From the early days of Apple, Steve Jobs knew he wanted the build a successful company. At one point, Apple hired two “professional” managers from outside the company. Then Jobs promptly fired them. “It didn’t work at all,” a young Steve Jobs says in a video making the rounds on YouTube. “Most of them were …

In a McKinsey global survey, 90 percent of respondents said that building capabilities (anything an organization does well that drives meaningful business results) is a top ten priority for their company. And clearly, they weren’t kidding. In 2012, the Association of Talent Development reported that U.S. organizations spent $164.2 billion on employee learning and development. …

“You just have to get your foot in the door.” Chances are, no matter what rung you’re at on the corporate ladder, you’ve heard this phrase before. And there’s a reason for that: It’s undeniably true. According to research commissioned by Glassdoor, roughly 250 candidates apply for each corporate job. When it comes down to …

I scorecard each key area of the business with metrics in place to measure results on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis. A master scorecard consistently drives how each goal is simplified and tracked. —Jeff Bevis, co-founder, CEO, FirstLight Home Care Suneera MadhaniIn order to simplify my goals, I’ve started working in a sprint structure. …

We’re experts at setting goals. Today we’ll do 12 different things. And by the end of the month, we’ll nail all those, plus one million more. Sounds like a plan, right? Truth is, it’s much easier to set goals than to actually get ’em done. It all comes down to motivation, and we’ll be honest: …