Saj-Nicole A. Joni is the founder of Cambridge International Group, Ltd., a high-level advisory services firm. She has written three books dealing with the power of connection and collaboration, especially as it relates to C-level leadership.

Inside a conference room sits a 14 seat conference table. The furnishings are simple, tasteful and expensive. There’s a large whiteboard along one of the longest walls. Filling the board are half a dozen initiatives that the executive team has been tas...

About 4 years ago I began to grow seriously interested in the notion of business people gathering in formal groups – peer advisory groups – expressly to help each other grow their businesses and their lives. It resonated with me on many fronts,

Being part of a group for personal and professional growth hinges on being part of a goal-oriented group. It’s not a new concept. It’s been proven time and again in lots of spaces. Weight Watchers and other weight loss companies incorporate peer group ...

As Leo Bottary’s podcast (and upcoming book) declares, “Who you surround yourself with matters!” Unfortunately, too many people mistakingly feel they can only learn from people as smart, or smarter than them.

Today is November 1, 2017. We’ve got about 60 days left in the year to finish strong. Or not. We’ve also got about 60 days left to plan a solid start to 2018. Or not. CEOs and business owners started thinking about 2018 months ago.

My buddy Leo Bottary gifted me a book by one of my favorite authors, Dr. Henry Cloud. It was late last year and my stack of books in the reading queue was high so I didn’t get around to reading it until recently. It’s entitled, The Power Of The Other.

The new director gathered his staff of direct reports. Four people. All of them with over 2 years tenure and extensive experience in their respective roles. He hadn’t been hired to perform a turnaround, but instead had been tapped for his vast experien...

  Mental health is woefully silent in business conversations. Entrepreneurship is cool. Mental health challenges are not. According to the National Alliance On Mental Illness 1 in 5 American adults will experience mental illness in any given year.

ponder (verb) – to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about a problem, a difficult question, or something that has happened  But it’s really broader than that. It also includes spending time carefully considering things you may have learned,