CEO Advisory

Is it a dedicated time or a dedicated team that aids organisational innovation? Organisations have also tried the traditional suggestion box, innovation directors, and introduced a value of innovation. Some of which have had some success. Problems are a regular occurrence within businesses and possibly offer the most significant source...

There is much more to delegating tasks than just telling a team member to do something and then dropping out of the process. Delegation is a skill that requires experience and attention. Improper or incomplete delegation leads to mistakes, lost time, and inefficiency. In this article, StaffScapes discusses some common...

Most business leaders have taken on a world leadership role without even realizing it. State leaders and elected officials no longer shape the global agenda in the way they have in the past century. Instead, multinational companies have taken on a level of power once reserved for kings, queens and...

When comparing the results of companies, it’s relatively simple to assess tangible differences in performance. But dig a little deeper into the data to try and understand the actual role that leaders have played in that success, and the quantitative nature of that involvement and the answers often become less...

With the zettabytes of data accessible and available nowadays, the need to analyze this data is so important to be incorporated within the digital strategy. Metrics that really do not have an impact to the bottom line will just be a waste of time and resources. Business owners should learn...

Recent surveys from NerdWallet, Consumer Affairs, and Credit Karma all say nearly the same thing about the holiday season: Americans expect to go into debt.  This is a different statistic than the fact that, historically, about half of U.S. households go into debt to celebrate the holidays.  The difference is...

Today is the day you stop being a boss and start being a leader.  It is important to remember that being a leader is something you should strive to achieve in life and in business. My Friend Gordon Tredgold sums it up best when he says, “Even when we don’t...

It’s no surprise as we look to the future of work the needs of employees are becoming increasingly demanding. In fact, many of what we continue to call benefits are simply expectations of what new generations are looking for in their work. Careers and jobs are very much seen as...

Talent development is central to all regional business ecosystems. It’s not just a key element in maintaining and boosting growth for existing companies. In fact, it’s also the primary factor in attracting new businesses to a region and keeping them there. And today — with every company competing for the technology talent...

In 1998 McKinsey researchers declared that the most important resource for the next 20 years would be talent. They claimed that an organisation’s success would depend on attracting, developing and retaining talented people. And they were right. Twenty years later, the war for talent is sounding long in the tooth,...