Corporate Governance and Transparent Leadership

Corporate disclosure has always been a sore point betweenstakeholders and the management. The decision on what mustgo into the public domain is difficult due in part to the realitythat companies thrive primarily on well-kept business secretsof success. These are legitimate concerns although history hadalso uncovered improper practices which were well-hidden andprotected under the cloak of

Corporate Governance and Transparent Leadership

Corporate disclosure has always been a sore point betweenstakeholders and the management. The decision on what mustgo into the public domain is difficult due in part to the realitythat companies thrive primarily on well-kept business secretsof success. These are legitimate concerns although history hadalso uncovered improper practices which were well-hidden andprotected under the cloak of

Effective and Efficient Meetings

Meetings are such a dread. Haven't you attended meetingswhich are totally unproductive, time-wasting, and boring? Orare you guilty of chairing such meetings? In one of my placesof work, I had meetings almost round the clock. “Remember that time is money.” If you agree with Benjamin Franklin, timeis a huge cost to the company. While I won't say they were allunproductive, I would think that

Effective and Efficient Meetings

Meetings are such a dread. Haven't you attended meetingswhich are totally unproductive, time-wasting, and boring? Orare you guilty of chairing such meetings? In one of my placesof work, I had meetings almost round the clock. “Remember that time is money.” If you agree with Benjamin Franklin, timeis a huge cost to the company. While I won't say they were allunproductive, I would think that

Christmas tale and generous managers

Leadership is not an inanimate object. It has a face, and moreimportantly, it has a heart. The good leaders do not merelycommand respect, they earn it. A leader who rules with an ironfist will influence people once. A leader who rules with a kindheart will influence people for a lifetime. We like to associatewith leaders who see themselves as humans, and not anextraordinary species. For

Christmas tale and generous managers

Leadership is not an inanimate object. It has a face, and moreimportantly, it has a heart. The good leaders do not merelycommand respect, they earn it. A leader who rules with an ironfist will influence people once. A leader who rules with a kindheart will influence people for a lifetime. We like to associatewith leaders who see themselves as humans, and not anextraordinary species. For

Innovative marketing and packaging

In the business environment, there are the Davids and theGoliaths. Occasionally, we read inspiring stories about how onesmall startup company can gobble up a large share of the pieand surprise the older boys. More often than not, they are notabout David killing Goliath, but about the two of them formingstrategic alliances and capitalizing on each other's strengths. Itboils down to