Pamela Slim is an author, community builder, consultant and former corporate director of training and development at Barclays Global Investors. She focused her first decade in business on creating and delivering training programs for large companies such as HP, Charles Schwab, 3Com, Chevron and Cisco Systems.. Since 2005, Pam has advised thousands of entrepreneurs as…
Guillermo Diaz is a transformative global business leader and champion of inclusion and diversity. He is the CEO of Kloudspot, an innovative AI and IoT analytics platform. Popularly known in Silicon Valley as ‘G’, he is a highly accomplished senior executive, having held multiple roles within Cisco over an impressive 20-year tenure prior to Kloudspot.…
If we’re not willing to step on our fear, even intense fear, even stuttering fear, right? I’m stuttering, shaking fear. If we’re willing to step on that fear with some courage, you never know how magnificent the answer will be, and it might so far exceed what you expected. So again, you have everything to…
Shellye Archambeau is a Silicon Valley leader, who is one of High Tech’s first female African American CEOs. She has been featured frequently in Forbes and New York Times and Business Insider and has been an executive at IBM, CEO of blockbuster.com, and then the turnaround CEO for a Silicon Valley startup, which is now…
I turned to my dad for his advice. He told me there are 3 steps to take whenever you face a challenge: surround yourself with the right people — learn continuously — take action. I soon changed schools, applied my dad’s advice, and my outlook on life changed. Since that day, I have only looked…
1. Helps you get to a whole new level 2. Helps you get there in months and not years 3. The downside of not getting help is that the gap between your expectations and reality increases with each passing day. Which creates frustration. And it leads to even more bad career decisions because of ‘Hail…
“When you’re passionate about getting to the right answer or doing a great job, you’re not there to just get by. You want to approach it with energy and passion. Otherwise, that’s not a life worth living.” – Brain Lillie, Career Nation Show, Episode 18. Brian Lillie is a U.S. Air Force veteran; he has…
If there were no problems, we wouldn’t need leaders. As a leader, one of your major jobs is to solve the problems and challenges around you. You need to become the visionary who is able to find the best possible solutions in a cost-effective manner. The New Problem Solver Solving problems requires creative and non-restrictive…
Don’t settle for good when you can have the best resume, Are you looking out for the Best Resume Format for your next career opportunity? HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST RESUME FORMAT In a nutshell, the purpose of your resume is to tell a (short) story about who you are, what you’ve done, and what you can do. And your personal story…
As a leader, you’re trying to create an impact by striving for exceptional results. During this journey, your team members should understand the purpose of your team. Why does this team exist? Or, if you want to go macro, why does this company exist? Surprisingly, many leaders are unable to answer this question. A recent…