CEO Perspectives

There has been a dramatic increase in organisations proudly promoting their organisational culture of burnout.  A recent Fortune article claimed that ‘LinkedIn, Hootsuite and Bumble all shut down for a week to battle burnout’. COVID-19 may not be squarely to blame, but there is no denying that it has been...

In 2019 my 16 year old daughter was on a 6 month student exchange from Australia to France. I planned to fly to France to spend the last 2 weeks of her stay with her - and with visions of myself as Audrey Hepburn shopping and sightseeing in Paris, I...

Making broad assumptions is risky for founders and their teams when investor dollars and many hours of hard work are at stake. Relationships grounded in trust are a necessity. Good listening skills – among team members and customers – set the tone for a two-way dialogue where each person feels...

This is a story about what motivates your staff – your team – to be successful. For more years than I want to admit, I have competed in sailing races across New England including Block Island Race Week, the Bermuda Race, Ted Hood Regatta, the Buzzards Bay Regatta, and the...

I’ve worked with CEOs, Fortune 500 executives, social entrepreneurs, and other leaders around the world to unlock their full leadership potential. One place I often start is helping them develop practices to break free of negative self-talk. This is not only important in the workplace but also in so many...

All great stories follow a certain form. Learn to tell your story so others want to hear more. What’s your story? Knowing how to shape your story to compel engagement and inspire interest in you is a critical skill to develop and hone. A good story about who you are...

When a threat seems clear to you, it’s hard to believe others will deny it. Yet smart people deny serious risks surprisingly often. A case in point example comes from my experience helping a mid-size regional insurance company conduct a strategic pivot to thrive in the post-COVID world in January...

The conversations are hot, and as leaders we’re well and truly in the debate.  Should we have our people go back to the office, or not? Is it time that we go back to the way we used to ‘do’ work?  Or if we do extend our flexible approach we’ve...

Suffering a rout in the stock markets this week, Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has lost the coveted tag of being the second richest billionaire in Asia. His net worth has fallen to $62.9 billion, down from $77 billion at the beginning of this week. In just 4 days, Adani Group...

Successful leaders know that we can control only 3 things in our life: our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. If we can take charge over those, we can lead our organizations, and our lives, to our own vision of success.  That vision may differ for successful leaders: some want to grow...