CEO Advisory

In the post-COVID era, retail companies will continue to rely more on online shoppers to grow their business. As a result, it has become essential for new and emerging digital brands to differentiate themselves in an already crowded marketplace. While online retail has been a rapidly growing segment for a...

In a recent feature for Harvard Business review I shared some science-backed tips to increase creative thinking.  Creativity has been the most sought after soft skill 3 years running by LinkedIn as it unlocks fresh strategy, business differentiation and innovation. A challenge for all of us, c-suite leaders included, is...

People talk about the importance of investing and how vital it is to run your own business and not be dependent on a company that will hire you. What happens when your budget is not so big? Here are some ideas on how to start with a small initial capital...

Cost of capital versus return on capital. There is much ado about WACC in economic literature. Although there are many different WACCs proclaimed by famous writers (according to incomplete definition, incorporating equity for instance, whereas equity is an accidental market value), they are not good starting-points. WACC changes in time,...

In difficult times, a simple human response from your company’s leaders can go a long way. As Joe Biden is set to become the 46th president of the United States tomorrow, employees – still reeling from the Capitol riot and 2020 in general – are bracing for what may happen...

Experience management firms such as Qualtrics are swimming in data, operationally and experientially, that attests to the impact of culture for both employees and customers. These insights confirm detail we have seen in broader studies, such as the Duke’s Fuqua School of Business study reported in Forbes that showed that...

During a recent conversation with executive coach Jen Thornton on our Peernovation podcast, we talked about learning and what it might mean to organizations and teams of all shapes and sizes if we could make learning cool again.  I use the word “again” because one of the scholars who did...

A lot of movement between companies and business has been observed during the coronavirus period. Some people close their business, and some people open. This situation has created traffic in recruitment agencies, and people are now more than ever searching for new jobs. Once you apply and get interviewed, you...

There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the world of work. With uncertainty still looming as we approach 2021, it’s critical that we, as business leaders, strategize on how to keep our employees safe and productive. Businesses of all sizes need to recognize that the stress and collective...

All learning, behavior, and change are unconscious. As a baby, you learned how to speak without any teacher helping you. You used a process called modeling. You modeled sounds and language patterns and eventually started to talk. Let's take the example where you take your car and drive to your...