Collaboration

In business with friends: A mistake?

May 9, 2019

For every warning against doing business with your friends, there’s also plenty of expert advice and evidence to argue the contrary.

Another look at brainstorming

April 11, 2019

Sure, you realize brainstorming can yield some results, if you can get your team—and for that matter, yourself—past that initial “groan” phase.

3 reasons to carry a business card

May 23, 2018

If you think you no longer need a business card in today’s high-tech, “there’s an app for that” world, think again. Here are three reasons you should always carry some.

The highlight of engineering firm Burns & McDonnell’s Principals Day is when the CEO presents a specific business problem to the 120-year-old company’s top employees and gives them one hour to come up with five potential solutions.

For the good of the group: Run meetings with social grace

June 30, 2017

The etiquette of a meeting counts. Think of it as a performance with no faux pas. Follow these rules when leading your next meeting.

Why can’t we be friends?

March 9, 2017

It’s counterintuitive, but CEOs who befriend their rivals may do better than those who don’t.

Make your voice heard

November 9, 2016

Using a practice called “shine theory,” a group of female leaders in the early Obama administration did just this.

Seeking counsel pays off for new CEO

May 30, 2016

When Roger Crandall became CEO of MassMutual in early 2010, he had spent 22 years at the life insurance company impressing his managers.

Execs and admins: Working in partnership

September 23, 2015

Office Dynamics founder and President Joan Burge has been coaching administrative assistants for more than 25 years. Over time, she realized she was teaching the same things over and over, which gave her the idea to develop an operational guide to help executives and their assistants work together more effectively. This year, she partnered with career coach, writer and speaker Chrissy Scivicque to write Executives and Assistants, Working in Partnership: The Definitive Guide to Success.

Patagonia CEO: Agent for change

June 29, 2015

Corporate financier Rose Marcario worked in various shops, from private equity to tech. She was successful by any measure. But Marcario began to question the meaning of success, leading her to the outfitter Patagonia.