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A colleague of mine tells a difficult story about the ethics troubles of a multi-billion-dollar Canadian pharmaceutical company I’ll call pHarmX. It exemplifies an incredibly poignant lesson about the ethical choices in our personal and professional lives.  Several years ago, pHarmX developed a drug that safely lowers the aldehyde levels...

The past year has been one of the busiest ever for mergers and acquisitions (M&As), and the volume of deals will likely continent to be high throughout 2022. Paul Inouye foretells several expected M&A trends in 2022. Paul Inouye Has Experience With M&As Paul Inouye is well-qualified to speak about...

Everyone and everything is changing globally, right from people’s perspectives related to buying products online to the market. How many of you scroll for hours to those famous sites and their famous brand products, checking the same product on different sites, comparing it but getting confused about what’s authentic or...

Life is all about opportunities. Yet creating them, identifying them, and exploiting them for maximum gain is not always easy unless you have a helping hand. That is why entrepreneur and self-made woman Mashi Epting has proved a god-send for thousands of individuals looking to improve their circumstances and build...

People new to managing are not usually taught how to level up in their new role. They become stuck a vicious cycle of reacting, redoing, and responding to stay across everything. If you are new(ish) to leading you may find you are operating at a level too low. You are...

Your personal brand is like your reputation – it’s what people say about you when you’re not in the room.  But what if you are never ‘in the room’ and people don’t talk about you because they don’t know you exist?  How do you raise your reputation and get noticed...

The void between being a startup entrepreneur and a CEO lies in your mind. Who you are and how you are, are linked to what your business is and how your business functions. My name is Renzie Richardson, and I am the founder and CEO of BHFL Group, a better...

Do you know how many of your leaders are getting up at 4am in order to ‘get their work done’ before the day’s meeting frenzy begins?  It’s likely to be more than you think. Or perhaps not – perhaps you’re also trying this tactic to get on top of your...

There is no doubt that CEOs are an integral part of every organization. They play a key role in strategic planning and decision making which further shapes the direction of the business. Although the Chief Executive Officer is also considered the highest-ranking member of any firm, it is the vast...

Blending direct, yet fair Assertive Speaking skills with empathic, Active Listening helps us in many work and personal conversations, especially when facing an impasse while forging agreements with others.   The “G.A.I.N.” Agenda for Gaining Commitments Let’s pretend you’ve effectively tried to forge agreement from someone about a needed task. You’ve...