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BURIED TREASURE: Have you ever wondered why pirates used to always bury their treasure chests on a deserted island? As a child, it seemed to me like a reckless game of hide and seek! However, with age, I came to realize the wisdom of this strategy. If a pirate had successfully...

"Saudi Aramco aims to play a key role at the heart of China's long-term energy security and high-quality development," said Amin Hassan Nasser, President and CEO of the Saudi Arabian oil company (Saudi Aramco), during the China Development Forum in Beijing. Saudi Aramco will expand its oil production capacity to...

A few days ago, I decided to get a different perspective on Peernovation – a value proposition I introduced to the marketplace upon publishing my third book, Peernovation: What Peer Advisory Groups Can Teach Us About Building High-Performing Teams. After developing my own narrative to describe what it means, it...

Citizenship by Investment (CBI) schemes have been doing rounds in the past few years. Investors from across the globe are eyeing such schemes offering lenient citizenship requirements in exchange for investment in select forms. Often referred to as Golden Visas, they are essentially a gateway to citizenship and hence, the...

As of March 23, 2023, with its market capitalization of $440 billion, LVMH MOËT HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE is the most valuable company in France, according to the CEOWORLD magazine. The list places 'ORÉAL as the second most valuable company in France, towering at a $227 billion valuation, followed by...

Emmett Shear, CEO of Amazon-owned Twitch, has announced that he will be stepping down from his role as chief executive, which he co-founded over 16 years ago. Amazon acquired Twitch, known for its community of video game enthusiasts, for almost $1 billion in 2014. Twitch is most known as a...

Have you ever wondered how society affects your clients' consuming behaviors or how it even affects you as a consumer? Today we focus on the social and cultural parameters that seem to play such an important role. Social factors Culture and subculture Culture describes several aspects of a particular civilization....

Note the question: I am not asking whether a CEO Peer Forum fits you. My question is: Do you have what it takes to make a positive difference in the lives of other CEOs and those they care about? There is no doubt in my mind that you will find...

An ambitious person will always have goals, and once you realize how easy it is to reach them, you will be ''addicted'' in the process of becoming better. Today we analyze the five best things you can do to accomplish your goals and get encouraged by your success. Long-term and...

Companies exist to create value for customers. Customers only buy when they think the value they will receive exceeds the price.  Stop and think about those first two sentences. They’re the foundation of what is to follow. Customers buy value. Companies create value. Pricing puts a number on the transaction....