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Early-stage companies: Advice for CEOs, board members and investors
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on Feb 8, 2016 Over the years, I have been involved in early-stage companies as an informal

Improve Communication and Grow Your Bottom Line
Article originally published in the January 2016 issue of Philly Biz Poor communication is bad business. It adversely affects profits because it gets people moving

The importance of independent thinkers: Helping leaders face the brutal facts of reality
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on February 1, 2016 Jan. 28 marked the 30th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle disaster, which

The Flint water crisis: A failure of leadership
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on January 26, 2016 The Flint, Michigan, water quality crises accurately fits the description of a man-made

Chip Kelly: What has he learned as head coach of the Eagles?
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on January 19, 2016 What has Chip Kelly learned from his experience with the Eagles, his first

‘Cheating the birth lottery’: The story of Philly tech entrepreneur Yasmine Mustafa
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on January 11, 2016 On occasion, one crosses paths with an extraordinary individual, who despite the hardships

6 Leadership Essentials for 2016
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on January 4, 2016 Over the past 18 months, I have written 77 articles on leadership as

Advice for the New Year: Push through your self-perceived limitations
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on December 28, 2015 Why do people experience various degrees of success over the course of their

Don’t tell me it can’t be done. Find a way to do it
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on December 21, 2015 In the 2001 film “Pearl Harbor,” soon after the U.S. declares war on

Want to be a corporate director? Understand the differences between private and public company boards
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on December 14, 2015 On Dec. 7, I spoke about the path to becoming an independent director

Silverman: How millennial entrepreneurs lead other millennials
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on December 7, 2015 Leaders within all companies face the issue of how to motivate and inspire

Millennials want to be inspired by a company’s mission. Is yours inspiring?
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on November 30, 2015 How many of you work for a company with a mission statement and
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