In 1993, two cities in China bravely chose to ignore doctrine, old laws, and 40 years of failed policies, in the hopes of developing a better approach to managing their economies. Their solution? They decided to privatize many of their companies, and subsequently began one of the Chinese state’s first attempts to change its relationship…
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Entrepreneur, Steve Keil fights the “serious meme” that has infected his home of Bulgaria — and calls for a return to play to revitalize the economy, education and society. He creates companies that tackle pressing social and environmental goals. In this talk, Keil argues that society is hungry for a drastic change with regard to…
I know a successful global corporation where the Employee Engagement scores consistently range between 20 to 30 percent, and sometimes reach 40. Whatever new training or policies they institute, Engagement stays stuck. However, one division has Engagement scores in the 90s. No one elsewhere understands, even when it is explained to them. What’s present in the one division that’s…
Transformation efforts fail due to many reasons. Usually there’s a lack of urgency, or executives underestimate the power of resistance or are just too complacent. The bottom line is that most CEOs fail to master change-agent skills. The 21st Century is proving to be a turbulent, volatile era and chief executives who’ll successfully lead their organizations…
Lunar, our moon can be described as somewhat bipolar, as it’s two faces appear absolutely nothing alike. The part of the moon’s surface facing earth is characterized by a dark, smooth expanses of ancient, frozen lava. However, the far surface of the moon (the one we never see) has been established by astronomers as strikingly…
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In this inspiring and universally applicable Ted Talk, Julian Treasure, author of the book Sound Business and chair of the Sound Agency, shines the spotlight on the immeasurable value of sound. Treasure argues that in an increasingly noisy world we are losing our ability to listen effectively. In fact, on average, Treasure indicates that we…
