by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 19, 2018
A remarkable new study of top performers finds that great leaders are great communicators. And they are great communicators because they’re great at simplifying. I recently sat down with UC Berkeley management professor and former Harvard Business School professor,...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 14, 2018
If you’re pessimistic about the state of world today, Bill Gates and Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker have a message for you: “This bleak assessment of the state of the world is wrong. And not just a little wrong–wrong wrong, flat-earth...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 13, 2018
Richard Branson has never been reticent to share his personal experience with dyslexia. In the opening sentence to a recent blog post, Branson writes, “I’m often asked how I went from being a dyslexic school dropout to founding many successful...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 9, 2018
UPDATE: The day after Super Bowl LII, USA TODAY ranked the top 5 ads based on feedback from thousands of panelists who voted for their favorite Super Bowl ad. From a list of 65 commercials, Budweiser’s “Stand By You,” came in third, reinforcing the power of...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 5, 2018
By the time you read this, chances are you’ve given up on your New Year’s resolution or it’s fading fast. By the eighth day in January, 25 percent of people who made resolutions have failed to keep them. By the end of year, fewer than 10 percent of...