5 Minutes to Go: Things You Can Do to Make Meetings More Effective
Whether you're hosting or participating, make meetings less boring with the goal of finishing ahead of schedule. BY ROBIN CAMAROTE, EXECUTIVE COACH@ROBINCAMAROTE For Inc. Photo: Getty Images Despite our best intentions to prepare, most of us start thinking about the next meeting when the reminder goes off or right as we're joining, either [...]
If You Use These 5 Phrases in Conversation, You May Have High Emotional Intelligence
Want to motivate people? Let them know you're listening. BY MINDA ZETLIN, AUTHOR OF 'CAREER SELF-CARE: FIND YOUR HAPPINESS, SUCCESS, AND FULFILLMENT AT WORK' For Inc. Photo: Getty Images We talk a lot about the importance of emotional intelligence, and how it can help company founders and business executives be better leaders. [...]
In South Africa, United Nations Women is helping buyers find women suppliers online
In South Africa, UN Women is leveraging technology to connect buyers of good and services with women suppliers. By Africa Press Release For Sawya This year’s theme for International Women’s Day calls for the inclusion of women in technology and innovation and to ensure that technological progress promotes gender equality. [...]
Types of Renewable Energy [Energy Watch Series]
Sources of renewable energy are becoming increasingly necessary to safeguard humans and countless other species on Earth. By Christian Cavallo For Thomas Insights Fossil fuels such as coal and oil emit large amounts of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrogen oxides, etc.) that get trapped in our atmosphere, heating [...]
Navigating the Sustainability Risks in Your Supply Chain: A Guide to Mitigation and Management
An IndustryWeek-hosted webinar sponsored by Assent Supply chain risk management is critical to almost all manufacturers, regardless of size, but more than three-quarters of businesses (76%) are still in the foundational stages of addressing their supply chain sustainability. Is your program up to the challenges tomorrow can bring? What do you need [...]
Starbucks’s New CEO Just Made a Very Unusual Announcement, and Every Company Should Do This
Starbucks's New CEO Just Made a Very Unusual Announcement, and Every Company Should Do This Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan is doing what every CEO and small-business owner should do: Work the front lines. BY JUSTIN BARISO, AUTHOR, EQ APPLIED@JUSTINJBARISO For Inc. Photo: Starbucks coffee shop in Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Getty Images [...]
People With High Emotional Intelligence Use 5 Simple Words to Become Exceptionally Persuasive
I think it's worth the effort of a little bit of simple memorization. BY BILL MURPHY JR., FOUNDER OF UNDERSTANDABLY AND CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, INC.@BILLMURPHYJR For Inc. Photo: Getty Images Here's a powerful strength I developed by solving a personal weakness. First, the weakness: I can be a little impatient, maybe even a little bit [...]
MacKenzie Scott Issues a $250 Million ‘Open Call’ for Community-Focused Nonprofits in the US
Spread the word to non-profits you support! By Fang Block For Barron's Photo: MacKenzie Scott attends a charity gala on January 6, 2018 in Hollywood, Calif. / Getty Images Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is launching a US$250 million “Open Call” to fund community-focused nonprofits in such initiatives as healthcare, education, housing, civic [...]
Most S&P 500 Company Boards in the US Now Have at Least Three Female Directors
New data shows the number of women on company boards has increased in recent years as institutional investors have pushed for more diversity. By Courtney Vinopal For Observer Photo by Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty Images New data suggests institutional pressure to increase gender and racial diversity on company boards in [...]
This Smart Science Hack Can Boost Your Ability to Persuade Others
People prefer to be consistent with prior promises and beliefs. BY NUALA WALSH, CEO OF MINDEQUITY, BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST, AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR@NUALAWALSH01 For Inc. Photo: Getty Images It's pretty challenging to persuade someone to your way of thinking when they think they're more expert or senior than you. Or is it? Science suggests it [...]