CEO Agenda

In recent years, business analytics platforms and advanced business intelligence dashboards have been transforming the way that companies manage their business through rich data, but the HR department has largely been left on the outside of this trend. A LinkedIn survey found earlier this year that even though there’s been...

A credit card offers you many conveniences and benefits. Card carriers have more purchasing power, wherein they can make purchases despite not carrying cash. Also, credit cards are known for their rewards programs, including cash back and travel miles. You can choose your preferred card based on your lifestyle; are...

When I talk about the future of work, people often ask me, “What kinds of jobs will be hot in the future?” While there’s no doubt that technology-related work will be in demand, technical skills won’t be enough to futureproof your career. Instead, our uniquely human skills—which AI and machines...

“During World War II, an amazing amount of innovation, including radar, reliable torpedoes, and code-breaking, helped end the war faster. This will be the same with the pandemic. I break the innovation into five categories: treatments, vaccines, testing, contact tracing, and policies for opening up. Without some advances in each...

While conducting focus groups with CEOs in the early part of the decade, I asked them to list the resources they typically rely upon to meet their personal and organizational growth needs.  Their unassisted responses ranged from reading books and participating in executive development programs to hiring coaches and consultants....

How do you keep up with the velocity of change? What is the secret sauce? Of course, there is never just one thing, but if there was one thing, I would suggest it is intense curiosity. The definition of curiosity in the Oxford English Dictionary is “a strong desire to...

Crises serve as nasty reminders of fundamental truths which are easy to forget in the best of times and wakeup calls in the worst of times.  One truth that is probably front of mind for you right now during the COVID crisis is, “It is not the strongest of the...

Saying thank you is never a small deal. It’s enormously rewarding to the human brain. It validates what’s happened between us, whether a business transaction, an exchange of gifts or a delicious dinner shared with friends. It acknowledges and recognises our actions. It matters because a lack of gratitude can...

An existential threat to a business is not just a competitive threat from another company that does something better. An existential threat threatens a company’s survival. It happens even to industry giants. Google, for instance, had unmatched algorithms among internet search engines. But Artificial Intelligence and machine learning technologies made...

Negotiation is a dialogue between various people to resolve conflicts amicably. In this process, some people gain while some people lose. There are various styles of negotiation such as win-lose, lose-win, lose-lose, and win-win. It is advisable to achieve a win-win outcome but it rarely occurs. In a win-win outcome,...