Executive Insider

There I was, scrolling through Facebook when I came across a post about whether or not the term ‘boss mum‘ was appropriate or acceptable to mothers who run their own businesses with staff.  It was a simple question that you might expect would have ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers depending on...

Strong client relationships make the difference between brief business wins and long-lasting, sustainable success. Cultivating these relationships can be challenging, and it is rare to see it done effectively. Many businesses believe impactful strategies that work to build connections lack empathy and genuine personalization. Technology has become an integral part...

The road to becoming a millionaire is a raggedy one. Even when you become a millionaire, things do not become simple. Yes, life becomes wealthier, accessible, and influential. But this doesn’t mean there is no need to consider what comes next. A visionary millionaire understands the impermanence of success and...

Professional spaces, whether in our home or working environment, must increase productivity and creativity and promote comfort and positivity for maximum results. Design should encourage us to work and keep us focused and productive, so the color in the workplace must be chosen carefully. Natural light, proper ventilation, pleasant temperature,...

Research and development (R&D) is a fundamental endeavor in my field of industrial design, where, as CEO of a firm, I guide concepts through several rounds of investigative evolution before a viable product can be created. As a CEO, you are in a unique position to also leverage the potential...

You may pursue the citizenship of another country to conveniently expand your business in that country or even live out your retired life in a laid-back country where the cost of living is less. Some countries require you to invest in their economy to apply for citizenship. Others may want...

In our attempt to see how goals are being shaped and which direction to point out when we want to have some progress, we need to know which types of goals are out there and which needs each one serves. There is a definition of what a goal is. Goal-setting...

Africa is not a wealthy continent. The reasons for that vary. One of the major ones is that a big part of its land is covered by Sahara, a huge desert that doesn't let anything grow. Many countries are close to the equator, where the temperature is unbearable. In other...

For many C-level and senior executives, non-compete covenants are reinforced not only by injunction and “golden handcuffs” but by severe company clawback rights that can pose a significant and even crippling financial hazard to executives who want to leave or even test the waters with a competitor.  If you are...

Many gigabytes of data have been accumulated on the total cost of enterprise ransomware. Most know by now that ransomware causes devastating business interruption (which can lead to losses of between $300K-$100M per hour, as just one of many incident-related costs). What is more seldom spoken of, written about, or...