In late 2012, I directed a brand refresh for Vistage Worldwide, where I led corporate and brand communication (2010-2016). Vistage assembles and facilitates Peer Advisory Groups for CEOs and business leaders in 20 countries. In conducting my research, I talked to countless CEOs and business leaders.  I would ask them,...

"I rose from humble origins with toxic family background. When I was 18 years old, I dropped out of college to support my parents and joined the Indian Air Force. I had to struggle hard to earn my livelihood. I sacrificed my personal time, invested a portion of my monthly...

Brazilian entrepreneur and civil engineer Haroldo Jacobovicz is passionate about the transformative power of information technology. He founded Horizons Telecom in 2010 after years of working with information-solutions.  Horizon Telecom is now one of Brazil’s most respected telecommunications suppliers utilizing a 100% fiber network, advanced equipment and multi-point redundancy for...

In today’s global market, executives find their employees’ welfare crammed somewhere between schedule conflicts, long meetings, and an ocean of emails. And on hectic days, it could be jammed in the copy machine for all we know. It’s not that executive leaders don’t care. The fact remains, the Information Age...

There is no need for a captain for a ship intended to stay in a port. The captain is needed to navigate across the rough seas. I was at sea myself and learned the tough way a serious lesson – I wouldn’t go on-board with a captain whom I don’t...

Like most hospitality and business schools, at Hotel Institute Montreux we teach management and leadership to our students. As academic studies show, management is both a science and an art: we can learn management techniques, but it is our personality and experiences that influence how we manage teams. Introducing students...

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life on a global scale, causing its own problems and exacerbating those that already existed. Citizens and their governments around the world are facing over-burdened health systems, alarming hospitalization and death rates, unemployment, disruption to education, loneliness, grief and anxiety, to name just a few...

It's not "what you know," but how quickly you can learn. Behind all the headlines screaming "workplace digital transformation" lies another sea change in how we work, hiding in plain sight. While you were busy adjusting to Slack and ten other new systems for communication, project management, time management and...

The pace of change is unheralded. Broad consumer trends quickly become widely adopted norms. Clubhouse competes with Zoom and Facebook as people seek new ways to connect and converse. Why watch (or listen) to someone else’s story when you can narrate your own? My work with purpose-driven organizations spanning arts...