Effective leadership starts with leading yourself. If you want the best team possible, you must be ready to hold yourself accountable ahead of your staff. What does accountability have to do with leadership? Everything. I’ve supervised all kinds of people, from 16-year-old students to high-performing executives, and the most successful employees always share a positive […]
A Harvard Business Review report found that one out of every two managers fails at accountability. In fact, accountability is one of the most universally neglected leadership behaviors today – across all functional disciplines of companies. Why is this happening? There is no one answer, but many leaders do not want to come off as […]
It may be the Transformation Issue here at B2BNN this month, but it’s also National Inclusion Awareness Month. Friday also happened to be the first day of the Public Policy Forum’s first ever Ontario Digital Inclusion Summit. “The digital age creates opportunities for people to participate in society, the economy and civic life in new […]
Carey Bentley is the CEO of Lifehack Bootcamp, the top ranked productivity coaching company. Along with her husband Demir Bentley, this power couple team shows high achievers how to bring sanity and freedom back in their workday. Carey used to manage billion dollar brands. When her chronic illness, ulcerative colitis, came back, her doctor told […]
Don Tapscott is the CEO of Tapscott Group, a company that focuses on business strategy in a technologically evolving market. He is also the Vice Chair of Spencer Trask Collaborative Innovations, which invests in emerging companies in communications, information technology, and life sciences. Don has written several books including Paradigm Shift (1992), The Digital Economy […]
As we close out January, which has been our “Leadership Issue”, have you asked yourself what kind of leader you are? Do you know where your strengths, and weakness, lie? Though there are many leadership apps available for training, this month’s App of the Month, InnerWill Igniter, may help you determine just that. What […]
Since January is our “Leadership Issue” I thought I would start this newest weekly feature with a trending leadership hashtag. #MLKDay Today, we commemorate my father’s 89th birthday. Beyond sharing #MLK quotes, I pray that our global community, from educators to politicians to artists to law enforcement, will truly hear his voice, follow his teachings […]
Every once in a while the seed for a great idea is planted. Dave Gordon pitched such an idea to me last summer. It began with this: What questions would you ask a CEO, CMO, or entrepreneur if you happened to meet them at the watercooler? With social media the C-Suite, or any leader really, […]
You’ve seen the news, and you know that technology is taking people’s jobs at factories, fast food restaurants, and more. Is your B2B career next? According to McKinsey Global Institute’s latest report, “Jobs lost, jobs gained: Workforce transitions in a time of automation”: “Automation and AI will lift productivity and economic growth, but millions of […]
Loyalist Teams consistently deliver extraordinary results. They’re the teams we remember all our lives. On these teams, we do our best and most creative work, blow through challenges, and exceed our own expectations. You know you’re on a Loyalist Team when: You trust your teammates implicitly; they have your back and you have theirs You […]
Don’t Let the Dicks Get You Down Self-Doubt and Self-Respect I can’t tell you how many situations I have been in where my contributions were overshadowed or ignored by the dick clique. My contributions and input to certain situations were seen as insignificant or flat dumb. If I made a recommendation to my manager or […]
CJ Johnson is the CEO and co-founder, with Ambar Januel, of LA-based Januel+Johnson (J+J). He helps brands get “kick-ass with awareness.” After successful ventures in consulting and marketing/publicity for several on-demand mobile apps and startups, he went on to pursue his entrepreneurial passion by creating J+J. He has overseen creative campaigns and consultations for more than […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Zentera Systems, Inc., a leader in enclave-based security and connectivity for the multicloud, announced the appointment of Mike Ichiriu as VP of Technology and Products. Ichiriu will lead Zentera’s expansion of the company’s products and services by building upon its award-winning CoIP® technology and current offerings. *** […]
Camilita Nuttall is an award winning corporate sales and business growth specialist, business mentor, entrepreneur and investor. She has keynoted in some two dozen countries. Nuttall launched two successful businesses in network marketing, and sold millions of dollars in global coffee sales with Organo. Mentioned in Forbes, BBC News, and quoted in Think & Grow […]
How to Create Sustainable Change U.S. companies alone spend $8 billion a year on diversity initiatives with lackluster results. Why lackluster? If the ultimate intent is to increase the percentage of women in leadership, then the numbers, moving at glacial speed, tend to speak for themselves. The Gender Intelligence Group recently conducted a detailed study […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** R2i, a leading independent digital agency, announced the appointment of Jennifer Quinlan as the Chief Executive Officer. *** RiskSense Inc., the pioneer and market leader in pro-active cyber risk management, announced the appointment of Danny Quist as the company’s first CTO. *** Pluralsight, the enterprise technology learning platform, […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** phData, the global leader in Big Data consulting and managed services, announced the appointment of Ryan Bosshart as its new Vice President of Services, a new position within phData. *** Rubique, the one-stop online marketplace providing technology-enabled end-to-end solutions to financing needs of individuals & SMEs, […]
YOUR Passion IS Your Purpose The moral of the story is this: If there’s something you’re really passionate about, you need to express it in your work. This book is an expression of the three items I am most passionate about: dance, psychology and business. When you must make business decisions or personal choices between […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Grey Group announced the appointment of its next generation of leadership with the promotion of Michael Houston to Worldwide Chief Executive Officer of Grey Group. A ten-year veteran of Grey, he has served since 2016 as Global President and becomes only the fifth person to hold […]
Stephen Kelly became Chief Executive Officer of Sage, the UK-based accounting software giant, in November 2014. He has over 30 years of leadership experience in the technology sector, having led successful businesses in California, New York and Europe. Kelly served as Chief Executive Officer of two high growth US and UK public companies: NASDAQ listed […]
