust organization?
Chairman of JetBlue Joel Peterson considers trust, “smart” trust, a key element in a successful organization. Where there’s trust, a company is free to become a whole greater than the […]
Stanley Tucci: A director’s guide to project management
Stanley Tucci has played a lot of different roles on movie sets, both in front of and behind the camera. As a director, though, Tucci stands in the center of […]
Your Gen Z colleagues really are different. Learn to understand them.
It’s probably always been the case that each generation’s creations and preoccupations shape the next generation in unexpected ways, producing young adults who seem nearly incomprehensible to their elders, especially […]
Creative collaboration: How to get your team to bring their A-game
“Just tell me what you want me to do, and I’ll do it.” In her Big Think+ video, “Empower Your People — Conversational Moves for Engaging Your Team in Creative […]
3 public speaking tips guaranteed to lift your game
Should you find yourself speaking to a group of people and not connecting, you’re stuck in a situation that seemingly benefits no one. For some people it seems to come […]
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