by Nina | Oct 14, 2009 | Leadership, Women
Last year I was predictably disappointed by the small number of women representatives on the Thinkers 50 list. I felt that we really needed to add more women to the Top 50 thinkers list. This year, Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove have included FIVE women – up from...
by Nina | Sep 29, 2009 | Innovation, Leadership, Strategy
Every organization has politics. Every business has a power base and a structure. And every organization has internal and external barriers that need to be straddled, worked-around or overcome. This often means that success comes not from following the rules but from...
by Nina | Jun 6, 2009 | Blogging, Communication, Corporate Performance, Leadership, Nina Simosko
President Obama recently sparked an interesting dialogue about empathy when he stated that he would nominate a Supreme Court justice “who understands that justice isn’t about some abstract theory. … It is also about how our laws affect the daily...
by Nina | May 11, 2009 | Leadership, Nina Simosko
It doesn’t matter whether you are a chief executive or a newly hired intern, it is up to each and every one of us to tap into our drive, our ambition, and our creativity to transform our work and the business of business. We do this by taking on the responsibility for...
by Nina | Apr 20, 2009 | Blogging, Communication, Leadership, Nina Simosko
A recent series of articles from Canada’s The Globe and Mail newspaper featured Isadore Sharp’s new book, Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy. One thing that struck me when reading this was an expression that too many leaders don’t...
by Nina | Apr 8, 2009 | Corporate Performance, Leadership, Nina Simosko, Stevie Awards
The Stevie Awards has named nine executives who will chair specialized final-judging committees for its Seventh Annual American Business Awards. I am proud to say that I have been selected as the chairwoman for the Management category. The American Business Awards...
