Leadership and Managing


Recent Leadership and Managing Videos

Entrepreneurs: What Do You Do Outside of Work? 

Dan Ratner, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about his passions outside of his baby-sitting service start-up.  Watch video

Start-up Life Is Easier With a Co-Founder 

Genevieve Thiers, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about the benefits of sharing the experience of starting a business.  Watch video

Build Something You Would Actually Use 

Genevieve Thiers and Dan Ratner, founders of Sittercity, talk about keeping their baby-sitting service something they themselves would use as parents.  Watch video

There's No Going Back 

Sittercity co-founder Genevieve Thiers talks about how entrepreneurship has changed her outlook on life.  Watch video

How We Pick Each Other Up 

Dan Ratner, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about the ups and downs of co-founding a business.  Watch video

Making Sure There's An Army 

Dan Ratner, co-founder of Sittercity, says he feels responsible for his co-founders' well-being.  Watch video

What's the Best Part of Running a Start-up? 

Dan Ratner and Genevieve Thiers, founders of Sittercity, say passionate employees are just one part of the perks to running a start-up.  Watch video

Opera Trained Me for Entrepreneurship 

Genevieve Thiers, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about how performing in front of a crowd helped her convince customers to use her service.  Watch video

Grind, Hustle & Payoff 

Serial entrepreneur Genevieve Thiers started Sittercity, a website to find babysitters, in 2001, and runs it with her husband, Dan Ratner. Since then, they'v...  Watch video

"Every Day Is a Roller Coaster Ride" 

Genevieve Thiers and Dan Ratner love the entrepreneur adventure, so they have created three companies. The biggest is Sittercity.  Watch video

Raising Nearly $30 Million in Venture Capital 

With venture financing and guerrilla marketing, Genevieve Thiers and Dan Ratner are making Sittercity into a household name.  Watch video

Outside Work, Opera & Illiteracy 

Genevieve Thiers and Dan Ratner have a full life outside of work at Sittercity. Thiers is an opera singer, and Ratner co-founded Open Books, a non-profit tha...  Watch video

What a Serial Entrepreneur Can't Resist 

When Jose Ferreira's first company failed, he thought he would never start another one. But then he launched Knewton, which makes online education tools.  Watch video

Here's a Business Model that Works 

Kevin Cleary, president and COO of Clif Bar, talks about how his company's bottomline is directly related to its mission.  Watch video

Clif Bar's Strategy: 5 Bottomlines 

Kevin Cleary, president of Clif Bar, talks about his company's mission-driven business model has led to success.  Watch video

My Employees Are Happy. Are Yours? 

Kevin Cleary, COO and president of Clif Bar, says his employees are engaged and happy. They're also driving success.  Watch video

Intuit's Scott Cook on Failed Global Expansion: 'We Should've Known Better' 

Intuit founder Scott Cook tells what went wrong the first time he rolled out the company's Quicken tax prep software around the world.  Watch video

Put Your Values on the Wall (Literally) 

Entrepreneur John Caplan talks about keeping your values somewhere everyone can see.  Watch video

How You Know When To Change Strategy 

Entrepreneur John Caplan talks about learning how to listen and observe before making any decisions.  Watch video

A Good Team Is More Than Friendship 

John Caplan, CEO of OpenSky, talks about why your team should be bonded by success, not weekend picnics.  Watch video

Why Performance Should Be Measured 

John Caplan, CEO of OpenSky, talks about performance measurement and working with family.  Watch video

Only Do What You Do Best 

Entrepreneur Eboo Patel doesn't try to do everything at his non-profit, Interfaith Youth Core. He only does what he loves.  Watch video

Entrepreneurs Aren't Always CEO Material 

Eboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core, doesn't see CEO as the best role for him.  Watch video

Balancing Work & Life Is a Skill 

Work-life balance can be a struggle, entrepreneur Eboo Patel talks about the strengths of his better half.  Watch video

Never Stop Thinking About Your Next Move 

Eboo Patel, founder of non-profit Interfaith Youth Core, talks about the mind of an entrepreneur: always problem-solving.  Watch video

How Do You Have Fun? 

Entrepreneur Eboo Patel, founder of the non-profit Interfaith Youth Core, talks about how 'fun' changes as he has become more successful.  Watch video

Living With Your Decisions 

Eboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core, talks about the day-to-day struggle of plotting a course for his organization.  Watch video

Biggest Struggle? Staying the Course 

Social entrepreneur Eboo Patel discusses organizational leadership and effectiveness by sticking to the game plan.  Watch video

Flat-Out Rejection: Caliper's Hard Early Months 

Herb Greenberg, who lost his sight at age 10, developed a test to help employers see workers for who they really are. But four months after founding HR consu...  Watch video

Best Employees Have More Passion, Less Experience 

Zumba Fitness co-founder Alberto "Beto" Perez talks about why he prefers to employ people with a love for Zumba instead of those experienced as fitness train...  Watch video