“You can’t do anything about the cost or quality of health care if you don’t know what’s happening,” Harris Rosen told me. He was casually dressed, sitting in an office he shares with a large Labrador retriever and a fluffy white poodle. For 40 years Rosen has sat at the...

Energy and climate experts the world over agree: Africa has a unique opportunity to develop and capitalize on renewable energy sources. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency’s report, Africa 2030, energy needs in Africa will double by 2030. This is driven largely by economic development growth and changing lifestyles...

The oil price slump has affected one way or another the economic growth of many countries, most especially the oil-producing ones. Coupled with the confluence of other factors, it has resulted in uncertainties and belt-tightening measures among key industries linked to oil production. The scene is no different in Brazil,...

IBM’s New York Stock Exchange survey of more than 1,500 CEO’s from 60 countries and 33 industries reported that creativity mattered more than rigour, management discipline, integrity or even vision to successfully navigate an increasing complex world. Moreover, less than 50% of global CEOs believe their enterprises are adequately prepared...

In the “olden days” of the late 20th century executive search consultants made it their business literally to know people. Before the advent of social networks and in the days when even the internet was limited, companies would use search firms for finding executives that they couldn’t find themselves. It...

An estimated 80 percent of U.S. businesses are family owned or controlled. So in writing this, I know many can relate when I say that family businesses are both rewarding and challenging. The family-owned businesses that succeed are those with the right attitude and mindset. Twenty years ago, I had...

Growing up in the basement of a 900 square foot home with carpet squares for a floor and sheets for walls, I was used to fighting for what I needed and wanted. Having worked since the age of 13, I was accustom to hard work but when I was 18,...

In today’s global economy, the job of the CFO is broadening beyond the finance function into a more strategic role. CEOs are in need of CFOs who not only have a firm grasp of financial fundamentals, but can also bring their unique perspective on the business to the table. What...

Awhile back, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of about 50 entrepreneurs in Amsterdam. It was roughly five days of travel for nine hours of work, yet the speaking engagement has been one of my favorites so far — and it has nothing to do with the...

We are living in exponential times. The pace of change is accelerating fast, the growth of population and technology is unprecedented and there is enormous uncertainty. To succeed in this new reality requires us to radically change how we think, behave, do business, learn and go about our day-to-day. Innovation in Exponential...