CEO Advisory

The Corona-crisis reveals the flaws in the hyper-globalized economy but opposed to the financial crisis a decade ago we have new tools and models for creating new efficient local economies. James Bond has no time to die and postpones his premier till October, Jaguar Land Rover will soon lack spare-parts...

F.E.A.R. = Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise. – A Wise Person Some will run. Some will rise. True leadership emerges in crises. Age, stage, position, nor experience is a clear determinant of who in your organization will fall into either camp. Circumstances we have never experienced...

The cost of IoT sensors has halved in the last 10 years and is still on a downward trend. Sensors can monitor the chemical composition and moisture content of the soil in each part of a farm as well as the rainfall and temperature. By combining this data with detailed...

Are you a victim of procrastination? Do you put off important things—decisions, tasks, assignments—until the very last minute, or simply not do them at all? If so, you’re not alone. According to DePaul University psychology professor, Joseph Ferrari, 20 percent of the population is affected by procrastination, and some studies...

As recently as the 1980s, determining the value of a company was a relatively straightforward affair. That’s because tangible assets made up 80% of an organization’s value, meaning accountants needed merely to estimate the sum total of the company’s factories, equipment, inventory, and other physical holdings. Then something changed. The...

Today, promotion on social media is an integral part of any PR campaign. It’s a great way to tell millions of subscribers about your project, for free or for a fraction of cost. Yet, the personal pages of the C-level executives and other key employees can often get much less...

Ties have been around since the 17th century. This neck accessory was first worn by Croatian mercenaries serving in France. King Louis XIV grew so fond of the tie that he himself started wearing it. And this style statement has never gone out of fashion since then. But why should...

Following this week’s surprise 50-basis point interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, the 10-year treasury yield dropped to an historic low under 100-basis points which is below the rate of inflation, therefore negative in real terms. And it might be headed even lower. What does this mean for investors,...

What’s the number-one enemy of innovation? A workplace filled with homogenized thought. How do you protect against it? By assigning—and encouraging—dissent. It’s not enough to model better behaviors for your employees or push them through tired groupthink or old norms; you must formally and officially assign people to shake things...

This year, at the 2020 meeting of the World Economic Forum, the risks that the environmental crisis poses to the business were stated to have moved from ‘potentially problematic’ to ‘potentially catastrophic’. For readers of CEOWORLD magazine, this is vital. When put in the context of innovation, on which any...