4 Steps to Build Strategically Critical Leadership-Development Programs
Article I published in Entrepreneur 4/4/17: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/290487
Don't just tell employees why training is important -- show them: Use hands-on learning that connects your content to real-world business situations.
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- Bill
You've Had the Annual Strategy Development Meeting. Now What?
Article I published 3/17/17 in Entrepreneur: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/289008
A strategic plan demands strategic execution across the whole of your business. Plans are just paper until leaders getting people to implement them. Here's how.
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High-Tech Startups Need to Ditch the 'Engineers Rule' Mentality
Article I published in Entrepreneur 3/10/17: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/289702
Everyone is in the people business. Create a balance between ideas and execution to ensure the long-term success of your new company.
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My Career in Silicon Valley Taught Me the Futility of 80-Hour Work Weeks
Article I published in Entrepreneur 2/8/17: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/288569
The much-maligned 40-hour work week is actually a pretty good way to work for the long term.
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How Flight School was Perfect Training for Entrepreneurship
Article I published in Entrepreneur 1/16/17: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/287079
A student pilot is taught to expect changes and work to stay ahead of any that might come. Business leaders should take note.
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Last Call: 4 Lessons to Learn from Trump’s and Clinton’s Blunders
Article Published in Chief Executive Magazine 11/7/16: http://chiefexecutive.net/last-call-4-lessons-to-learn-from-trumps-and-clintons-blunders/
The presidential race ends on Tuesday, but there is a lot CEOs can learn from the actions that have captivated us all year long.
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Can You Speak My Language? The Importance of Business Acumen in HR From an Executive
Article I was interview for in Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-charles/can-you-speak-my-language_b_12316264.html
If you’re like most people, you probably see Human Resources as the department that takes care of a company’s employees. It makes sure that the company is in compliance with policies and procedures. It’s there to ensure that each employee is treated fairly.
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Using Simulations to Develop Millennial Leaders
Article I published in Chief Learning Officer Magazine 7/15/16: http://www.clomedia.com/2016/07/14/use-simulations-to-develop-millennials-leaders/
Simulations offer a competitive, technology-based development option learning leaders can use to promote risk-free knowledge transfer between baby boomers and millennials.
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Five Key Insights Executives Learn from Business Simulations
Article Published Information Technology Portal 6/20/16: http://www.itproportal.com/2016/06/09/five-key-insights-executives-learn-from-business-simulations/
Playing games on company time is becoming a serious business. So serious in fact, the corporate training market in the US is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.81 per cent in terms of revenue over the period 2014-2019, according to Research & Markets, the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data.
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Gamification for Workplace Training
Article I published in Web Anywhere 4/27/16: https://www.webanywhere.co.uk/enterprise/gamification-for-workplace-training/
Gamification is one of the most used buzzwords in the context of workplace training. The main idea of gamification is based around imitating the elements of modern video games and applying them to employee training and development.
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- Bill
Create Training Programs That Your CEO Will Love
Article I published on Recruiter.com 3/15/16: https://www.recruiter.com/i/create-training-programs-that-your-ceo-will-love/
In general, most CEOs want training to influence one of three outcomes: increased revenue, decreased costs, or both. Most training managers think more along the lines of knowledge development: They want people to learn a skill in order to do their job better.
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- Bill
What Steve Jobs taught me about leadership, genius, and success
Article Published on Business Insider 12/14/15: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-steve-jobs-taught-me-about-leadership-genius-and-success-in-my-13-years-at-apple-2015-12
For 13 years I worked with Apple, and to say it was an incredible experience would be an understatement. I witnessed a company losing and finding itself, and in the process, it inspired me to pursue an entrepreneurial path.
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5 Steps to Skyrocket That Great Idea Into Market Launch
Article I published on Entrepreneur.com 12/11/15: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/253093
When it comes to choosing between creativity or productivity, most companies consider them to be mutually exclusive. In reality, they shouldn’t be.
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- Bill