CEO Advisory

Given the variety of different forces impacting companies, such as the rapid take up of artificial intelligence, geopolitics impacting supply chains, inflation putting upward pressure on interest rates and employment costs and technology change inspiring new business models, it’s become obvious that most will need to transform to remain profitable....

Most businesses, when faced with the need to reduce costs, will logically focus on efficiency. Afterall, standardizing, automating, outsourcing, and so on are proven methods to reduce costs. They do work. Except there’s a limit to how well these “efficiency-alone” solutions can work before they start to hurt overall business...

Organizations benefit more from embodying their values, than articulating them flawlessly. Would you agree, regardless of the organization, corporate value statements are virtually the same across the board? Indeed, integrity, honesty, trust and “commitment to customers” are all standard fare when it comes to value statements.  Many organizations even add...

Are you stuck in a job that you’re not happy with? Disappointed about your compensation or lack of growth potential in your company?  Maybe you’re not satisfied with the relationship you have with your direct supervisor or boss.   Have you ever been entangled in a toxic, abusive, or unloving relationship, but...

If we wait until we have all of the answers to all of the possible questions there is a good chance we will miss the opportunity that is before us or one of our competitors will seize the position of dominance.   Standing in the grounds of the temple Wat Yan...

Knowing how to de-escalate conflict is a vital leadership skill. Whether it’s defusing a heated meeting, dealing with personality clashes or differing opinions between staff, navigating competing priorities, or supporting your people through the stress of change, being able to reduce the heat of a situation will help both you...

Rising levels of stress, burnout and mental illness mean mental health conversation skills are no longer a nice-to-have, but necessary. Leaders are expected to provide psychologically safe and mentally healthy working environments yet often lack the skills and training to support the wellbeing of their people. The three most common...

Smart AI is here, and it will impact every business. No one will be exempt. That raises two existential questions for every business:(1) Will it learn how to effectively use continuously advancing Smart Technology to optimize its performance better than the competition? and (2) Will it learn how to transform...

Before delving into the examination of methods for achieving the economic growth of companies, it is essential to describe economic growth within the context of the conducted research. This description aims to eliminate any ambiguity surrounding this category of economic knowledge. The economic growth of a company is characterized by...

Foreign-born chief executive officers (CEOs) are increasingly common in US C-suites and currently manage several global firms, including Satya Nadella at Microsoft, Sundar Pichai at Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google, Vasant Narasimhan at Novartis, Shantanu Narayen at Adobe, Arvind Krishna at IBM, Laxman Narasimhan at Starbucks, Reshma Kewalramani at...