archiveChief Knowledge Officer Insider

Last week I had one of the most fulfilling episodes of my consulting career: A two-day immersive workshop with a Fortune 500 insurer designed to stress-test their corporate strategy. While specifics are private, I'd like to share a few thoughts this experience inspired. Corporate strategy is commonly understood as the...

In a world that constantly promotes superstars, not falling into the trap of feeling a little jealous is not easy. Actors, football players, supermodels, and singers are just a few of the superstars we come across when we look in magazines. Their life seems exciting, and this is why we...

As the name suggests, an international school is an international community of students placed in a multicultural educational environment. Their well-being is under the supervision of highly qualified faculty and administrative staff. They have acquired quite a reputation in recent years because of the increasing significance of global education. Expats...

Sustainability is a common phrase these days. In reality, it goes beyond the basic concept of “going green” and instead is about ensuring longevity. As far back as 1972, at the United Nations’ Conference on the Environment, experts discussed sustainability with a focus on preserving ecological systems to help alleviate...

A panic attack is one of the most frequent requests to start psychotherapy and even employs up to 4% of the general population. It seems like something very scary at the time it manifests itself. Even though it is unpleasant, it is not as harmful as we believe. What is...

Businesses constantly face challenges – employment demands, competitive threats, regulatory changes, tight labor markets, adapting to new workplace models, changing customer preferences, supply chain and production issues, and more. However, nothing poses a greater challenge to an executive team than economic uncertainty. It is very difficult to follow a strategic...

Economic power has its dark side, that we know. When self-described “economic hit man” John Perkins first published his Confessions of an Economic Hit Man in 2004, its revelations on how economic power truly works were startling to many. Perkins worked at a major consulting firm, persuading underdeveloped but strategically...

If you’re a business owner and you haven’t taken the time to pre-plan your exit strategy, do it this year. Even if you have no intentions of leaving the helm soon, you might be feeling differently in a year or two. Plenty of entrepreneurs wind up following other ideas and...

As the world continues to weigh its demands for energy against the creeping realities of man-made climate change, Africa has been thrust into a precarious situation, according to energy expert NJ Ayuk.  Across the globe, wealthy nations are constantly devouring more fossil fuels like coal and oil while simultaneously pushing...

While it didn’t reach the record highs of 2021, 2022 continued to exceed historical levels for M&A activity -- PwC even predicted that it would still end up as one of the strongest years on record. Perhaps this sounds surprising since so many companies cut back significantly on their cost...