archiveChief Delivery Officer Insider

Professionally speaking, my venture into the world of CEO Peer Advisory Groups began in the spring of 2010 after accepting a position to lead corporate communication at Vistage Worldwide. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Vistage had fallen off the national media stage, and the CEO wanted to...

Members of any team, including those in academic institutions, are more open and willing to share more ideas and conversations when they work in a psychologically safe work environment. The team spends more time solving problems than managing member relationships (Bradley et al., 2012). Resilience with varying degrees of intensity...

Sébastien Desreumaux has been appointed as the new CEO of Uperio Group, taking over from President and Founder Philippe Cohet, who will remain involved as a member of the company’s supervisory board. Desreumaux expressed his gratitude to Cohet for facilitating a smooth transition and assured the Uperio team in Europe...

As competition for people rises, business owners need strategies for retention as continuing to re-hire and training to be a high performer can be up to five times their salary. This impacts the culture, morale and the dollars on the bottom line. To retain key talent, there’s 5 key things...

At its meeting on September 25, the Supervisory Board of Siemens Energy AG extended the contract of CEO Christian Bruch by an additional five years, now set to run through April 2030. His original contract was due to expire in April 2025. Siemens Energy AG, formed from the spin-off of...

Robert Gilby, who had been serving as Chief Executive Officer of Dentsu APAC, has stepped down from his role. Appointed in September 2022, Gilby took over from Ashish Bhasin and was tasked with unifying Dentsu's Asia Pacific operations under the 'One Dentsu' strategy. His mandate also included driving growth and...

Recommendation system algorithms are a technological advancement widely adopted by major online platforms, shaping much of what we see online today. However, many people remain unaware of the broader implications of these systems. Originally, recommendation systems were designed to address the problem of information overload. As the volume of content—books,...

French shipping magnate Rodolphe Saadé has expressed his company’s readiness to contribute more in taxes as France grapples with strained public finances. His comments reflect a growing acceptance among the nation’s wealthiest citizens and largest corporations of the government’s shift towards increased taxation. Saadé, the CEO and chairman of CMA...

In a recent blog post, OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman shared his belief that superintelligent AI could emerge within the next few thousand days. Far from painting a dystopian future, Altman envisions a world marked by unprecedented prosperity. While he acknowledged that this transformation might take longer than anticipated, he remained...

As an executive recruiter with over 20 years of experience, I have worked with virtually every type of organisation, from top listed companies to small private businesses, not for profits, governments and government owned corporations.  There are attributes in the way I and my company work that have allowed us...