“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...
Who knew George Washington was big on diversity? Or that Ben Franklin was all about agility? And that, save for his famous midnight ride, Paul Revere was an expert on teamwork? Indeed, the traits and skills that helped build a nation nearly 250 years ago could also...
By Kevin Cashman; originally posted on his Forbes blog: Pause Point on January 15, 2019. One of the toughest development challenges is to elevate a critical mass of talent from executive management to true enterprise leadership. To move key talent from controlling...
By Kevin Cashman; originally posted to his Forbes blog, Pause Point on December 28, 2018. Although it may be true that we can’t “step into the same river twice,” as Heraclitis said, once we step in, we are part of that river’s flow. Since birth, we have been swept...
By Kevin Cashman and Jamen Graves. Originally posted on Korn Ferry Institute on December 5, 2018. A message to Wall Street is starting to get out that at least one big firm will be trying to focus more on long-term goals and success rather than short-term quarterly...