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Have we ever pondered that when a game of chess start, only half the space on chessboard is initially available? As the game progresses, transactional exchange frees up space for initiating game-changing moves by the players. In the context of Technopreneurship too, the initial amalgamation of Technology and Entrepreneurship is...

As a C-level executive, there are times when you are being poached by other companies, recruiters have presented attractive opportunities, or you are otherwise considering leaving your current company to advance your career, and more than one position presents itself. Each position has its strengths and drawbacks. How do you...

As a leader, when you have a lot on your plate – whether it’s work or family responsibilities– it can feel like things are spiraling out of control.  In my own life, one of the most challenging periods was when I was caring for a deathly ill family member. What...

For more than 20 years, Jeff Bezos fought against the entropy inherent in large organizations. He demanded that Amazon always act as a startup, that it would always be Day 1 at Amazon. As he said in his 1997 shareholder letter, "Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by...

The shareholder of IBOX BANK Alona Shevtsova has been listed among the TOP 50 most influential women in the fintech sector in Ukraine. This October, the Ukrainian Association of Fintech and Innovation Companies (UAFIC) published their rating of the most influential women in the field of financial technologies in Ukraine....

If there's one thing guaranteed in life, it's change, and some people deal with it better than others. However, it doesn't mean those who don't cope well with change can't learn to do so. There are plenty of lessons to be learned from successful entrepreneurs and leaders, who must learn...

DEI is key in building a culture that invites your team to bring their whole selves to work, but it also provides a foundation for team members to deliver their best work to the clients they serve. So the question is, how do you ensure your customer-facing work is steeped...

Alignment of all capital assets drives organizational effectiveness and success. Human capital, at every level, is the critical asset from which everything else is derived.  Finding great talent used to be like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. The reality today in human capital endeavors is that the entire...

“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic” – so said management guru Peter Drucker, in a truism that speaks volumes in a post-Covid age.  The US labor market stands at a crossroads right now, with new and volatile crosswinds...

Dear friends, I come from Greece and I have been dealing with Strategic Communication in an international environment since 1995. Since we are talking about Communication, it makes sense to deal with all its forms. More so when we talk about Strategy, because we have to give special importance to...