He owned his own business, but it seemed every time he tried something new, it failed. Though Tom was faced with insurmountable odds at times, he persevered, stayed at his task and was unbelievably...... Read More
Nick was an employee in his mid-twenties. He was a high energy individual and very personable. He would come to work early and stay late. Whatever it took to get the job done, Nick was willing to d...... Read More
From the Gallup Organization to IBM, several major surveys have been conducted and the results tabulated. Each recent survey indicates there is one leadership trait, above all others, that is neede...... Read More
By all accounts, P.R. Nelson was on top of his game within the music industry. Of the four edges in business development; the bleeding edge, leading edge, the edge, and lagging edge, he was clearly...... Read More
Who can forget the epic commercial of the tiny little Chihuahua saying "I think I need a bigger box?" That advertisement ushered in a new era of marketing for Taco Bell. The year was 1998. Since th...... Read More
Facebook recently announced it overestimated the average time people watched video advertisements by as much as eighty percent. For social media companies, that admission can certainly impact their...... Read More
Internet powerhouse PayPal started out with twenty-four customers, all of them employees. Founder Peter Thiel tells the story of how they converted customers at a rate that almost doubled every 10...... Read More
She is currently the second wealthiest woman in the world. But as a struggling young writer going through a divorce and trying to raise her daughter, Joanne was far from wealthy. Her stories were r...... Read More
The stories of leadership failure are many. From the recent flurry of activity brought on by high profile leaders who visited a website that promoted adultery, to the resignations of several corpor...... Read More
People with this trait are better at goals. Not just setting them, but constantly working toward them, continuing to push forward even in the face of adversity, and ultimately achieving them. Who a...... Read More
