CEO Agenda

A half-century ago or so, companies would look to build team camaraderie through informal social activities. Executives might meet one another’s families at Christmas parties or over a round of golf. These activities proved beneficial when teams were more permanent. But a practice like this today may result in more...

COVID-19 has a significant impact on the emotional wellbeing of employees. Working remotely employees are dealing with stress that impacts business productivity. The most common problems that employees tend to struggle with includes: Decrease in collaboration and communication Loneliness Not being able to unplug after hours Disruptions at home To...

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), a fact that I can safely bet is either unknown or off the radar of most CEOs and other executive leaders. That’s no surprise, given the month is typically squandered with perfunctory cyber awareness training for employees. This is a shame because NCSAM...

How Board Work Differs From Executive Leadership Roles. Many senior leaders aspire to serve on a publicly- or privately-held corporate board. It’s a great way to leverage your expertise in a new way, grow professionally and make meaningful contributions to respected organizations. But, moving from hands-on leadership to an oversight...

Roughly 10 months since COVID-19 first made itself known its ongoing impact is still visible. As industries around the world grapple with the repercussions, manufacturing has suffered greatly from supply chain disruptions which are impacting 35.5 percent of businesses. With a reduction in product demand, 78.3 percent of manufacturers anticipate...

Keeping a business growing during a global pandemic has presented the ultimate leadership test for industries across the world. From education, government, healthcare, nonprofits, and the technology space, almost every organization has experienced unique situations challenging their values and skills. If nothing else, navigating uncertainty requires courage and compassion, mental...

When you want to achieve success in all spheres of life, you must have an internal locus of control. Internal locus of control is all about taking responsibility for success, and external locus of control is all about blaming the external events, forces, and factors for failures. Internal locus is...

The coronavirus pandemic has significantly altered our current world of work, but how many of these shifts will remain permanent after the health and economic challenges subside? With considerable data pointing towards ongoing distributed work practices, alongside global economic uncertainty, Learning and Development professionals have a complex situation to adapt...

The economic impact of COVID-19 is like nothing we’ve seen in recent memory, and many CEOs and CFOs are laser-focused on ensuring their financial houses are in order. This leads to an operational strategy that prioritizes short-term needs — such as cash flow — over longer-term strategy. However, COVID-19 and the subsequent...

In recent weeks, during one of my CEO Peer Group workshops, I encountered a CEO (let’s call him Peter) who told me that the pandemic that forced people to work from home liberated countless companies of their B players. I asked, “What do you mean by that?” Peter responded, "The...