“… Couple of months back, the Times Newspaper had published a report that indicated that only one out of eight risk managers are being listened to and consulted by their directors and corporate leadership!. This article by BusinessWeek argues that board members are increasingly showing interest in their companies’ risk management practices and...

Unlike his previous book ‘Good to Great’, Jim Collins examined how big, great and successful enterprise might fall, what dynamics or markers that drive to complete failure and total collapse. Mr.Collins discussed five stages of gradual, unnoticed, yet fatal free fall to failure. It starts with success arrogance or what he refers to as “Hubris Born...

 Gifted salespeople–those silver-tongued closers who can peddle saltwater to castaways–are the lifeblood of many a small company, though finding and keeping them can be a real challenge. Here’s a thought: What if, with a little training and persistence, all staffers–regardless of task or tenure–could contribute to the sales...

  Many talented senior executives admit to feeling a sense of powerlessness at work. But there are steps they can take to regain control, according to new research from the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®), a top-ranked global leadership education and research organization. A sense of powerlessness is understandable “due to the nature of today’s...