A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders

One of the biggest challenges people in leadership roles face is steering the business while also managing their own careers.   It’s a delicate balance to be sure.  Especially in times when the landscape is changing seemingly all the time. Winning in this environment takes a new skills and new tactics.   If you’re look

Sometimes the key to winning the contract, closing the sale - or even hiring the right team member - comes down to more than what that person says or their credentials.   Small tells like body language can offer big clues that can lead to greater success - or help you to avoid disaster. Lots of people talk about how to

Looking for a job is never easy - or fun. But if you’re a senior level executive, it can be particularly challenging and oftentimes demoralizing.   You’ve got expertise, experience – and that all important work ethic.  Yet its seems like the supply of leadership jobs has evaporated.   Suddenly it seems that the once-va

The tech sector often appears to be a goldmine that anyone with a few coding skills can tap into and reap massive profits - literally overnight. The reality is a bit different.   From developing products that will actually sell to understanding that ‘overnight’ is more like ‘over years’ and that behind the scenes there

Companies dream of building that amazing product that does all kinds of incredible things or has a cool user interface.   It all about the wow factor. However what customers usually want - or what they’ll actually buy - is a simple product that gets the job done.  This disconnect is at the heart of why many businesses

Many people dream of starting a fashion brand.   The combination of a doing something creative with the glamour and energy of catwalk shows and photo shoots can be intoxicating. What isn’t always obvious - at least for new designers or for people outside of the industry - is the challenge of starting from scratch.   It