CEO Perspectives

At a time when companies are facing an unprecedented set of circumstances – from a global health pandemic to a worldwide economic contraction – it’s difficult to think beyond the immediate crises of the day. In fact, many companies become utterly reactive during recessions, scrambling from one problem to the...

If you are a law student, you’d know the value of internships. When I was in a law school, we were expected to do at least one internship during the summer and winter breaks. We were asked to explore various kinds of internships, from chamber internships to corporate firm internships....

Journal articles are very important sources of knowledge in the scholarly world. Whether you are an academician or a person of curiosity, there is always an article for you to read and educate yourself. So far as academics is concerned, journal articles assume an exceptionally high reputation and are very...

Todays’ way of working has led people to often change employers and many times even their whole career orientation. The forecasts during the last decade show that the average employee of the western world will have to change his career seven times during his lifetime. Human resource recruiters on their...

Unprecedented challenges confront the American worker in 2020. The dual forces of the pandemic and the phenomenon that is artificial intelligence have compelled companies to lay off workers in record numbers on a continuing basis. When faced with terminating employees as a last resort, companies should consider offering outplacement services...

In their Harvard Business Review article (2018), Dimmock and Gerken share their research on the contagiousness of employee fraud: they say, "even your most honest employees become more likely to commit misconduct if they work alongside a dishonest individual." Bad behaviour is contagious. So too is good behaviour! The human brain...

For anyone that has ever worked in customer service, you would know there are certain behaviours that are greatly welcomed from customers that can help to make your job easier or even make your day. During this ever changing and challenging time, the ability to be a great customer and...

Among the many disruptions of 2020 is a re-examination by companies about how to deal with their own histories – especially given racial tensions that reached a fever pitch over the summer. But a new survey shows that executives tend to overstate the handle they have on potentially problematic issues...

As someone once said: “A most important role of leadership in a time of crisis is to plan for the next crisis.” There will be another crisis. It may not be --- and we hope it won’t be --- as devastating as COVID-19. The next crisis may be a product...

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” ―Joseph Addison When you observe extraordinary achievers, leaders, and CEOs, they have the habit of reading regularly. They find time to read books despite being busy with their activities and tasks. Famous people including Albert Einstein, Barrack Obama, Warren...