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Recent debates surrounding President Biden’s plan for government spending on infrastructure has refocused attention on public debt, but the sleeping and dangerous debt giant is really private debt.    American households were drowning in debt before the COVID-19 crisis, and now they’re deluged by it. Household debt today totals $17.5 trillion,...

In a world where we can get almost everything we need with a few taps on our smartphones, people believe that hard work has become overrated. You’ve probably heard that you should work smarter, not harder. But is this true? Is it even good advice?  Back in the ‘90s, when I grew...

The manufacturing industry is facing digital disruption on numerous fronts – and this is driving digital transformation. Increasing competition and changing demands means the pressure is on organizations to reduce costs, improve customer experience and increase profitability. All of this means that organizations must rethink how products are designed, manufactured...

Popular discussions surrounding “the rise of the robots” often manifest as hyperbolic sci-fi posturing, though it is unlikely that the Terminator prophecy will come to fruition any time soon. But that does not mean “robots” (or at least digitally automated processes) are not rising in our world. In fact, according...

In my 25+ years of enabling business leaders to lead successful and sustainable change, I have determined that extraordinary leaders possess three core, critical skills: The ability to deliver results The ability to influence, motivate and empower people (Emotional Intelligence) The ability to build extraordinary leadership teams Poor leaders possess...

I’m excited about the future of energy. Granted, unknowns abound, and ambiguity persists. It’s also fair to say the energy sector faces greater complexity than at any other time in recent memory. Even so, there’s a new year just around the corner, and I’m optimistic about what that means for...

When you’re the CEO, and without a hint of selfishness, I’d like to suggest that the culture is all about you.  What you say, what you don’t say, what you do, what you don’t do.  As much as culture is determined by the collective lived behaviours of the organisation (‘how...

More than 100 years ago, Teddy Roosevelt delivered a speech at Le Sorbonne, University of Paris, titled Citizenship in a Republic, popularly known for its passage "the man in the arena."  Future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady saw this quote every day in the locker room during his time...

Covid-19 has undoubtedly cast an enormous shadow globally, but it has also reshaped leadership.  Rewind two years and some leaders were already embracing behaviors like servant leadership, and new approaches, like hybrid working. As a global people development company, at Insights we put our people firmly at the center of...

Business, like life, is a story of yin and yang. This tale has two dominate players, who are interdependent in the raising of capital needed to get a start-up started.  Firstly is, quite obviously, the entrepreneur. By definition, a “person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial...