CEO Advisory

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...

This year – and every year – as March rolls around, people and businesses around the world get ready to observe one of the most significant days of celebration in our calendar, International Women’s Day. But with it, comes the familiar objection: “But every day should be International Women’s Day”....

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a top priority for companies of all sizes – our business extends past our customers to affect the world in which we live. CSR dates at least as far back as the 1950s when economist Howard R. Bowen defined it as “the obligations of...

According to figures from Satista, total retirement savings in the United States amounted to $4 trillion in 2017 despite social security being on unstable grounds. Nonetheless, the average American has taken saving for retirement seriously on account of economic uncertainty and other factors that have a significant impact on financial...

The technology start-up sector continues to grow and play an important role in U.S. economic prosperity – contributing to innovation, productivity and competitiveness. But the harsh reality is that, according to CB Insights, 70% of tech start-ups fail. And consumer hardware start-ups fail even more frequently, with 97% ultimately dying...

The market demands that large companies innovate differently, embrace digital, create ecosystems and transform customer relationships at a breath-taking pace. Succeed, and the rewards may be exponential; fail, and irrelevance quickly follows. With disruption raising the stakes, shouldn’t the C-suite be optimally structured to rise to the challenge? Yet according...

I recently sat in on a team meeting with the senior lieutenants of a key function for a professional services company. Not knowing any of them, it occurred to me that there were no visual, outward signs to suggest who might be the leader. For decades, it was easy to...