How do you keep communication open between key executives and the CEO?

Posted onMay 25, 2016

The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization composed of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC launched BusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses. Read previous SmartBlogs posts by YEC.

Calling an audible: What to do when other speakers steal your thunder

Posted onMay 25, 2016

What would you do if the presentation content you prepared suddenly became inappropriate or irrelevant minutes before you’re scheduled to speak? That’s exactly what happened to Brad L., a project manager and civil engineer: “I recently presented at a daylong

You better recognize

Posted onMay 25, 2016

How employee recognition can help solve teacher-retention challenges Benjamin Disraeli said it best: “Upon the education of the people of this country, the fate of the country depends.” In a recent meeting with ACTE members from around the state, we

Hot and new at NRA Show 2016: Non-GMO, sweet heat and a new food delivery fad

Posted onMay 25, 2016

The NRA Show took over Chicago’s McCormick place this week for its 97th year, and more than 2,200 exhibitors came to showcase their products and services. Three massive exhibit halls spread across more than 650,000 square feet housed rows upon

4 things great senior leadership teams do

Posted onMay 24, 2016

In my 25-plus years as a consultant, I have worked with hundreds of executive teams — leadership teams in multinational organizations, small businesses, for-profits, not-for-profits, government organizations, and everything in between. What I have found is that 90% of those

Q&A: Chef Ronaldo Linares on healthy Latin cooking, his culinary inspirations and the evolution of Cuban cuisine

Posted onMay 24, 2016

Linares Chef Ronaldo Linares draws on his Cuban and Colombian heritage to create flavorful, Latin American-inspired dishes that fit active, healthy lifestyles. He partnered with the American Diabetes Association on his new cookbook, “Sabores de Cuba: Diabetes-friendly traditional and nuevo

How a Ga. district uses hands-on learning to boost engagement

Posted onMay 24, 2016

This post is sponsored by zSpace. Student engagement continues to rank as one of the primary issues facing teachers today, according to a recent poll by SmartBrief Education. Fifty-seven percent of educators participating in the poll reported that engaging and

Using risk modeling to improve patient outcomes

Posted onMay 24, 2016

This post is sponsored by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Kathy Mosbaugh Health plans are looking to integrate risk modeling and other stratification methodologies to enable better care coordination between members and providers improve health outcomes and reduce costs. In this post, we

How much did your college experience contribute to your success as a leader?

Posted onMay 24, 2016

SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 210,000 business leaders. We run the poll question each week in our e-newsletter. How much did your college experience contribute to your success

How do founders decide who takes the lead?

Posted onMay 19, 2016

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How do you keep communication open between key executives and the CEO?

Calling an audible: What to do when other speakers steal your thunder

You better recognize

Hot and new at NRA Show 2016: Non-GMO, sweet heat and a new food delivery fad

4 things great senior leadership teams do

Q&A: Chef Ronaldo Linares on healthy Latin cooking, his culinary inspirations and the evolution of Cuban cuisine

How a Ga. district uses hands-on learning to boost engagement

Using risk modeling to improve patient outcomes

How much did your college experience contribute to your success as a leader?

How do founders decide who takes the lead?