Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Hall covers entrepreneurial topics that help companies grow. Many attributes go into strong leadership, such as having a ...

I spoke to the employees at a company that has a glowing reputation. As I explained how problem-solving is the quickest way to earn influence in an organization, it sparked a heated conversation that ...

Biomedical engineer Andrea Ippolito’s career has wound through private industry, government, academia and entrepreneurship. The through line has been her drive to solve difficult problems, at scale.

Looking at challenges outside of your own company can lead to powerful change. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, professor at Harvard Business School, believes the world demands a new kind of business leader. She ...

Across the U.S. healthcare system, stakeholders—primarily members, employers, providers and payers—face mounting frustrations in an increasingly complicated and disconnected industry. Consider a ...

I begin by listing four quite striking, possibly counterintuitive findings from research on problem solving. 1. People who show the symptoms of ADHD—notably, a tendency to be easily distracted from ...