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Making the move from CTO to CEO was a daunting experience for me: after all, I had spent a large part of my career working behind the scenes. Now, I was going to be the face of a company, taking on new responsibilities that encapsulated a whole other realm of...

India is in the midst of one of its worst and most serious water crisis. Newspaper dailies are churning reports filled with images of hundreds of people waiting for water tankers or queued in front of a single tap which is incapable of fulfilling the demand. Videos of women rappelling...

Remote working seems to be all the buzz. Apparently, 70% of professionals work from home at least once a week. Similarly, 77% of people work more productively and 68% of millennials would consider a company more if they offered remote working. It seems to make sense: technology, connectivity, and culture...

During our research for The Power of Peers, former Vistage CEO Rafael Pastor shared that CEOs have plenty of people to whom they are already accountable, including employees, customers, board members, etc.  As a result, he said most CEOs are loath to invite even more accountability than they already have....

China’s central bank, People’s Bank of China (PBoC) mulls a shake-up of the mobile payment sector, which can have a huge impact. Those who have visited China most probably noticed immediately that everybody uses a QR code on their mobile phone for any kind of payment. In China, this mobile...

The pace of change in business will never be as slow as it is today. It's become increasingly difficult for organizations to keep up: The last thing you need is the added task of keeping agencies up to speed. Yet when it comes to brand experience design, that’s exactly what...

I was motivated to start Fresh n’ Lean, the organic, chef-cooked meal delivery service, after my father faced a precarious health situation. He was regularly eating heavily processed foods out of convenience, and his health spiraled. We didn’t know if he was going to be around in six months. He...

The startup you work for is gaining acceptance in the market and with remarkable growth, you are now eyeing the prospects of an IPO.  The fruits of your team’s labor are at hand. But do you know how your executive compensation package will change as a result of becoming an...

Many investors dream about having less of the tough political rhetoric and macroeconomic interference, but the reality looks different. Very respectable and fine organisations like The International Monetary Fund (IMF) have throughout the year revised their global GDP growth forecasts lower. The reason is not just a downswing in economic...

An interview with Vin Lee, CEO of family office Grand Metropolitan, a $7 billion AUM privately-held luxury goods holding company with a 100-brand portfolio, by Megha Hamal, opinion columnist at the CEOWORLD magazine. American author John C. Maxwell once said that leadership is influence. That is, leadership is more about...