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What if I told you there was a way your business could be ten times more profitable? Would I have your full attention? What if I told you that you could have this money, feel more fulfilled at your job, and have a team of happier employees? Now I know...

As some people return to the workplace while remote working increasingly becomes the new normal, we can be sure that video’s prevalence is not going away any time soon. Effectively, every organization will need to emulate Netflix in the way they communicate their brand, with the creating, scheduling, and managing...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way consumers use the internet — namely, increasing the amount of time they spend on digital platforms. Use of social media alone has grown to a full quarter of the time smartphone users spend in apps, according to data from Nielsen. And a Statista report shows respondents all...

Contrary to some opinions, the pandemic is not a great equalizer. As we seek to return to our new "normal" lives, the differences have not faded, they have only taken a new form. Inequality is still a problem, and many millions of people across the globe will fall under the...

We are in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime kind of crisis that is unexpected and unprecedented. So many businesses that had been thriving in a robust economy as recently as January and February 2020, were shut down almost on a moment’s notice and remained so for months until the states...

Covid 19 has changed everything in business. In recent weeks, I’ve been spending a lot of time with my portfolio companies as we think through the impact of the pandemic on their prospects and how they should respond. Honestly, the answers are very clear for some but for others, it’s...

Businesses and people everywhere are having to adjust to a new normal. Many businesses are moving to providing digital products and services, like online courses and sessions. Retailers are starting to open again. Yet 89 percent of consumers are still hesitant about shopping in physical stores, according to a survey...

If the fight against coronavirus is a two-halves football match, where China plays the first half, the rest of the world plays (is playing) the second.  This is a Weibo post that has been trending since the deadly pandemic started to spread globally. Going along with this analogy, whilst people...

Ethics sits within the heart of leadership. With a growing number of ethics scandals being reported, from the downfall of Theranos and a money-laundering scandal at Denmark’s Danske Bank, to the tensions between health and economic welfare exemplified by the COVID-19 crisis, the need for leaders who can model and maintain a...

In early March, we all started our Safer-At-Home experiences. In our two plus months, we all have also learned new experiences that we hope we never have to relearn.  But then, there were some learning that may have been valuable. As we seem to be heading towards a recovery of...