Being different is not a deficit. To the contrary, it’s our differences that make us stronger. According to McKinsey’s ‘Diversity Matters’ study, companies in the top quartile — from a gender-diversity perspective — were 15 percent more likely to generate financial returns above their national industry median. What’s more, companies...
Read more“The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.” This quote by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author, Ellen Glasgow, has served as a North Star throughout my career. My takeaway has always been that if you’re standing still — not innovating or growing — you’re dying. This quote has been...
Read moreIn times of crisis, the path forward is not always clear, especially when it’s a crisis you haven’t had the misfortune of navigating before such as a global pandemic on the scale of COVID-19. That lack of clarity can understandably slow decision making as you wait for the ideal path...
Read moreIf you’re in B2B sales, it may feel like the world as you know it has forever changed; and you would be right. If you’re waiting for the way business is conducted to return to business as usual, you may be waiting a long time. The current phased lifting of...
Read moreLike it or not, the Coronavirus pandemic has caused a massive and rapid evolution of the retail industry and not just in the short term. Retail, as we knew it pre-COVID-19, is essentially gone as high-contact consumer-shopping experiences will just no longer have the appeal they once enjoyed. To those...
Read moreLet’s face it. It’s been tough to find a silver lining amidst this soul-crushing, global healthcare pandemic and economic crisis, but here’s one. Some industry verticals that may have otherwise been slow to change to today’s buyer preference for a largely digital/virtual experience have been thrown into the deep end...
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