If you’re a business leader, understanding how to navigate your reputation in the digital age is crucial to the success and longevity of your business. But, it’s okay if you’re not sure where to get started. 

Definitive, purposeful succession planning is rare, even at the very highest corporate levels.

The following eight traits are the guideposts I rely on to motivate my thinking, and I return to them when facing new challenges.

Sharpen your verbal communication skills and your leadership presence will increase.

Rapid growth is outpacing the current availability of sustainable skill sets in the job market: shockingly, just 17% of businesses that set sustainability targets are tracking to meet them.

Many people aspire to be entrepreneurs, and it is a worthwhile financial goal.

In a famous 2002 experiment, a Stanford University professor made audiotapes of physicians and their patients in session. Half of the doctors had been previously brought to court for malpractice. She then played the tapes for her students, who were able to determine which physicians had been sued.

It was only a few short years ago that being a working mom was an unusual thing. Working was something that a lot mothers called a sacrifice they did so that they could put food on the table and contribute to the family financially.