Blogs About "Leadership"

Just the mere mention of the French can incite exhilaration or exasperation to an American. It should inspire. From the French we inherit three principles that are seminal to our nation: Egalite

EMMY AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST JOINS GLOBAL TEAM  
COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF MILLIONS WITH
   MODULAR HOUSING, CLEAN WATER & SOLAR POWER

For Immediate Release
April, 2012

Bozeman, Montana & Nairobi, Kenya -  Taking the lead in global social entrepreneurship Habihut, LLC announces the unveiling of its most technologically and environmentally sustainable structure to date. The installation and groundbreaking ceremony will take place...

Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President Obama’s pick, is the new President of the World Bank. 

Dr. Kim won the support of the 25-member Board of the World Bank on 16 April, following a first-ever open and unusually fierce public challenge from two other candidates from Nigeria and Colombia, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Jose Antonio Ocampo. 

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Nicole Kekeh is a...

January 23, 2012

I would like to share a recent experience that has reconfirmed my belief that The Universe works in mysterious ways. Ways which often baffle and frustrate us, but ultimately create situations which force us to take a closer look at why things happen and what we are supposed to learn from a specific event.

Several months ago...

Women 2.0 PITCH Conference & Competition (February 14, 2012 in Mountain View, CA) is a full day of learning from product innovation leaders who built Flickr, Facebook, Zipcar, TaskRabbit, LARK and more. 

Both men and women working in...

A new year usually comes with new hope, renewed focus and a desire to start with a clean slate. That’s why the beginning of the year is a great time to set goals. Have you set new goals for 2012? If you haven’t, it’s not too late. Here are 5 steps to get you started:

1- Consider what you want to achieve: Goal setting requires thoughtful planning and consideration. Carve out...

You might not guess who was voted the three most popular Women of the Year, in France.  I did not; and, you might be similarly surprised, at the results below.

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Nicole Kekeh is a contributor...

The picture spoke volumes, instantly re-broadcast as it hit the wires.  

The first American Secretary of state in almost fifty years (Secretary of state John Foster Dulles paid a visit to the country, then under British rule, in 1955), greeting the iconic opposition leader of Myanmar, or Burma. 

For my Thanksgiving blog I am giving thanks for entrepreneurs’ endeavors to create something tangible and great starting from mere ideas.  Many compelling stories about well-known, highly regarded companies—Zappos, Southwest, Chipotle, CarMax, and Apple, to name a few—center on the opportunities, complexities and risks inherent in entrepreneurship.  These ventures navigated the hurdles of early stage company and capital formation, scaled up, achieved exceptional customer and brand loyalty.  Their narratives bring to...

Thus I found myself dialling Mr Cat's phone number. As a gentle refresher this person is very good friends with my CEO and was working for a well known, publicly listed, financial services company. The original strategy had been for him to introduce me to his 'contact list' in the middle...