Executive Insider

When the dust of the COVID-19 crisis finally starts to settle, we will face a new environment that may vary dramatically from what we know today in terms of consumer behaviors, business models and the respective roles of the state and private sector. The longer and deeper the crisis, the...

Our workplaces are irreversibly changing. Workplaces have always evolved but never before has our physical and conceptual thinking been challenged like it is now under COVID-19 conditions. I have held a view for some years that CBD offices would be replaced by apartments possibly as early as mid this decade...

With the constant evolution of the digital marketing field, it may feel increasingly difficult to assemble the right blend of marketers to handle all your different digital channels. In today’s world, digital marketing isn’t just one job, but a slew of responsibilities. In my 20+ years of experience in this...

Imagine that you needed specialist surgery. Who would you turn to? Would it be your car mechanic? Would it be your plumber? I don’t know about you, but given that I wanted them to operate on me,  it’s unlikely they’d be my first choice! I trust my mechanic with my...

As organisations become more complex, the need for dialogue, understanding and the willingness for leaders to check assumptions and listen to diverse perspectives is essential.  One way to do that effectively is through reverse mentoring. In reverse mentoring the traditional mentee and mentor role is swapped.  Senior leaders adopt the...

While the number of Londoners who can’t afford meals skyrockets, The Felix Project is collaborating with Food For London Now to tackle the effects of COVID-19 head-on, delivering food across the city. As unemployment rates and food poverty levels rise at the hands of the pandemic, The Felix Project is...

There has been a lot of talk lately about the Connected Worker”. The "Connected Worker" converges different technology trends such as Cloud, mobile, web, chat, social, wearables, AI/ML, and more to change the entire working life of a companies’ front-line worker. In an era of uncertainty during Covid-19, it's important...

Coronavirus continues to dominate every conversation as the world struggles to deal with the magnitude of the pandemic. However, amidst such chaos and conversation also lies an unparalleled opportunity to usher in transformational changes to the various sectors spread across. Hovering around each corner is technology, which is keeping the...

As you sit at that Boardroom table ready to make your pitch or walk into that conference wondering if you wore the right outfit or approach that lectern to deliver the company’s annual results just remember this - You, my friend, have been faking it, big time. You really have...

COVID-19 has brought an economic catastrophe. The IMF predicts that “for the first time since the Great Depression, both advanced and emerging market economies will be in recession in 2020.” The World Bank is forecasting that this recession “will be the deepest since 1945-46.” I have deep sympathy for the...