Leadership and Managing


Recent Leadership and Managing Videos

Want to Scale Your Company? Get Out of the Way 

Les McKeown, CEO of Predictable Success, a growth-strategy consultancy, says ultimately you're the biggest obstacle to your company's growth.  Watch video

Rough Patch? Remember What You're Made Of (And Other Tips) 

Mayra Jimenez, co-founder of the Orchid Boutique, a swimwear maker, describes three ways she overcomes setbacks.  Watch video

Why Every Business Needs a Mobile Strategy. Now. 

Pandora's founder: "If you can't figure out mobile, you've got problems."  Watch video

How Your Business Can Get Heard in Washington 

The co-founder of Pandora says Washington is a bare-knuckle place but very accessible to those willing to go door-to-door on Capital Hill.  Watch video

How to Turn Customers Into Die-Hard Fans 

Tim Westergren talks about strategies that will turn your best customers into passionate evangelists for your brand.  Watch video

How We Keep Our Focus at Pandora 

The music-streaming site founder says differentiating his business comes down to one simple mantra: It's the playlist, stupid.  Watch video

Scaling Your Company? Here's Who You Should Hire 

When you're rapidly growing your company, IT-staffing entrepreneur Nina Vaca recommends this certain kind of employee more than any other.  Watch video

Use This Trick to Streamline Your Inbox 

Productivity guru Jason Womack knows you can improve your email workflow--even if you check from your phone.  Watch video

How Behance Founder Scott Belsky Learned to Relinquish Control 

Scott Belsky talks his biggest challenges building design site Behance: admitting that other people sometimes know a lot more than he does.  Watch video

How 15 Minutes Can Fix Your Time Management 

Leadership coach Jason Womack describes why you should break up your day into 96 different 15-minute blocks.  Watch video

'Create a Bond Between a Customer and Your Product' 

A.G. Lafley, the former CEO of Procter & Gamble, explains how customers can help you define your start-up strategy.  Watch video

3 Creative Ways to Energize Your Staff 

JJ Ramberg, the entrepreneur and host of MSNBC's Your Business , knows how you can keep your employees enthusiastic throughout the day.  Watch video

Giving Employees What They Want 

John Mackey, Whole Foods CEO and founder, talks about Obamacare and the benefits of salary caps.  Watch video

Get Rich Quick? That's Not Our Culture 

John Mackey, Whole Foods CEO, talks about his company's salary cap, and what that means for employee culture.  Watch video

'I Had to Check My Ego at the Door' 

Chinedu Echeruo talks about stepping down as HopStop CEO in 2009, four years after he founded the city transit directions app.  Watch video

Great Leaders Have Emotional Intelligence 

John Mackey, CEO and founder of Whole Foods, talks about why self-awareness matters in business.  Watch video

Conscious Capitalism: Why It Matters 

A business has to serve a purpose beyond a healthy bottom line. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, describes how his company achieves it.  Watch video

Align Managers and Employees Like 2 Rails on a Railroad Track 

Bob Nardelli, the former CEO of Chrysler and Home Depot, explains how to enlist your team to deliver effectively.  Watch video

Bob Nardelli: 'Just When You Think You're Done, Go Back and Take Another Look' 

The former CEO of Chrysler and Home Depot recommends you differentiate yourself by always being over prepared.  Watch video

How to be "Mr. Hustle" and Have a Life, Too 

The wine and social-media entrepreneur on being everywhere at once, most especially at home with his family.  Watch video

The Scarcest Thing in Business (And How to Deliver it to Your Customers) 

The wine and social media entrepreneur on what customers value most and businesses and entrepreneurs don't do enough of  Watch video

Astronaut Mark Kelly: 'Even Though It's Fun, It's a Continuous Crisis' 

When space shuttle commander Mark Kelly led flights into space, he did not delegate. Here he describes his hands-on approach.  Watch video

Why Gilt's Partnership Works (and My Last One Didn't) 

The co-founder of Gilt Groupe explains how she learned the hard way how to build a team that would last.  Watch video

What Women Entrepreneurs Need Most 

The co-founder of Gilt Groupe says the difference between male entrepreneurs and female ones comes down to something men get that women don't.  Watch video

5 Impertinent Questions 

The co-founder of Gilt Groupe on her greatest lessons, biggest inspirations, and most painful mistakes  Watch video

The 3 Skills You Need to Lead a Growing Company 

The co-founder of Gilt Groupe on the different skills a founder needs at every phase of start-up's growth.  Watch video

Use Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to Find (and Vet) New Hires 

On social networks, you can learn what prospective candidates are like long before you meet them, says Dave Kerpen, co-founder of Likeable Media.  Watch video

Dries Buytaert: 3 Crazy Ways to Really Motivate Employees 

Drupal founder Dries Buytaert explains how he encourages his team to meet hugely ambitious goals.  Watch video

'We Had No Idea What the Numbers Would Look Like' 

To get customers to come back, Wayfair co-founder Niraj Shah had to reorganize his 200 home goods websites.  Watch video

How I Hire Great Talent 

Vanessa Nornberg, owner of Metal Mafia, talks about why your sales team matters.  Watch video