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Eric J. McNulty
Eric McNulty

Eric J. McNulty is the director of research at the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative and writes frequently about leadership and resilience.

 

Strategy & Leadership
July 23, 2014
Beach Reading… Boardroom Style
Your summer vacation is the perfect time to relax, lie back, take in some sun, and learn something new about leadership.
Consumer Products
June 4, 2014
What’s Your Platform, Baby?
The key to tech customer loyalty isn’t about being the biggest—it’s about embracing the smallest.
Innovation
May 27, 2014
The Business Case against Business Cases
Companies that rely on traditional project management methods could be getting an incomplete picture of their own vulnerabilities and opportunities.
Strategy & Leadership
May 19, 2014
The Waves and Streams of Crisis Communication
Navigating the media in a crisis is complex, but it starts with knowing when to surf and when to swim.
Strategy & Leadership
April 18, 2014
Are You Ready to Lose Control?
It may be the best way to improve your organization’s performance.
Organizations & People
March 17, 2014
Organize Like a Startup
Legacy companies looking to increase agility and collaboration can take a few lessons from new firms.
Strategy & Leadership
March 3, 2014
No More Business as Usual
Syria. Ukraine. The Tea Party. Companies should start preparing for the new global reality.
Strategy & Leadership
February 18, 2014
Three Leadership Lessons from Sochi: Practice, Practice, Practice
What do great leaders and great athletes have in common? They both work really hard to be the best.
Strategy & Leadership
February 3, 2014
Why Is Wrong with Your Business Model?
It doesn’t matter what you do with your business if you don’t know why you do it.
Strategy & Leadership
January 20, 2014
Beyond Davos: Leading through Complex Global Challenges
In order to solve large-scale problems, world leaders must concentrate on what they have in common, rather than the differences between them.
Strategy & Leadership
January 6, 2014
The Keys to Leadership: Your Brain and My Grandmother
A new year should herald new ways of thinking about business.
Strategy & Leadership
December 13, 2013
Learning the Leadership Lessons of Retail
While shopping for gifts this holiday season, consider these valuable insights on how to be an effective executive.
Organizations & People
November 25, 2013
In Praise of Long-Tenure Cultures
Employees with a personal stake in a company are more likely to help it succeed.
Finance
November 8, 2013
Is It Time to Delist the NYSE?
The financial markets need a reminder that they are there to serve firms, not the other way around.
Strategy & Leadership
October 25, 2013
Where Does Leadership Live?
As we develop new ways of doing business, we must also develop new ways of looking at, and assigning, leadership.
Organizations & People
October 7, 2013
The Source of Organizational Dysfunction, Revealed!
Organizations are much more complex than how they’re designed. Executives should take that complexity into account when measuring performance.
Global Perspective
September 20, 2013
A Different Kind of Climate Change
Businesses must ask themselves what impact they can make on society as social and economic climates change around the world.
Strategy & Leadership
September 5, 2013
Let’s Just Stop Calling Them Leaders
Executives, officials, and managers should have to earn the title of “leader,” not just expect to receive it.
Strategy & Leadership
August 19, 2013
Do You Have a Stay Strategy?
Starting a business is one thing—sticking with it is quite another.
Innovation
August 2, 2013
Five Principles to Turbocharge Innovation
Changing the way creative teams work together could increase their ability to generate new ideas.
Strategy & Leadership
July 12, 2013
MERS: The Major Threat That’s Not on Your Risk Map
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome could be the next big worldwide crisis. Are you ready to lead your global company through it?
Strategy & Leadership
June 11, 2013
What You Should Accomplish in Your First 10 Days
It traditionally takes months for new leaders to make a positive impact. That’s simply much too long to wait.