Posts by Erik Jones
Taking on a Senior Leadership Role Remotely
A conversation with executive coach Muriel Wilkins on establishing yourself in a senior role during uncertain times.
Read MoreTen Things Every Manager Should Know About Nonverbal Behavior
Whether they’re aware of it or not, managers influence the people they work with every day through posture, facial expressions, and other cues.
Read MoreQuantum Marketing with Mastercard CMO Raja Rajamannar
Raja Rajamannar is one of the world’s top marketers, and he’s in a better position to spot trends and anticipate change than just about anyone else. Chief Marketing & Communications Officer for Mastercard, as well as president of the company’s healthcare business, Raja is also president of the World Federation of Advertisers. In this episode,…
Read MoreOpen Innovation for Wicked Problems: Using Proximity to Overcome Barriers
Open innovation is a viable strategy to solve wicked problems, but their complexity makes management significantly more difficult.
Read MoreESG Metrics Help CFOs Attract New Investors, Reduce Costs
More finance chiefs talk about sustainability on earnings calls, provide disclosures
Read MoreEmbracing Uncertainty: A Lesson From COVID Analytics
Most of the time, we focus on removing as much uncertainty as possible in the attempt to provide the single “best” answer to the question we’ve been asked. However, when uncertainty is unusually high, we can serve ourselves and our sponsors better if we embrace the uncertainty instead of trying to fully contain it.
Read MoreBuilding Trust in Business Ecosystems
Trust, we instinctively realize, is a precious quality that binds relationships, and nowhere more so than in business ecosystems. It’s foundational, but also fragile because all the participants in an ecosystem must learn to work with, and rely on, each other, knowing that no external force compels them to do so. Mutual trust, as much…
Read MoreCapital Projects 5.0: Reimagining capital-project delivery
What could your business achieve if your large capital projects were 30 to 50 percent faster and cheaper? The opportunity is more real than you think.
Read MoreHow to create value in an evolving business environment
Executives who can strike a balance between long and short-term thinking are able to make better decisions and create effective strategies.
Read MoreThe Future of Team Leadership Is Multimodal
COVID-19 is accelerating a shift to hybrid work models, which requires a fundamental change in the skills team leaders need to succeed.
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