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How ancient understandings of mental traits offer a deep knowledge of  the jobs we’re suited for, as well as the best times for certain meetings and even for cozying up to the boss. - By Jay B. Marcus and Christopher S. Clark, MD. The ancient Vedic tradition of India is...

Since the publication of my most recent book, Indispensable: Build and Lead A Company Can’t Live Without, last month, I have had the marvelous opportunity to discuss several of the key questions covered in the book with several fellow thought leaders. This 5-part article series captures the essence of those...

Our images of the perfect leader, team, or organization are flawed, most notably when it comes to disagreement. Almost universally, we regard disagreement as bad, something to be avoided, severely limited, or at the extremes, punished. An affinity for order drives this view. Predictable processes, roles, and interactions, we are...

Understanding survival turbulence: While traversing in the world of business, most of us would have encountered discussions on ‘survival’ in the arena of ‘business turbulence’, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Several markets have shrunk and few yet unexplored. A CEO, as a formidable front-line leader, is perplexed while: Examining what...

Traveling is quite easy nowadays and for some people, it has even turned into an obsession. It is those people who seek to find opportunities to travel. Being forced by your job to do trips is a paradise for many fellows. At younger ages, it is also easier to follow...

With the challenging business landscape becoming more disruptive, with multiple balls in the air to juggle such as people, change, technology, strategy, hybrid working and constant innovation it’s no wonder many leaders are managing their teams instead of leading them. Many leaders and teams are, feeling time poor, skill stretched,...

The key to unlocking innovation for many senior leaders is figuring out ways to improve how multi-functional teams collaborate and communicate with each other, with clients, and with external groups. Great products and services are born when people embrace storytelling to share an idea and move it into action and...

Turkey has fast become the destination of choice for HNW investment and the nation’s citizenship by investment program has fast become the most popular in the world. Research by Astons, the international experts on real estate, residency and citizenship through investment, has found this is causing Turkish property prices to...

I've had the good fortune to be part of many outstanding teams during my career. About 30 years ago, I was part of a four-person ad hoc team that we assembled to compete for an advertising and PR account. It’s memorable and meaningful for me because it's when I first...

This month, we marked the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 global pandemic. And, as we continue to celebrate Women's History Month and the many achievements of women around the globe, it's all the more important to remember that, especially in 2020, those achievements came at a higher cost. Women at...