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The challenge to provide employees a real work-life balance has reached a new high during the Coronavirus pandemic. The most successful business models nowadays not only deliver customer and shareholder value, but also employee value. This topic is already on many US CEO desks. Burnouts, chronic stress, and even mental...

We live in a constantly changing world where ideas and values are being constantly criticized and examined under the microscope. Most countries of the developed world share some common things about what is good, ethical, and important. Our priorities determine our lifestyle and even the way we do business. So...

Many people are often absorbed with the question of whether they picked the right career for them. The criteria vary and it is not only financial issues that lead people to certain decisions. There are about ten parameters that people examine when they are about to pick a career here...

As a business executive, you will inevitably encounter a significant change in your organization. These changes can be a structural reorganization, buy-out, crisis, or a social shift such as diversity and inclusion. This article will discuss why, as a leader, you can feel empowered to engage in leading during what...

Leadership in an entrepreneurial business is a complex fusion that brings together different individual characteristics and skills. However, these diverse characteristics need to work together and achieve the set goals of the business. Leaders have the privilege to have the opportunity to lead, empower and mentor those around them. These...

Traditionally, most prominent families are underpinned by a family office. Often offering everything from estate planning to investment advice, the people serving the family are often as important as the management of companies they own. An institution in its own right, the lightly regulated family office has nevertheless remained surprisingly...

There is much chatter today about the Biden administration seriously taking on Climate Change. In response, there is also “woe is me” chatter from some business leaders. Such a mindset is outdated and ignores an immense opportunity. The presumption has long been that “going green” hurts earnings. Government forces, critics...

88% of change initiatives fail, according to a 2016 report by Bain & Co. And while we can argue about the percentages, the fact that the vast majority of change initiatives, business strategies, mergers and acquisitions fail to deliver – is irrefutable. But we can be among the 1 in...

Respect is one of the invisible and vital elements that make organisations work smoothly and effectively – or not. When respect is present, operations flow well. When absent, there’s friction, which comes with high risks and potentially high costs. A recent report by McKinsey on COVID-19 and the Employee Experience,...

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...