CEO Insights

Most high performers get to the top because they are relentless in their pursuit of their personal best. Right? You do not have to be a super fan to know the name Steph Curry. Many would argue that he is one of the greatest NBA players of all time. Throughout...

I am not convinced that every CEO sets out—with intention—to become a leader. I am convinced, however, that those with passion, a clear vision and the ability to inspire, inform and initiate action eventually and naturally reach a gratifying summit. Prior to founding the Internet of Things Consortium (IoTC), I...

Our workplaces are becoming increasingly dehumanized. This may be, in part, down to a deeply ingrained belief that pressure ignites performance. Many organizations are so focused on rewarding productivity and output that they have become obsessed with profit over people. We are so busy ‘doing’ that many of us have...

We live in a complex world. Technology is evolving on a daily basis, the news is constantly breaking and it can be difficult to stay in touch and up to date both professionally and personally. As a result, we tend to over complicate things in life - and in leadership....

Today's workforce prizes individuality or at least autonomy. How can a leader in a field with demands for technical precision and accountability lead when feedback itself can sometimes be interpreted as oppressive? Discussion about workplace “culture” left business schools in the 1980s and entered the world of business jargon, reaching...

Any 130-year old company has seen technological changes and has had to learn tough lessons in order to continue to grow and sustain its mission through the challenges that those changes bring. This is especially true for Burrelles, the industry’s oldest media data company, which I’m CEO of. It’s even...

It should be no surprise that thought leadership marketing is an effective tool for supporting a nonprofit’s mission. After all, when your organization is out to make the world a better place, it typically has better-than-average stories to tell. What is surprising is how few nonprofit CEOs take the lead...

To be an effective business leader, you must continually grow and adapt to your industry. That has never been more challenging than in the current business climate. This inability to evolve is due to a few factors. First and foremost, the rate with which technology continues to change has sped...

What do these three things have in common? Amazon Prime – Amazon’s $120/year membership service, with an estimated 100 million members Gmail – Google’s free e-mail platform, with more than 1.5 billion active users McCafe – McDonalds’ highly successful café offering The answer: All three ideas came from employees, not...

A PWC survey from 2018 indicates that at least 1 in 4 projects fail according to 59% of their respondents, yet other research indicates that it may be far higher. A key contributor of these failure rates may well be leadership as a June 2018 KPMG sponsored report also linked...