By Fouad Bendris What the best-performing stocks of the last 30 years have in common !The Wall Street Journal recently published a fascinating column on the best-performing stocks of the last 30 years. One intriguing feature of these enormous success … Read More

By Fouad Bendris You’ve got a great idea for a new product that will increase revenue or a new system that will cut the company’s costs. But how can you be sure that it’s a worthwhile investment? Any time … Read More

By Fouad Bendris What makes an effective leader? This question is a focus of my research as an organizational scientist, executive coach, and leadership development consultant. Looking for answers, I recently completed the first round of a study of … Read More

By Fouad Bendris Globalization is not what it was even a decade ago. What links the world together has changed fundamentally — and for many companies, succeeding in this new operating environment will require rethinking many past decisions and assumptions. … Read More

By Fouad Bendris A few large companies are figuring out how to make this fast and iterative form of software development work. Rather than impose the specific methodologies of agile, they apply the general agile principles. Never Stop – … Read More

By Fouad Bendris A working group whose members include Humana, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, PepsiCo, Unilever, and South African insurer Discovery recently proposed that publicly traded corporations provide an overview on the health of their workforces in their various … Read More

By Fouad Bendris In 2014, Dave Kerpen, chief executive of Likeable Local and author of “The Art of People,” received a postcard that illustrated the traits and behaviors of successful and unsuccessful people. The card came from … Read More

By Fouad Bendris The most highly rated leaders and managers have the highest levels of knowledge about their industry, according to a new study. The research conducted by Zenger Folkman looked at 57,000 leaders and managers, measuring … Read More

By Fouad Bendris The core problem with working longer hours is that time is a finite resource. Energy is a different story. Defined in physics as the capacity to work, energy comes from four main wellsprings in human beings: the body, … Read More

By Fouad Bendris Psychopathy is one of three “dark triad” traits, the other two being narcissism and Machiavellianism. It should be noted that, unlike clinical personality traits, these traits are normally distributed in the population – e.g., you can score low, … Read More

By Fouad Bendris Three distinct waves of digital disruption have transformed information economics—and are challenging traditional notions of economies of scale. The new strategies this shift enables have the power to break the compromise between efficiency and innovation and to … Read More

By Fouad Bendris Over the course of a regular day, everyone’s mental resources get taxed, research has consistently shown. Thus, as the day wears on, whether you like it or not, you become increasingly fatigued and consequently more likely to underperform … Read More

By Fouad Bendris The Challenge: Does the speed at which you think predict how appealing people will find you? Is charisma nothing more than a quick brain? Professor von Hippel, defend your research.Von Hippel: We were expecting to see that fast … Read More

By Fouad Bendris Anyone can innovate if given the opportunity and the support.Empowering the rank and file to innovate is where most leaders fall short. Instead, they try to recruit brash entrepreneurial types to bring fresh ideas and energy into … Read More

By Fouad Bendris Companies that compete in business-to-business markets have traditionally relied on generalist sales reps to unearth and close opportunities. Yet as companies expand their range of products or solutions, no generalist can credibly sell every offering. So these companies … Read More

By Fouad Bendris Big Data has quickly become an established fact for Fortune 1000 firms — such is the conclusion of a Big Data executive survey that my firm has conducted for the past four years.The survey gathers perspectives from … Read More

By Fouad Bendris Counting calories and steps may be terrific for improving personal health. But what counts most in promoting professional success? Quantifying the “business self” is an essential precursor for enterprise networks that empower people to manage their strengths and … Read More

By Fouad Bendris In the early 1990s, executives and managers welcomed information technology — databases, PC workstations, and automated systems — into their offices. They saw the potential for significant business gains. Computers wouldn’t just speed up processes or automate certain … Read More