CEO Advisory

In 1996, I launched my company, Working Solutions, with $1,000 of my own money as a one-woman operation in Omaha, Nebraska. Amelia Earhart Street near Eppley Airfield isn’t far from the original office. I always liked Earhart’s spirit. Her style. Her courage in the face of uncertainty. Her leadership continues...

CEOs lead organizations through a myriad of challenges and opportunities.  Organizational growth and sustainability depends on the agility and ability of the organization to utilize all of its resources to accomplish the goals and objectives of the company. The key component of the utilization of employees,  is to use them...

Nations around the world are still struggling to contain the spread of coronavirus, the effects of which are evident in the economic growth of the countries. According to the official data, in the last three months, India’s Gross Domestic Product or GDP contracted by 23.9 percent in the April-June period,...

The current global pandemic has taken any sense of normality in our lives. Any planning or structured recovery we usually rely on has been torn away and stomped on it until it is almost unrecognisable. This COVID-19 world demands resilience from its leaders whether political, corporate, community, household or small...

For global organizations, the flow of data between regions keeps business moving forward. Ensuring that flow of data meets all applicable regulatory and compliance standards is especially critical as it impacts customer loyalty and retention, profit margins and overall organizational trust and reputation. However in June 2020, the Court of...

I’ve been an entrepreneur my entire career and have found that sometimes it’s the loneliest place to be. There are benefits to being a disruptor, to seeing the world in a way that others don’t, to finding a solution and bringing it to fruition—but none of these things quite carry...

The heart of a company is its CEO – so much so that the company’s reputation depends on the CEO’s reputation. Wise CEOs know that they become the brand of their company. A CEO’s personal brand is crucial to the organization’s ability to hire top talent and develop strategic partnering...

What words pop in your head when you hear the term vulnerable? If you are like most of us, words that engender some form of weakness typically come to mind. Even a quick synonym search will turn up words or phrases that conjure up similar images. Terms like powerless, helpless,...

Peernovation, a combination of peers (people like me) and innovation (creativity realized), results from what people can create and implement in an organization that is bigger than any one person.  Several factors make Peernovation possible.  Yet, other than psychological safety, and assuming you have all the right people on your...

I have two friends, Alison and Sarah, who are both marathon runners. In 2018 they trained hard to run the New York City Marathon. Alison is a corporate executive and fitness fanatic, spending most weekends cycling or running. Alison had already already clocked up five bike rides across Thailand totalling...