CEO Agenda

After the last 2 years, you’d be forgiven for thinking that flexibility at work is all about working from home. But flexibility doesn’t stop there. If the pandemic has taught us nothing else, it’s the importance of being flexible in all areas of work to enable us to adapt to...

Japanese desserts have their own unique character representing the minimal culture of Japan. Tokyo is a place where you will find traditional but also modern fusion confectionery. You need not find a particular shop for a particular dessert, sweetness lies in every nook and corner of the city. Still, as...

How do we help ourselves and the people in our organisations to become more strategic in the way we work and plan? How do we stay focused on winning the long game?  I’ve worked with many people at all levels of organisations over the past two decades, and I’ve noticed...

For many people, what other people think about them is really important – especially those that they love.   Getting support and approval from the people we care about the most can be hugely important and for many people, the ultimate deciding factor about whether they go ahead with what they...

Regardless of your organization’s size or sector, one thing is certain. The future is unlikely to mirror the past. To remain relevant and thrive, change will be necessary. By the nature of their positions, leaders often maintain a fairly broad view of challenges and opportunities, trends and threats, assets and...

The pandemic pushed many people away from fulfilling their dreams, either because they lost their job, or the market conditions were terrible for starting a new venture. People turned to crowdfunding outlets for financial support to help them through these tough times. As the pandemic fades, some people are also...

It is assumed that when people move from a ‘doing’ role to a ‘managing’ role, they will know what they need to do. That they will ‘pick up’ how to lead as they go along. However, leading a team requires a new set of skills that are difficult to just...

The Digital Genie is out of the bottle, causing all kinds of multidimensional change! New work models are disruptive—but necessary—adaptations for organizations to be adequately responsive. Offering new options is both an unavoidable consequence of our new circumstances and critical for your business to adopt and for employees to keep...

One of the good things about being in business is that no one expects you to say sorry. The default mantra when delivering disappointing news is practiced recital of that catch-all phrase, business is business. This mantra is a window into other characteristics of successful people. Below are 8 traits,...

Here in the United States, last month’s Super Bowl is long over. Its headline stories have been told and retold, its heroes decided, and its lessons have already taken back to locker rooms and front offices for next year’s planning. Sometimes, however, it’s the stories that get overlooked that impart...