Il Duce means leader in Italian.
It is a term that is often applied by those that choose to influence others in a dictatorial manner.
A national franchise association assists the setting up and marketing of business format franchises in that country.
They lobby and represent the franchisors’ view and oppose franchisees when their interests are in conflict [...]

This is the second installment of a two-party entry on personal branding. Read the first part, The Return of the Personal Brand.
If, as I argued last time, personal branding is now a prerequisite for career success, what does your brand need to offer? I was happy to read your responses. Now I’ll weigh in.
Your personal [...]

In the last five years, Londoners have come under some of the most intense public surveillance in the world. CCTV cameras monitor our every move, telephone calls from street phones and cell phones can be intercepted, SMS and emails can be examined, and we can be followed and put under surveillance by government bodies.
While [...]

If anyone ever needed a crash course in how not to lead, Britain’s political, institutional, corporate, and sports leaders have delivered it during the last two months. We have seen a catalogue of mismanagement and failures from leaders whose competence, intelligence and sense and integrity leave much to be desired. Here are some highlights (or, [...]

When you’re stuck on a problem, it often helps to step back and look at the bigger picture. You see things differently and discover new solutions. What I ask participants in my Total Leadership program to do is take the “four-way view” – the interaction among work, home, community, and self – and come up [...]

Times change and markets transform themselves overnight. The half-life of common wisdom is shorter than ever. But top private equity firms have distilled a set of institutional habits that boost the likelihood of their success. What’s critical to this success? Attitude.
PE leaders take pains to foster a “results-oriented mind-set”. In short, that means creating [...]

Last year, a friend said, “I’ve got a great example of an early-stage disruption for you.” He showed me a full page advertisement for a new airline called Skybus. The model seemed to hit key disruptive notes: fares as low as $10 coupled with new revenue streams such as branded planes.
But earlier this week Skybus [...]

I wasn’t thrilled. I’d just learned that the trip to NYC that I was taking with my extended family would center on the American Girl store. When I think New York, I think Central Park, Broadway shows, fancy cocktails, and shopping. I’m not a doll person, not now in my 33rd year, or ever. I [...]

During boom times, deal-making is relatively easy. A rising tide lifts all boats … and the knowledge that there are lots of opportunities out there makes some negotiators forget that the deal is a way to get value, not an end in itself. You don’t have to look as far back as the excesses of [...]