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On Paper, a CEO Writing Articles Is a Waste of Time. Here’s Why the Math Says Otherwise.

Executives are busy, and writing articles looks like a poor use of time. Six reasons thought leadership pays off anyway, including the buyers you'll never meet, and the honest catch.

Five Ways Brick-and-Mortar Franchises Can Successfully Compete Against Online Merchants

By Evan Hackel A franchise owner said to me recently, “I feel like a heavyweight prizefighter in a ring who is competing against a swarm...

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The Most Dangerous Thing About AI Isn't Being Wrong. It's Sounding Right.

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When I was CMO at Kodak, we spent somewhere between $60 and $90 million a year on research. Surveys. Focus groups. Panels. Every tool the...

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Stop Being the System: Delegation as a Leadership Strategy

Many leaders claim they want a scalable business while continuing to operate as its central nervous system. Every decision, customer issue, calendar change, administrative...

What Makes a Child Stop Talking to a Parent?

Why does an adult child sometimes reach a point where they no longer want to talk to their parent?It’s a painful question, and there...

How to Hire Your Next Sales Star

By C. Lee Smith If you hire the wrong person for your open sales position, the decision can seriously set back your company’s position in...

Continuous Cybersecurity Is an Operating Discipline

Many companies still manage cybersecurity as if risk operates on an annual schedule. Policies are reviewed before the audit. Evidence is gathered when someone...

Are Your Assumptions Keeping You Stuck?

For more than a year, I postponed filing two piles of office papers because I thought I needed to clean out the cabinets first....

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