A few weeks ago, my company faced a minor crisis. I'll spare you the details, but the short story is a bad actor was doing his damnedest to damage our reputation on social media. The attack occurred ...

Core values are the equivalent of the rules of a sport: It would not be a sport if there were no rules. Atlassian has had the same five core values since Scott Farquhar discovered them three years ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Exec coach & former Microsoft CFO. Writes on leadership. Most senior executives have an intuitive sense of their core values—but ...

You don’t always have the luxury of time or complete information when making leadership decisions. In uncertain moments, a clear set of values gives you a faster, more reliable way to act with ...

Jim Collins’s revered method for establishing company core values might not suit all businesses, particularly when disconnected from customer value propositions. Here are my suggestions for crafting ...

Core values are the DNA of any organization. They can’t just be words on your website or live on a conference room wall. They must be the backbone of a company’s culture, how you behave as an ...

If you’re planning for big revenue growth, it’s time to start thinking about whether or not your company’s people are ready to handle it. Any entrepreneur who’s lived through a period of sustained, ...

The quest for authentic leadership has become an essential cornerstone for success. Here’s how you can develop and embrace a value-driven approach to leadership. In the dynamic landscape of modern ...