By Anastasia Chernikova – Entrepreneur In many circles, admitting vulnerability is like confessing a major character flaw. For decades, we’ve been taught that leaders should be calm, decisive, and unflappable pillars of strength. While conventional wisdom says that being vulnerable is a weakness, the counterintuitive truth is that it can be a leader’s greatest strength. Rather than thinking of… read more
BY MARCEL SCHWANTES, INC. CONTRIBUTING EDITOR AND FOUNDER, LEADERSHIP FROM THE CORE More CEOs and heads of HR are coming to the full realization that a thriving work culture drives engagement, innovation, and high performance. Yet culture doesn’t just happen. It takes strong, visionary leaders to create an environment to empower teams to reach their potential. Here’s what they frequently give to… read more
Deborah Liu – Newsweek My high school English teacher Ms. Morris once asked me what I wanted to pursue as a career. I replied, “Maybe a paralegal?” She asked me, “Why not a lawyer?” Stunned, I asked, “I can do that?” I grew up in a small town near Charleston, South Carolina. My parents… read more
Jonice Webb Ph.D. – Psychology Today Is either of these remarks, spoken to a neighbor, assertive? 1. If you don’t mind, can you turn down your music? 2. You need to turn down your music right now. The answer is no. People often think that assertiveness involves standing up for yourself—saying what you think and… read more
BY JESSICA STILLMAN, CONTRIBUTOR, INC.COM When you’re a busy entrepreneur, it’s easy to convince yourself you need to just push through burnout. With people relying on you and endless problems to solve, many business owners feel like they don’t have the time or space to take a step back and deal with their mounting stress and exhaustion…. read more
– by Ainsley Lawrence Ainsley Lawrence is a freelance writer with an interest in the way business, technology, and education intersect with the personal. She loves traveling to beautiful places and is frequently lost in a good book. There is more to being a manager than simply being a boss. A management role… read more
The Casual – Dining Chain Remains Thoughtful about Sustainability and Giving Back to Local Communities . . . . Snooze Fuels Growth with Impactful ESG Strategy Snooze an A.M. Eatery first opened in 2006. What began in Denver, Colorado, has grown to 52 locations across nine states, and there are plans for an additional eight… read more
Traffic at Revival Food Hall in Chicago’s Loop neighborhood hasn’t fully rebounded to its pre-pandemic levels. But people have been steadily returning for office lunches, after-work drinks, and dinners as more workers return to the office and embrace habits of the past. By March, traffic had nearly doubled over January, when the Omicron variant was… read more
Wingstop Inc. is pulling sales levers like the introduction of a chicken sandwich in September and adding the third-party delivery platform Uber Eats to its DoorDash channel as it enjoys deflation in the price of wings, company executives said Thursday. Addison, a Texas-based company, which released its earnings for the second quarter ended June 25,… read more
In many ways, the pandemic was a great equalizer for full-service restaurants. It didn’t matter whether a restaurant specialized in Mexican cuisine or sushi, barbecue or vegetarian fare. And just the same, longevity and size had a marginal bearing on how well a brand navigated the crisis. A new, relatively small upstart could fare just… read more