Empowering

A toxic boss yells at workers from inside his radioactive bubble.

5 habits of toxic leadership (and 5 ways leaders can avoid them)

In a 2018 article, Gallup writer Ryan Pendell shared some frightening figures for business leaders. Public poll data showed that only a quarter of employees believed their leaders had a […]

Mickey Mouse reaches for the magical hat in The Magician's Apprentice.

Executive Presence

4 laws for creating magic inside your organization

Certain companies feel magical. Though the spells they cast may be unique, each emits an aura that delights customers, attracts top talent, and impels the culture to pay attention. Apple […]

Innovation doesn't come from lightbulb moments; it comes from experiments aimed at a specific problem.

Creativity

6 steps for building your innovation prototyping kit

Writers, filmmakers, and mythologizing biographers tend to imagine innovation originates with a lone genius who has “the spark,” that light-bulb moment when the path from inspiration to world-altering invention reveals […]