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The more we are able to delegate, the more we lift others up and the more equipped they become to lead. The challenge for a Jumpseat Leader is to know when to step in again when things start to go awry. How do we know when that time has come?...

Have you ever worked for a leader who doesn’t handle stress well? Trust me, it’s not a great experience—and it certainly doesn’t bring out the best in people. On the other hand, working for a leader who responds well under pressure is a great experience. How leaders handle stress is...

When I consult with organizations around the world about communicating their values effectively to and through their employees, the mantra is always the same. We created and published a corporate values statement and we hold effective on-boardings so we’re good to go.   Go to any corporate website and you’ll see...

In this article, you will read which hotel companies are leading forces in the global hotel market for 2022. Marriott International Of course, Marriott International, the American multinational company in the hotel industry leads the list with the Top 10 major hotel companies in the world for 2021. Marriott is...

Citizenship by investment is one of the most fluid and prominent concepts today. The major reason why the idea has experienced such enormous acceptance is due to the promising opportunities it brings with it. Like many countries, Canada in recent years has become a hotspot for immigrants all across the...

When businesses enter a hypergrowth phase, CFOs have to be as much “Chief Growth Officers” as they are “Chief Financial Officers.” Gone are the days when the CFO’s sole focus was improving cost efficiency through data driven results and cutting costs. Financial solvency is obviously essential, but in the past...

Self-made billionaire, philanthropist, and conservationist are just a few adjectives that describe Brian Sheth. He is the son of an Indian father and an Irish Catholic mother. He grew up in the Boston area and earned an economics degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.  After graduation,...

Predictions were rightly cancelled in 2020; instead, benefits professionals look to 2022 with thoughtful planning. One of my new year’s resolutions is to never make another prediction. If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that predictions don’t hold much water. Instead, I’ve learned to make flexible plans rather than firm predictions....

We know intuitively that trust is a feeling – often a gut feeling. It cannot be purchased, outsourced, automated, created through a policy or process, or sent out as a message. Trust is an emotion, as it relates to the limbic system, which is also involved in motivation, learning, memory,...

What is common among Harvard University, the University of Cambridge, or the University of Tokyo? They are all famous, among many other things, for their robust research-oriented frameworks ranked among the world’s finest. There are many like them that have established a solid reputation in terms of academic publication, research...