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“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” – Warren Buffett Remaining competitive in your industry is challenging with a tarnished reputation. In today’s news cycle, reporting on an organization’s downward reputational spiral can be difficult to watch — especially when that impairment is...

The last two years has illuminated the fragile mental health of executives and their teams.  In December last year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released their First insights from the National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2020-21 report. Some of the findings were:  15% of Australians (and more...

In the year 2018, a Global Student Entrepreneurship Survey was conducted that showed that 35 percent of students surveyed wanted to pursue entrepreneurial ambitions following the completion of their degree course. Many of these students had already begun exploring options and/or were already part of a business initiative. And, this...

With the increase of customers moving to online spaces for their shopping needs more and more companies are moving to dropshipping to accommodate this increase. People want cheap products delivered quickly from the comfort of their own homes, and dropshipping allows for that scale and quick turnaround times without needing...

Panama is blessed with warm weather all year round, fantastic beaches, flavorsome food, lofty mountains, and excellent internet connectivity. It is economically and politically stable and is one of the select Latin American countries with an Investment Grade. To top all of this, Panama is quite close to the US...

As of 28 March 2022, with a net worth of roughly $256 billion, Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, followed by Jeff Bezos(No. 2, $190 billion), Bernard Arnault(No. 3, $143 billion); and Bill Gates(No. 4, $133 billion). Warren Buffett is the fifth-richest person in the world, with...

The world has changed significantly over the past couple years.  Responding to the pandemic, increasing social equity, improving corporate transparency, remote working and economic unpredictability have challenged even the most experienced Board of Directors – both private and public.  Board relations and interactions have become more complicated with the restrictions...

We spend so much time at work, more time than we spend with our family, friends and loved ones. Why stay stuck in a job, doing things you don’t enjoy, with people you don’t like? When I first started my coaching business almost 20 years ago, I worked with relatively...

There are many people across the globe today who are vying for second citizenship. Reason? Well, there is more than one to state. For starters having citizenship of another country comes with its benefits. Not only do you get access to a higher standard of living, healthcare facilities, and topnotch...

Aligning strategy, planning, risk, people and technology is key for businesses to adapt to and survive in today’s disruptive world.  Disrupt your planning before your business gets disrupted  Any conversation around energy today is going to be intertwined with the geopolitical crisis in eastern Europe. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent...