CEO Advisory

Self-employment has been flourishing over the past decade. People are more confident to sell their ideas and hit the road to success in this era of internet and technology. With some basic skills like how to create a website and how to market your products online, people can showcase their...

Traditional top-down approaches to managing change have been proven not to work, especially in an age where hierarchical organisations are being replaced by flatter, open, inclusive organisations and agile teams. In ‘The Irrational Side of Change Management’ by Carolyn Aiken and Scott Keller, a McKinsey survey of 3,199 executives around...

Ever wonder how two people who are evaluating the exact same person or situation can reach such wildly different conclusions?  This is not only imperative for a CEO to understand, but also essential for all of us when it comes to making sense of today’s complex world. Also, when it...

If you’re in a position where you need to influence the decisions and actions of staff, suppliers or customers, then you may have noticed that ‘just being yourself’ doesn’t work that well for everyone. While you may have a handful of people that are influenced by your approach, you’ll also...

Weddings are a lavish affair. Good planning and good investment are both prerequisites for a memorable wedding. But that is not all that there is to it. A wedding is a lot about symbolism and the white wedding gown plays an important role. Relax! This is not another article about...

Many years ago I remember finishing the presentation of a corporate brand campaign to the CEO of a large conglomerate. They needed to update and greatly expand buyers’ perceptions of how their company could address entire workflows, not just build an endless stream of disconnected point products. Three things were...

Four Ways to Minimize the Risk:  The unprecedented onslaught on tax havens in recent years combined with the adverse publicity given to some large multinationals for paying “obscenely low” levels of tax has had a serious result – tax authorities worldwide are under pressure to plug tax loopholes and raise...

In recent decades, business has transformed to be faster, more digital, and experience-driven. Market changes are impacting not only the ways we do business, but the relationships we form within them. Executive partnerships are emerging across the C-Suite, one of the most influential being the relationship between the CEO and...

4 Key Groups That Care About Your Environmental Efforts: Sustainability has become a universally important issue for a company’s stakeholders, both as a matter of social responsibility as well as economics. Awareness from investors, customers and employees of a company’s sustainability stance is constantly increasing. This trend is expected to...

Every day, we experience crucial second-by-second interactions with colleagues, clients, associates, and partners. These encounters can lead to increased productivity and effectiveness, or conversely, they can become disruptive and counterproductive to your business. The key to experiencing more of the former is through an organization-wide understanding of individual communication styles....