Since 2014 Angela Dorothea Merkle has been the longest-serving incumbent head of government in the European Union. German Chancellor since 2005, Chancellor Merkle has been widely described as the de facto leader of the European Union and possibly the most powerful woman in the world....
According to Charles Darwin, we are cousins of chimpanzees and more distant cousins of fish. We humans are the product of hundreds of millions of years of evolution. Every animal, plant, fungus, and bacterium and every one of the seven plus billion people around the...
The opening of Yuval Noah Harari’s best-selling book, “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind," gives us a brief description of where we – modern homo sapiens – fit into the overall scheme of things. Seventy thousand years ago, concludes Harari, “homo sapiens” were still insignificant...
A key factor in managing and leading a successful business is knowing how to engage team leaders and team members. If the leaders of an organization understand the level of passion their workforce has for the job, they are on their way to success. As an...
A crock-pot is a counter-top electrical cooking appliance used to prepare food at a lower temperature and over a longer period of time. The liquid transfers heat from the walls of the pot to its contents and slowly distributes flavors. A microwave oven, on the other...
The importance of the ability to adapt is eloquently captured in “The Reinventionist Mindset: Learning to Love Change, and the Human How of Doing It Brilliantly” by Joe Jackman (2020): “Change is everywhere and coming for us fast. This isn’t breaking news. Yet, despite knowing this...
"If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever." —Thomas Aquinas Bill Gates is the model emotional intelligence (EQ) leader, according to Dr. Steven J. Stein in his book “The EQ Leader: Instilling Passion, Creating Shared Goals,...
In her captivating book “Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts,” (2018) Brené Brown writes (and I have adapted): “When we dare to care, we don’t pretend to have the correct answers; we stay curious and ask the appropriate questions. We don’t see power...
“Stay home! Practice physical distancing! Wash our hands! But, stay connected!” These are the key messages from our scientists, medical professionals, and political leaders to help us get through the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. When the outbreak emerged as a pandemic, hundreds of thousands of companies responded with...
Agility is defined as “the ability to shift and adjust one’s style, as needed, to influence, inspire, and motivate others, regardless of one’s title or position or how big one’s office may be” in "Flex: The Art and Science of Leadership in a Changing World,”...