Recently, a CEO that I coach asked me, “How can we build a culture of empathy in my organization? Can empathy be learned?” It’s a fascinating question and one that leaders have been asking since the start of the COVID-19 global pandemic. They are asking this question more and more...

An important part of designing your investment and retirement strategy is deciding exactly what your wealth goals are. You’ll want to determine how you plan to spend the money that you save or earn through investing later in life. Some individuals may seek to set higher wealth goals as they...

Corporate governance and proxy issues are just newsworthy.  That’s why the popular media obsession with Elon Musk’s campaign against Twitter is as fascinating as the takeover battle itself .  The high-level, back and forth between Musk and the Twitter board brought daily shocks and counter moves, enough to even distract...

How can organisations create a great culture, build connection and camaraderie when we aren’t always working within the same four walls anymore?  This was the question posed to Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab at Inventium’s recent Workplaces of the Future virtual event. His answer did not disappoint.  Murph...

If I were to take a “blue widget” from each one of us, set them side by side, and ask typical customers to choose the best, they would probably have a difficult time. All of the widgets would be very good, and all very similar. We know there are differences...

Over the past three decades, I have had four separate professions. I started out as a bored computer scientist who transformed himself into a professional blackjack player, used his gambling skills to get a job on Wall Street, and finally, became an author who is about to publish his first...

In the early 1970s, pediatrician and psychoanalyst D.W. Winnicott introduced us to a concept he called transitional space. The initial connection was related to children who needed to be able to process through their current state of being into a future state. In this safe space, a “change to” or...

COVID has highlighted a new imperative for Boards – the need for greater healthcare acumen. One of the best solutions is to add a healthcare CEO to your Board. Healthcare CEOs bring deep experience to corporate Boards, both in leading complex, multi-billion-dollar health organizations of their own as well as...

The way businesses conduct meetings has certainly changed in the past 18 months and in years gone by they had typically been little more than a work-based social function on company time. While the thought of socialising with fellow staff has often been the driving force for employees to attend...