Professional networks

Last month at SXSW Interactive, I ran into Dave McClure, one of the most influential angel investors on the planet. At a gathering like SXSW, many of...

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Great mentors show up in times of crisis and uncertainty.

How to assess your fit, find the right company, and make the leap

A research-backed argument for why we underestimate the impression we make on others.

Let your future job find you.

Our annual survey of ideas and trends that will make an impact on business: Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Tyagi believe consumer credit should be made as...

The more networked a market is, the harder it is for an innovation to take hold. Smart innovators learn to orchestrate marketwide change by starting from the endgame they desire.

Congratulations—you’ve been asked to lead a change initiative! But there’s a catch—its success hinges on the cooperation of several people across your organization over whom you have no formal authority. If you’re like most managers, you’re facing this sort of challenge more often these days because of flatter management structures, outsourcing, and virtual teams. For […]

Women of color in particular often aren’t invited.

If you’re doing a favor for someone, let them take the lead.

Michael Black is an American employee working in China for one of the country's oldest and most traditional consumer products manufacturers. Michael has...

Academic–industry alliances have been around long enough to sprout their own ivy, yet these staples of technology innovation have undergone little innovation themselves. Now a few companies are pioneering ways to get more out of university research. One particularly successful model comes from Porsche, which has brought academic brainpower inside. A few years ago, Porsche, […]

The pandemic is putting the differences into stark relief.

Before the days of the Internet, it was primarily venture capitalists who coached young entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. Today, because of the phenomenal...

Make the connections you need.

"You're the best!" the four American Idol contestants cried to their voice coach Patty after narrowly escaping elimination, "We couldn't have done it...

The world of work has changed dramatically over the past decade. Companies are more global and employee groups more diverse than ever before. Organizational structures are less hierarchical and more collaborative. And today’s networked offices are full of technological distractions that would have been unimaginable to the 20th-century manager. We asked experts in cross-cultural communication, […]

Identify your compelling purpose, ambitious objectives, realistic timeline, and clear deliverables.

Professor, My name is Patrick, I was in Professor Bob’s capstone course where you came in and spoke to us about your book and your experiences in the business world. I graduated in May and have entered the Brand Licensing industry. I noticed that you recently worked with Krusty Krab. I was hoping you could […]