Every year on March 17, the Irish and the Irish-at-heart across the globe observe St. Patrick’s Day. What began as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland has become an international festival celebrating Irish culture with parades, dancing, special foods and a whole lot of green. Here is a link to some […]

Here is a quick clip of Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City, speaking about his start at World-Wide Business Centres in 1981. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_84zRSOQuM  

This interview with Kim Reed Perell, chief executive of Adconion Direct, a provider of digital advertising, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. Were you in leadership roles when you were younger? A. I’m a twin, and I led my sister out into the world. That was my first foray into leadership. She reluctantly followed nine minutes later. Q. Nice. What […]

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This interview with David Rosenblatt, chief executive of 1stdibs, an online marketplace for high-end goods including art, antiques, jewelry and furniture, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. Were you in leadership roles early on? A. I was president of my class and co-president of my debating society in high school. But leadership was never my goal. I studied liberal […]

By MAUDE NAVARRE, Editor-in-Chief February 24, 2014 Rachel Thomas is President of the Lean In Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to offering women the ongoing support and practical skills to lean into their ambitions and achieve their goals. Before joining Lean In, Rachel cofounded and served as President and CMO of Subtext, the first collaborative reading platform […]

This interview with Sheila Talton, chief executive of Gray Matter Analytics, a consulting firm for financial services and health care, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. When you were a child, were you in leadership roles? A. I was not. When I was younger, I remember being the only African-American in my Brownie troop and […]

This interview with Satya Nadella, his first since taking over as chief executive of Microsoft, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. What leadership lessons have you learned from your predecessor, Steve Ballmer? A. The most important one I learned from Steve happened two or three annual reviews ago. I sat down with him, and I remember asking […]

Land of the Tzars in colour: Fascinating photographs show the people and places of pre-revolutionary Russia Colour photographs from one of Russia’s most famous photographers, Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky Tsar Nicholas II commissioned him with taking photographs after being impressed by a colour portrait of Tolstoy The pictures, from the early 1900s, show Russia on the brink of […]

This interview with Shafqat Islam, chief executive of NewsCred, a content marketing platform, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. When you were a child, were you in leadership roles or doing entrepreneurial things? A. My dad worked for the U.N., and I grew up in Thailand, India and Switzerland. I was always in student government and different clubs. […]