CEO Agenda

The problem we face now is COVID COVID has caused huge stress in our lives. It has caused our businesses to either speed up, because we are one of those companies which provides food stuffs, health protection materials or logistics to keep vital business moving. Or, more likely, it has...

Whether you work as a member of a big team or you hold a leadership role in your company, whichever your situation is, taking care of your image and the relationships with your colleagues will not only help your productivity at work but will also set the ground to a...

May I have a drumroll, please? I am about to impart to you some hard-earned knowledge about patience. Are you ready? Here goes: Patience is a choice. Now, I know that some of you are disappointed. You probably expected me to point out that patience is a virtue. While I...

Creativity is the soul of fashion photography, and not everyone can do justice to it. Many people aim to venture into the industry and only a few of them become renowned for their skills and contribution. The fashion industry has been growing as fast as it could, which means it...

Emotions have been pushed out of the workplace for far too long.  What are emotions At The Happiness Index we combine neuroscience with real time data to help companies achieve emotional intelligence at scale. Clive Hyland, our Head of Neuroscience, has always described emotions as sensations throughout the body which...

Having worked now for over 20 years in the field of people and behaviour it’s become crystal clear how important values are. They are at the heart of all decision-making and actions. Which is why it’s worth reflecting whether we are consciously steering our conscience into praxis: the alignment of...

Design is the ‘in’ word — but what does it mean? And should you care? The word ‘design’ has become a substitute for what we called ‘insight-led innovation’ when I was starting my career at Unilever. (And it was probably a substitute for an even earlier term before that!) I...

Year-end giving may require some additional planning in 2020, and now is the time to decide who you’re going to donate to if you haven’t already. The global Covid-19 pandemic has greatly affected charitable organizations in various ways, so it is especially important that you don’t wait until the last...

2020 started with a bang. On January 5th, I was surrounded by a few hundred of my closest family, friends, and business associates at a local theater for my big ‘Shark Tank’ TV premier on ABC. I had filmed the episode months before, and it was finally time to reveal...

Scaling a startup is not easy by any stretch of the imagination. Startup founders often need to leverage credit to bootstrap their businesses before seed or angel funding is available. However, suppliers may not take card payments due to margin concerns, or your business may need to use credit when...