Executive Insider

We are currently in the midst of the largest ever global experiment with remote working. Without question, COVID-19 has accelerated the work from home movement exponentially, with millions of workers transitioning to a home based working environment over night. But will the experiment last beyond lockdown? Yes, but only if...

We are living in a crazy time.  Many organizations are likely to cease to exist. In some instances this is due to their particular line of business and the COVID19 pandemic (e.g., restaurants, beauty care…), but other organizations will cease to exist or become much smaller due to choices made...

We all know that the world is changing, that Amazon is coming to eat your business model, and some startup is going to Uberize your market. Unfortunately, Digital Transformation has become a buzzword synonymous with large consultancies and not business results, and many businesses are jaded. Nowhere is this more...

Believe it or not, this is a great time for executives in career transition to network and to meet people. In my role as a coach for C-Suite members looking for their new jobs, one of the things that we talk about is how important networking is in general and...

At present, when the World seems chaotic with hysteria about the Pandemic, the media reporting on the doom & gloom consistently and the consequent anxiousness, it is easy to lose our center. A little bit of thought channelizing and redirection of mind may make this phase a lot easier to...

As we are all adopting to this new “normal” of life during COVID-19, we are learning new things about ourselves, our employees, and companies. As CEOs, it is even more incumbent to step up and lead our teams during this time. During a crisis, everybody looks to a leader for...

As COVID-19 cases continue to escalate across the country – and the world – organizations are grappling with how to sustain business while social distancing and self-isolation become the “new normal.” During this period of heightened uncertainty, which has drastically changed the way many organizations operate, remote work is becoming...

Organizational flux, personal concerns and mass uncertainty about the future of work and business all contribute to a uniquely challenging situation for executive leadership teams. Social isolation exacerbates the situation and can lead to a “hunker down” mentality that poses leadership challenges and disrupts normal recovery resources. More than ever,...

Amidst uncertainty, it is more important now than ever for executive leadership to adapt leading change approaches to include a foundation of allyship. Social stigmatization and discrimination elevate during times of fear and anxiety creating challenges for leaders in workspaces. Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Asian and Asian-American communities are particularly...

Andrew Chung is the founder and managing partner of 1955 Capital, a U.S.-based venture capital firm that uses technology to solve problems in the developing world. The child of Chinese immigrants, Chung’s first business experience started at age 5 in his parent’s restaurant. It was that experience that first taught...