CEO Advisory

I recently came across a 1984 article written about Mervin J. Kelly, the legendary American physicist whose career with Bell Labs spanned 23 years and multiple positions, from Director of Research to Chairman of the Board and everything in between. Described as a motivator who asked the right questions and...

In 2019, Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends report found that only 41 percent of C-level respondents believed that employees within their own organisations were ready to meet their leadership requirements. Here, Professor Bertrand Meyer, Provost and Professor of Software Engineering at Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT), gives his view on...

Most Millennials might not have been working during the last recession, but they’ve grown up feeling its effects. Now, they’re standing on the edge of another huge economic slump — only this time, they’re shouldering a lot more responsibility. The COVID-19 crisis is impacting every industry, and it will transform the way...

Business leaders instinctively know that when there’s a difficult announcement to make, showing a human face makes the best of it. That’s the thought that occurred to me when I saw Boris Johnson announce that he had Coronavirus. He broke the news using some very simple video footage filmed on...

All over the world, companies are working at breakneck speed to adjust and react to the monumental shifts we see in the marketplace and workforce. To survive, companies need to innovate. And fortunately, they already have the right people working within their organization to meet the challenge: entrepreneurial-minded employees brimming...

When you are running a business there are so many things that need to be handled at once. Many business owners work to very busy schedules and this can increase the pressure on certain areas of the business. Managing this effectively is tricky and many people struggle to handle it....

In times of great crisis — like the one we’re in now — it’s easy for business leaders to fall into short-term thinking. But a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. Economically speaking, what’s happening now is likely going to match or exceed the repercussions of the global financial...

How can drones help bring supplies as we’re social distancing?  Unmanned automated vehicles are reducing face-to-face contact worldwide. China quickly deployed remote trucks for deliveries during its shutdown to limit human interaction. Organizations like Zipline have used drones to deliver critical medications to locations in Rwanda for more than a...

We have been through this before -- on company, industry, national and global levels.  It is difficult to imagine that as we experience and react to the human and economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pausing to reflect, however, on the challenges since the Vietnam War -- from massive ones...

This week, Christians and Jews will celebrate Holy Week and Passover, and later in the month, Muslims will begin Ramadan. Millions of Americans will practice their sacred rituals, but without the fellowship that usually accompanies them, thanks to social distancing guidelines and community lockdowns. At least that is the hope...