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Last week at an economic symposium in Jackson Hole, WY, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stated, “The time has come.” He was referring to the long-awaited interest rate cuts. It has been over four and half years since COVID-19’s arrival, inflation has declined drastically, the supply chain has normalized, and...

Several years ago, I delivered a self-assessment workshop to a CEO peer group in the Midwest, a program that I have since delivered hundreds of times, yet on this day, something extraordinary happened. For context, the workshop is designed for the CEO members and group leader to build an action...

As a business strategist, over the last 10 years I have asked business founders what the reasons were for starting their business. A combination of the following is common: An underserved need that is not currently being met in the market Deliver a service more effectively and or efficiently. More...

We are always on. In today’s digital everything world, is there ever a time we are not reachable? In the morning, is the phone the recipient of your first physical contact and engagement? My bet, for most of us, the answer is yes. It continues, with incremental, gradual creeping insertions;...

Last year, CEOs of publicly listed companies in Vietnam took home an average of approximately $100,700, with leaders in the property and financial services sectors topping the pay scale. According to a study conducted by financial data firms FiinGroup and FiinRatings, Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, CEO of industrial property developer...

The trial of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn began with him denying all charges related to the "dieselgate" scandal that erupted nine years ago. His lawyer, Felix Doerr, stated that Winterkorn "rejects the accusations leveled against him" during a hearing in Braunschweig, near Volkswagen's headquarters in Wolfsburg. Volkswagen admitted in...

Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap Inc., is working to boost employee morale after the company's stock plummeted by 48% this year. In an internal letter, he informed employees that Snap is on track for record-breaking annual revenue and remains committed to advancing its augmented reality initiatives. Spiegel addressed the disparity...

We all know them. Qantas, The Sydney Opera House, Mercedes Benz, David Attenborough, ABC Play School, Fred Hollows, Vegemite, Boeing.. Just what is it that they have? Did they set out to be ‘iconic’ or did it just happen? Can we actually do that?   Let me share what I’ve learned...

Investcorp Holdings, the Middle East’s largest alternative asset manager, is set to lose one of its most senior executives amid a broad leadership restructuring that will see the co-chief executive officer position abolished. Chairman Mohammed Alardhi will assume greater responsibilities as part of this shift. Hazem Ben-Gacem, who has been...

Brazil, home to the world's fifth-largest internet user base, has banned the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). The ban, which took effect over the weekend, follows a protracted conflict between X's owner, Elon Musk, and Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. De Moraes had previously ordered...