Dr. Oleg Konovalov

Dr. Oleg Konovalov, author of THE VISION CODE: How To Create And Execute A Compelling Vision For Your Business, is a thought leader, business educator, consultant, and coach with over 25 years of experience operating businesses and consulting with Fortune 500 companies internationally.

Dr. Oleg Konovalov is an opinion columnist for the CEOWORLD magazine. Follow him on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn, and his website.

Tech and Innovation

Three Types of Visionaries

Dr. Oleg KonovalovTech and Innovation

Who am I? What do I do? Where do I lead my people? These three are from the list of most important questions any true leader should ask themselves. These questions are particularly crucial when it comes to visionary leadership. Simply stating – ‘I’m a leader’, or, ‘I’m a visionary...

CEO Opinions

Three Reasons Why Many Leaders Are Afraid Of The Future

Dr. Oleg KonovalovCEO Opinions

Managers are responsible for the present. Leaders are responsible for the future. This simple definition draws a line between one who manages certainty and one who leads into uncertainty. This core difference may sound simple, yet, many leaders are afraid of the future. This fear blocks leadership qualities in many...

CEO Agenda

Three Challenges That Many Businesses Face In Turbulent Times

Dr. Oleg KonovalovCEO Agenda

All businesses face a myriad of problems that, like midges, suck blood and energy from them. Having problems is normal unless they turn into deadly challenges. Challenges demand not problem-solving but solution-finding which allows for eradicating a potential threat in the long term. Finding a solution begins with pattern recognition...

Tech and Innovation

Banking Your Vision: How to Calculate a Monetary Value of a Vision

Dr. Oleg KonovalovTech and Innovation

Companies with a strong and compelling vision show 20-30 times higher market value than companies with just a great product. For instance, Tesla attained a $1.25 trillion valuation which exceeds all other major car producers combined. Such capitalization is greatly bankable because of Tesla's vision to create a new standard...

Tech and Innovation

A Visionary Leader Oath

Dr. Oleg KonovalovTech and Innovation

There is no need for a captain for a ship intended to stay in a port. The captain is needed to navigate across the rough seas. I was at sea myself and learned the tough way a serious lesson – I wouldn’t go on-board with a captain whom I don’t...

Lifestyle and Travel

The Fifteen Traits of Visionary Leaders

Dr. Oleg KonovalovLifestyle and Travel

We live in a time of leadership blindness. All leaders claim to have a vision. At best, the vast majority are only pretending. In truth, about 0.1% of business, social, or political leaders actually can be called visionaries or visionary leaders. What differentiates the true visionary leaders from those who...