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"Change before you have to." This maxim, credited to former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, is a pithy reminder that being able to manage change skillfully is not an option but a necessity Read More...
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Author: Rachel Leland
In business, change is inevitable. The ability to adapt to and embrace change is often the linchpin of success. "Embracing it requires a delicate balance of communication, vision and engagement," Read More...
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Author: Jennifer Nelson
Editor’s note: This article is part of Navigating Change, a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX . Many experienced workers in the second Read More...
Category: Features
Author: Chris Farrell
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, co-founders of Apple Inc. | Credit: Getty EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of Lessons from Leaders, a Next Avenue initiative made possible by Read More...
Category: Features
Author: Chris Farrell
Recently graduated from college, aspiring entrepreneur Brian Gachunu had a dream for a business startup but needed guidance to bring it to life. Fortunately for Gachunu, he found a mentor who Read More...
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Author: Rachel Leland
feedback involves having a mentor or someone else the founder trusts ask probing questions about a problem — "What about this?" "What about that?" — until the founder concludes that a change is Read More...
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Author: Mark Stein
Tommie Daye opened Tommie's Pizza in October 2018. It's the only Black-owned pizza shop in St. Paul, Minnesota. Randy Davis started out in the mattress business in Denver nearly 35 years ago, when Read More...
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Author: Chris Farrell
It is your worst nightmare. You’ve passed away, and now your adult children no longer speak to each other. Circumstances around your death have destroyed the family you spent your life building, Read More...
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Author: Patrick O'Brien
Editor’s note: This article is part of Lessons from Leaders, a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX . For years, I worked as a production account Read More...
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Author: Christine Schoenwald
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of Lessons from Leaders, a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX . Roberto Mighty has Read More...
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Author: Leslie Hunter-Gadsden