CEO Advisory

Talent development is central to all regional business ecosystems. It’s not just a key element in maintaining and boosting growth for existing companies. In fact, it’s also the primary factor in attracting new businesses to a region and keeping them there. And today — with every company competing for the technology talent...

In 1998 McKinsey researchers declared that the most important resource for the next 20 years would be talent. They claimed that an organisation’s success would depend on attracting, developing and retaining talented people. And they were right. Twenty years later, the war for talent is sounding long in the tooth,...

One of favourite business quotes comes from Peter Drucker, and it's "Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast." What this means is that is doesn't matter what your companies mission, vision, and goals are if your culture isn't aligned, then it's never going to happen. Because in the battle between culture and...

CEOs have the loneliest job in the world. Perhaps this sounds familiar: The corner office that you eyed your entire career now feels more like a glassed-in cage at the zoo than a seat of corporate power and prestige. CEOs are often hired because their predecessors failed. They are expected...

“We need to talk.” mentioned Jerry to his boss Linda, on the final day of the budgeting meet for the year. For a moment Linda was not sure where Jerry was coming from, but sensed through his voice that it was something important. Her mind started to ponder. Jerry is...

Are robots coming for your job? Yes and no. According to a Dell Technologies survey, 82% of leaders expect their employees and machines to work as “integrated teams”. And many employees look forward to artificial intelligence (AI) that can help them do their job better. But not everybody has such...

As you enter college, you are not a kid anymore and it is important for you that you increase your scope of knowledge and understand life in a more mature manner. Reading is one such leisure activity that can help you with the same. Books not only widen your vocabulary...

‘A vision helps to inspire and capture aspiration and assist people in overcoming the inherent incohesion associated in moving away from the familiar.’ So wrote Benjamin and Rosamund Stone Zander in their excellent book The Art of Possibility. Yet, most organisations vision statements do the exact opposite, leaving staff bereft...

Today’s workforce is under increasing pressure. Employees are often expected to do more with fewer resources, individual debt is spiralling, and pressing family issues such as divorce, childcare and eldercare are ever-present.  Technology, which offers flexibility, the ability to connect and unprecedented access to information, can also be a double-edged...

We’ve all heard about the family that spends a bit more than they should during the holiday season.  They charge up their credit cards a whole lot more than they normally do and then January comes.  It’s time to tighten up the family budget and start taking real steps to...