Collaborative Innovation Tag

Vacation Imperative!

Hello from Prague! As a freelancer for nearly 25 years, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve taken a “real” (meaning longer than 3-4 days) vacation. This is a big mistake; and I should know better, especially since I’m always advising my clients to pay attention to their work-life balance. But things – almost always related to work, such as writing the...

Lack of Diversity = Poorer Financial Performance

If you’ve received decent Diversity and Inclusion training, you know this fact: companies with more diverse workforces and more diversity in the C-Suite perform better financially. And new report from McKinsey & Company underscores this fact yet again. But sadly, the message doesn’t seem to be getting through to corporate leadership, especially in the US. The reality is that 97% of...

You Don’t Have To Like Someone to Work With Them

There’s an old saying in business and it goes like this…”You don’t have to like someone to work with them.” I agree, there are many people that we work with who we don’t necessarily like, and we sure wouldn’t want to hang out with them on a personal basis. But, when we do work with these people, we usually get the job done; sometimes really well. So why is that? Some people would...