CEO Agenda

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...

These are chaotic times for businesses of all sizes, with supply chains disrupted, online buying through the roof, and foot-traffic at near-zero in many areas. Businesses of all kinds are still wrestling with the economic wreckage that has accompanied the pandemic, and the need to understand what the post-COVID-19 world...

When you look at Rosa Parks, she was one woman who refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger thus setting the civil rights movement in America. When you look at Tarana Burke, she is one woman who is responsible for #MeToo Movement thus bringing waves globally. When...

The U.S. was the first country to implement standards for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel economy in 1975 with the National Program for Light-Duty Vehicle GHG Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards. Since then, dozens of countries have focused on reducing GHG, envisioning, and developing cleaner transportation solutions...

As the uncertainties and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic continue, many individuals are feeling an unfamiliar anxiety. Loss of control is leading to depression, confusion and low motivation. Leaders especially carry a heavy burden right now. More than ever, they must reassure employees and keep teams stable, all while dealing...