by Lea Strickland | Jun 20, 2025 | Business Articles, Leadership
Your board of directors is more than a formality. It’s a strategic powerhouse. A strong board drives growth, ensures accountability, and safeguards your business’s future. However, weak governance can derail even the best plans. As a business owner or CEO, you need a...
by Lea Strickland | Jun 18, 2025 | Business Management, Leadership
Our previous exploration of Dilbert revealed valuable lessons for navigating corporate life, including how to tackle bureaucracy, survive office politics, and maintain sanity. Scott Adams’ satirical strip continues to resonate, capturing universal truths about the...
by Lea Strickland | Jun 18, 2025 | Business Articles, Business Management, Leadership
Scott Adams’ Dilbert has always been one of my favorite comic strips. The comic strip has been a staple of workplace humor since 1989, offering a satirical take on the absurdities of corporate life. I have to admit that when I read it for the first time, I was sure...
by Lea Strickland | Jun 18, 2025 | Business Articles, Leadership
Wolf packs have long captivated our imagination, often portrayed as rigid hierarchies led by a dominant “alpha” who rules through strength and intimidation. However, modern research into wild wolf packs reveals a more nuanced and cooperative structure...
by Lea Strickland | Jun 13, 2025 | Business Articles, Leadership
Emotions are an essential aspect of everything we do. They are what make us human and enable us to temper our behaviors. By allowing us to exhibit both empathy and sympathy, emotions anchor us, for the better or sometimes worse. They can also be what causes us to...
by Lea Strickland | Jun 13, 2025 | Business Articles, Leadership
Common sense in leadership—that knack for practical, grounded decision-making—feels like a vanishing skill. When we read stories about companies where company leadership makes bonehead moves that are so obviously wrong, we ask, “Why?” I think we all wonder, “How did...
