archiveChief Investment Officer Insider

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...

Fear generates racism: Philosophers claim that racism has its source from a very basic feeling of every human, the fear. It is the fear of the unknown, the fear of anything different, and the fear of things that are unfamiliar for us. Racism is supposed to refer to discrimination regarding...

A lot of us would like to go for a trip, either to a warm beach or a ski resort where we could also enjoy the view of polar lights. However, the Covid-19 restrictions have made transportation difficult, and we probably have to settle with home vacation. Still, we can...

The era of the chief risk officer (CRO) is upon us. Disruptions across the world are spurring changes in risk oversight and leading many organizations to think long and hard about adding a CRO. Consider the numbers: LinkedIn reports the number of CROs in the U.S. is rising. The RIMS...

CEOWORLD magazine, the world's leading business publication, has announced the appointment of Leo Bottary to its External Advisory Board (EAB). Leo is the founder and managing partner of Peernovation, LLC and has served as a CEOWORLD magazine Opinion Columnist for the past three years, where he has contributed more than...

Canada is a peaceful and safe place to live in. The northern border of the United States and the southern border of Alaska, another state of the United States, Canada is an excellent country to live in. The strength of its currency is a little weaker than the US dollar,...

L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS), a global specialized engineering services company, has appointed Amit Chadha as a chief executive officer & managing director. The appointment is fixed for a term of 3 years with effect from April 1, 2021, till March 31, 2024. Prior to his elevation to this role,...

Just like money, our time and capacity are finite.  Good money managers understand this fact and weigh the opportunity cost of their investment decisions in the context of their clients’ goals.  Likewise, leaders who create new markets, new industry standards, or new levels of performance understand the principle of missed...

Succession planning is going backwards. Since 1999 there has been continued worldwide slippage in companies that feel they have a decent bench to replace those moving on or retiring. DDI’s recent Global Leadership Forecast reports that 77% of organisations report a leadership gap - a situation that is worsening as...

Covid-19 has hammered home something we already knew – that change is inevitable and often completely out of our control. It has also taught us that we have no choice but to accept it – good change, bad change, even change that we didn’t ask for. We can try to...