CEO Advisory

In early January, the highly anticipated healthcare industry disruptor, Haven - a supergroup composed of Amazon, JPMorgan, and Berkshire Hathaway, and formerly spearheaded by public health darling, Dr. Atul Gawande - officially called it quits after three years. While tackling the healthcare system is a daunting feat in and of...

Think about it. Have you ever found yourself saying things like: “I don't want to grow too fast because I don't want to lose control.” “I could grow my business faster, but I'm not willing to sacrifice my health or my relationships in order to make it happen.” “It's just...

The conflict between short-term priorities and important long-term goals was the struggle Stephan Bancel, CEO of Moderna Therapeutics, faced bringing the COVID-19 vaccine to the public. Long before leaders in the US and other western countries understood the magnitude of the COVID-19 threat scientists at Moderna, based in Cambridge Massachusetts,...

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...