On October 3, 2024, Han Thi Khanh Vinh, CEO and member of the Board of Directors at Vietnam Pharmaceutical Corporation (Vinapharm), received the prestigious Master Entrepreneur Award at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA). This recognition marks a significant milestone in her career, coming just over a year into her...

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show has long been a highlight in the fashion industry, renowned for its dazzling wings, extravagant outfits, and the top-tier models who grace the runway. Beyond their beauty, these models also command lucrative contracts, with many achieving impressive financial success throughout their careers, becoming some of...

Britain's richest retirees are earning as much as $3.9 million annually from their pensions, but nearly half of that is being lost to taxes, according to recent data. HM Revenue & Customs revealed that around 39,000 pensioners in the 2023-24 tax year withdrew taxable pension incomes of at least $64,960....

As business leaders, we recognize that any successful organisation (for profit or not for profit) needs three critical elements – vision, commitment and money. These are the backbone of our passion to take on tasks and challenges, lead with authenticity, and create impactful outcomes that we can deliver to our...

In today’s fast-paced business world, the pressure to perform can overshadow the sustainable wellbeing of the very people driving that success. But high performance and joy don’t have to be at odds. As a Chartered Organisational Psychologist and author, I’ve seen how organisations can thrive when leaders focus on being...

The harsh reality is that 90% of startups fail.  Studies often point the finger at cash shortages, tough competition, and flawed business models. But these are just symptoms—the tip of the iceberg. Dig deeper, and you’ll find three underlying issues that quietly erode a startup’s chances of success: failing to...

Emotional intelligence (EI) has become a foundational construct of leadership across all industries and throughout all levels of leadership within the organization. But what good is it if leaders are completely blind to how to personally use it? The effectiveness of EI is directly correlated to leaders’ doing two things:...

If you want to create lasting value and impact, stop competing and start collaborating. I left a global negotiation consulting firm to go out on my own. It wasn’t something I had planned, but after a leadership change, I found myself unable to work with the new general in charge....

If you’re expecting the story of a polished, Ivy-League-trained business prodigy, this isn’t it. My journey has been one of an underdog, an unlikely entrepreneur who got it wrong more than I got it right. The truth is, I stumbled into business like a kid at a school dance –...