CEO Insights

First things first, the moment you read “remotely”, you were excited but also unsure. Excited because you know it is a win-win situation and saves you so much money. As a startup, you do have your very own challenges and expenditure is a burden you don’t want to increase. Unsure...

Thought leadership is known to many executives and leaders to increase brand authority and grow your platform. However, most people hesitate when it comes to sharing their expertise with others. Sometimes, this stems from the fear that they don't think they possess the "qualifying traits" to become a thought leader....

For business to transform it takes its leaders to transform first. The confronting reality is that we are part of the problem we are trying to solve. The game changer is an inner journey. My own experience with transformation is that it leads to a fundamental shift in awareness –...

For C-suite executives, there’s multiple lessons from military service that are applicable to the corporate world. Within business, it’s important to understand a military background does not mean instilling rigidity and barking orders. It’s a command structure built on confidence that allows for individual thought and action that’s necessary for...

To look beyond any crisis, it takes optimism and resilience.  The global pandemic is proving to be both an opportunity and a defining time for leaders and organisations to challenge the status quo and lead with optimism. This opens the door to inspire and motivate people whilst tapping into the...

You’re talented and knowledgeable, with years of experience and a great track record. Why are you being passed over for promotions? Could it be that you lack executive presence? A global study by Centre for Talent Innovation (now known as Coqual) found potential is not enough to help people move...

We are depleting our natural resources in an all-out-effort to enjoy our modern comforts. But our single-use throwaway culture isn’t sustainable. We need to find a solution. Can technology be the great enabler as we imagine and engineer the solutions to the planet’s challenges? To answer this question, we first...

Thirty years ago, I visited a small local hotel in Switzerland whose owner implemented sustainable practices in the hotel’s operations. The hotel relied on local produce, served organic food, recycled its waste, collected and used rainwater, and treated laundry waste water to use for flushing toilets. While it was amazing...

One year into the COVID crisis, it’s time to take a breath. What have we learned about leadership as we struggled to tame the pandemic? What will we change because of what we’ve all been through? COVID-19 has brought society to a crossroads. We can choose one path or another. We...

I often hear people say leadership is a journey, not a destination. While I agree in principle with that, I believe it's a journey with distinctive with many different stages, and each stage can require different skills and that what works at one stage may not work at the next....