Balanced Accountability Hernani Alves

3Ps to maximizing performance and achieving balanced accountability to win hearts

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 […]

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In an age of diminishing accountability, here are two things true leaders must do

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 […]

digital inclusion

CMO Sunday: Digital Inclusion

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 […]

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Inside the Mind Of… Don Tapscott

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 […]

CMO Sunday

CMO Sunday

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 […]

emotion in ai

Technology can’t replace the emotional aspects needed in creative content and leadership

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 […]

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Inside the Mind Of… CJ Johnson

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 […]

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Appointment Roundup: People on the Move

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. *** […]

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Results at the Top: Using Gender Intelligence to Create Breakthrough Growth

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 […]

appointment roundup

Appointment Roundup: People on the Move

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, […]

appointment roundup

Appointment Roundup: People on the Move

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, […]

dance of the business mind

Dance of the Business Mind: Strategies to Thrive Anywhere, From the Ballroom to the Boardroom

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 […]