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When people think of personal reputation management, they immediately think about celebrities or politicians. But everyone has a reputation, and it’s one of your most important assets. A positive reputation attracts great talent to your organisation and helps you negotiate and collaborate more easily. I work extensively with mid-level leaders...

Whether running 26.2 miles in an actual marathon or executing a figurative one to solve global supply disruptions, the same winning strategies apply. Neither happen by chance. Connecting The Dots… Linking methods for success in athletics to success in business is not a new concept, especially with the recent Olympics...

Trust is good when it comes to interpersonal relationships. It’s not so good when it comes to corporate cyber security -- at least, not in the way that it’s classically been implemented. IT systems’ approach to network security has traditionally relied on what is known as the castle-and-moat network security...

For many high-net-worth individuals, protecting their estates from both taxes (during life and at death) and creditors is of paramount importance. People in higher-profile occupations, such as business executives, can easily become targets for litigation either in their personal or professional lives. While trusts have always been effective instruments to...

Steve Jobs, chairman, CEO and co-founder of Apple died in 2011. Until the end of his life he was an inspiration but also an example for many people. At a young age he left the college where he was studying because he thought that it did not give him the...

In the recent pandemic year when so many businesses were compelled to require a remote workplace, many became acutely aware of the power of human relationships. In truth, it was the power of human connection that built the foundation for a successful telework environment. Now, as employers bring staff back...

A great sense of optimism is diffuse between CFOs across Europe according to Deloitte's thirteenth edition of the "European CFO Survey: Spring 2021". More specifically, in every country and sector surveyed more CFOs feel more optimistic about their company’s financial prospects giving a positive net balance that is at its...

A Wharton School graduate who was highly successful while previously working for McKinsey & Company and Goldman Sachs, Jay Jung is now offering the kind of high-level corporate finance advisory to small-to-medium-sized companies that are usually only afforded to Fortune 500 brands. Imagine having six-time Super Bowl champion head coach...

Virtusa Corporation, an American IT services firm, has appointed Santosh Thomas as Chief Executive Officer. He takes over from the company's co-founder and CEO Kris Canekeratne, who announced his transition from the business in May 2021. As a business leader and technologist, Santosh Thomas has a proven track record for...

As you read the title of this article, I know this may feel somewhat counter intuitive. We have used the word when leading and managing “change” for decades. When instigating a project we expect things to develop from one place to another or introducing something new to a system or...