For years, I almost turned my back on by bestselling book, Never Eat Alone. Despite the book’s global success, I was reluctant to be labeled “the networking guy.” I always felt my mission was different: cracking the code of how to create better organizations, transform business and transform the world. But 20 years after writing...
One of the most successful senior executives I know at a Fortune 100 company makes a ritual of airing his team’s dirty laundry once a week — he calls it the Outlier Meeting, and it’s where hard issues stay on the agenda until they are fixed. “This isn’t the time or place for parade laps...
Alignment is one of the rare attributes of truly world-class teams—and a true competitive advantage. The world may be volatile and uncertain, but dream team members know what their peers are working on, what goals are being activated; they know everyone is aligned on the same critical mission. By contrast, teams in siloed organizations are...
There’s a practical question I’m sometimes asked by leaders as they shift their teams from slow and siloed ways of working to fast, bold and inclusive collaboration: “How do we keep track of rapid decisions when we’re playing as a team?” It’s a critical question in today’s fast-paced business environment. As organizations move away from...
At the TED Conference in Vancouver this year, our Radical Innovators foundation hosted a forum with more than 60 of the world’s top CHROs, CIOs, and founders. On the agenda: how new technologies like AI and quantum computing can elevate our human experience, transforming how we work and live together. Despite the hopeful purpose of...
Twenty years ago, I wrote Never Eat Alone, a book that transformed how millions approach networking and relationship-building. As I reflect on the book’s 20th anniversary year and two decades of working with leaders and teams across the globe, one truth stands out: the power of meaningful connections to achieve ambitious goals has been the...
Resilience isn’t just a buzzword in today’s volatile business landscape—it’s a critical skill for survival and success. Yet, our research at the Ferrazzi Greenlight Research Institute has uncovered a startling gap: only 14% of team members feel they have a collective responsibility to lift each other’s energy and mental well-being. In most teams, resilience is...
In today’s fast-paced business world, the ability to learn and adapt quickly isn’t just nice to have—it’s essential for survival and success. We cannot possibly think we are equipped for what is happening around the corner. That’s everyone and every team—including the C-suite. There is a false belief among people who reach the leader ranks...
When most CEOs were focused solely on the bottom line in the early 2000s, Zappos founder Tony Hsieh was busy rewriting the rules of corporate culture. Hsieh’s radical idea? That prioritizing employee happiness and personal growth could be a powerful driver of business success. Under Hsieh’s leadership, Zappos became renowned not just for its customer...
The future belongs to teams that can see it coming—but our research shows that only 25% of Fortune 500 companies have a consistent, structured approach to anticipating and navigating disruption. Let that sink in for a moment. In a world where change is the only constant, three out of four of the biggest, most resource-rich...
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