by Ken Giffin | Mar 25, 2026 | career advice, employee empowerment, self-improvement
I’ve had a deeply uncomfortable relationship with the word “no” throughout my life – especially in the work environment. To me, the word “no” had an extremely negative connotation. By just saying the word, it subconsciously signified that I was a difficult person to...
by Ken Giffin | May 20, 2025 | corporate behavior, employee empowerment, leadership, operational efficiency
Does this complaint from an employee sound familiar to you? I log into email and instant messaging first thing in the morning, and I’m already behind in reading 20 new messages. After scanning the emergencies and issuing some temporary replies, I start the first of...
by Ken Giffin | Jul 10, 2023 | employee empowerment, leadership, personal growth
A recent Harvard Business Review article by Giulia Neri titled “The Leadership Odyssey” dives into the challenge of leaders rising through the ranks. To summarize: while moving up, leaders often find a more hands-on, directive leadership style is most effective....
by Ken Giffin | Aug 24, 2022 | employee empowerment, leadership, operational efficiency, productivity
A recently overheard leadership story grabbed our attention. It started out as a normal tale of business challenges and “fire drills” taking up everyone’s attention and time. However, as the story kept going, the focus from the leader was to place blame on team...
by Ken Giffin | May 25, 2022 | employee empowerment, employee engagement, employee retention, leadership, motivating people, team development
The pressure to attract, keep, and inspire talent today is no joke. We hear every week about team leaders that are struggling with talent acquisition and retention and hear many of the same complaints over and over: “Our salary ranges are not keeping up with competing...
by Ken Giffin | Feb 24, 2022 | brainstorming, employee empowerment, leadership, motivating people, team development
Dan Pink is a favorite business author of ours here at Corporate Path Leadership. His new book explores a touchy topic – Regret. As we wait for the book to arrive, we stumbled upon an interview with Dan Pink that stuck with us. It comes from Forbes, and the author had...
