CEO Advisory

Years ago, before I hired a sales team, I would personally take, and make all our company’s sales calls. On one memorable afternoon I received a call from a prospect - and after some initial pleasantries, I asked how I could help. The gentlemen replied: “I just read in the...

When preparing for an interview, people usually concentrate on the tough question they might be asked and the responses they will give. Before you get the opportunity to answer the questions, all the eyes will be on you. Everyone in the interview panel will be evaluating if you fit the...

Business Process Outsourcing, shortened to BPO, is a way through which a lot of companies have made impressive improvements in their methods in order to make the following of these methods much easier. Companies who use BPOs do so because of the three main, important reasons. They are: For lowering...

Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, and MIT make it into top four in Times Higher Education rankings for physical sciences. Princeton University is the world's top university for studying physics, according to the latest THE Rankings for physical sciences subjects 2018, while Harvard, which was first last year, is now 2nd. The...

Scientists are perhaps the most prominent people in the world today. With that, we share with you just some of the greatest modern scientists that we regard as having most profoundly influenced our world. Who are the top scientists, the most forward-thinking and advanced scientific minds, in the world today?...

For nearly 15 consecutive years, Gisele Bundchen held the number 1 spot as the world's highest paid supermodel. Kendall Jenner, half-sister of Kim Kardashian-West, has knocked Gisele off the top spot for the first time since 2002, bringing in $22 million, as compared to Bundchen's $17.5 million, according to Forbes....

What a Product Portfolio Manager Does? A product manager handles a portfolio consisting of existing and new product categories (Exhibit 1). Exhibit 1: Role of a Product Portfolio Manager The main focus while managing existing products is on cost optimization, margins improvement and customer perceived value enhancements to meet the...

When reviewing the performance of organisations. leadership author John Maxwell states that “everything rises and falls on leadership”. For any leader to be effective long term their leadership must be multi-faceted. Every leader must be able to first of all lead themselves well; secondly, lead people well; and thirdly be...

Not all ecommerce platforms are created equal. One beats the other in terms of load time. Another wins in terms of mobile performance. What you do not want is to upload all your products and customize the site only to find out afterward that the platform loads like a turtle....

“Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.” - W. Clement Stone The sales force of any organisation is a very vital tool for growth. They are instrumental in not only bringing in sales but they also represent the organisation in the...