“The business of business is business.” For decades, that old saying has been a guiding light for organizations. But this week, some of the country’s top business leaders have declared that shareholder value no longer has a stronghold on corporations’ bottom line. On...
By Daniel Goleman; originally posted on Korn Ferry Institute on May 28, 2019. A strong sense of purpose, most agree, matters. But putting purpose into action does not come so easily in the world of business. For instance, in a recent survey 79% of business leaders...
By Kevin Cashman; originally posted on his Forbes blog: Pause Point on May 10, 2019 Barry Posner, leadership professor at Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business, has observed an emerging trend in keeping with my own observations regarding CEOs today. We...
When asked why he didn’t invest in technology stocks, Warren Buffett famously replied that he didn’t invest in companies he didn’t understand. He now admits that might have been a mistake. Through his firm, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett’s been bulking up on two of the...
Originally posted to Korn Ferry Institute on February 25, 2019. There’s saying “no” to your boss, and then there’s what Kepa Arrizabalaga did in an English soccer title game that’s drawn international attention. In the waning minutes of a tense game...
Originally posted to City National Bank’s News & Insights blog on February 4, 2019. Ambitious business owners and professionals want to leave their mark on the world, but they’re often too busy to answer an important question: How do you want to be...
