by Andrea Kates | May 24, 2023 | Business Strategy, Management
The most gripping leaders never make elevator pitches. They share stories about people. And they focus their message on what the audience cares about most. Last week was graduation weekend at MIT for a cohort of global leaders creating change in fintech, agtech,...
by Andrea Kates | Apr 29, 2023 | Management
Charlie Javice, the founder of student loan assistance company Frank, appeared in Court court over allegations she bought or invented email addresses to claim millions of users. 206,008 people this week read my LinkedIn post where I voiced a strong response to a New...
by Andrea Kates | Mar 27, 2023 | Business Strategy, Management
We need an emergency response discipline for business leaders. When a fire ignites, we’ve been taught how to react: Rescue, Alert, Confine, Extinguish. It’s been ingrained for years that we have 90 seconds to race into action. Today’s business environment presents...
by Andrea Kates | Jan 26, 2023 | Business Strategy, Innovation, Management
What would it look like for people you work with to be so all-in during the coming year, that they exceeded your wildest expectations? I revisited projects from last year and realized successful projects all had one thing in common: Behind every successful project...
by Andrea Kates | Jan 5, 2023 | Business Strategy, Innovation, Management
The problem with January is that we’re full of great expectations, but risk falling short if we get off to a bad start. As individuals, we surround ourselves with intentions, journals, vision boards, and resolutions. And we hope that the course we set will bring our...
by Andrea Kates | Dec 30, 2022 | Future of Work, Innovation, Management
I’m convinced that we have to stop leading strategy the traditional way. Focus on commitment – not consensus. Angela is one of the best leaders I know. Last month, right in the middle of planning the traditional, cookie cutter back-to-work strategy session, she...
