As the lockdown begins to loosen up in some countries, businesses are going to find it difficult to walk through it easily. The biggest challenge facing the entrepreneurs, CEOs, CFOs post-COVID-19 is reopening their business. In such an extended period of uncertainty, to reopen and to outmaneuver the uncertainty requires...

The role of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is to lead the development and execution of long-term strategies with the ultimate goal of increasing value. However, this role is evolving. Today's CEOs are facing an unprecedented volume of increasingly fast-moving pressures — from rapidly changing consumer demands and dramatic technological...

Individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset are often drawn to business opportunities involving new ideas and the converting those ideas into a business to capitalise on their cleverness. If you are drawn to one or more of these ideas then you potentially have an entrepreneurial mindset. Such a mindset is not only an asset but a skill. The good...

Pursuing a business degree opens up new avenues for your career. Choosing the right career is not a straightforward task. You must consider multiple factors before deciding upon your ideal job profile. Your ideal job should align with your interests and preferences. High-paying jobs often come with higher stress levels...

Even as some cities and states begin to reopen, COVID-19 is still present around the world — and that means plenty of consumers are still making online purchases rather than buying essential items in person. In the past few months, e-commerce orders have soared, and they’re not slowing down yet....

When you think of a typical entrepreneur, you might envision a tech savvy Zuckerberg-ish type with quality education or $ behind them. But in truth, there’s many forms of entrepreneurs and not all of them are as you’d expert. I’m neither a genius nor over educated and I’m definitely not...

The Covid-19 pandemic has created need on a tremendous global scale. While the philanthropic efforts of individuals make a big difference during these times, businesses also possess great power and resources to help those in need. For that reason, it’s more important than ever for companies large and small, to...

Crises can define CEOs and cement their abilities to guide an organization. As business leaders navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, we asked eight former C-suite leaders of global workforces, who sit on the Advisory Board and Board of Directors of InStride, to share their perspectives on leading through a crisis. Collectively,...

As uncertainty plagues our communities and the economy, strong and authentic leadership is crucial to finding our own way through this crisis. Organizations need effective leaders at all levels to create a clear and inspiring vision, earn trust, and demonstrate compassion. Having built an award-winning company that employed well over...

CEOs and their leadership teams seek digital transformation and cloud adoption to compete for success in the new economy. Despite the prevailing advice and encouragement to move rapidly on transformation plans, CEOs know all too well the challenges associated with authorizing and implementing sweeping digital and cloud adoption. Organizations want to pursue digital initiatives,...

The journey of an entrepreneur after a startup failure can be compared to the experience of losing a loved one. The resultant grief of such a loss is discussed in the famous  paper titled the “Five stages of grief” by Kubler- Ross. These five stages are identified as denial, anger,...

In the summer of 2019, I sat down with 10 branding executives—each of whom had advised on some of the most high-profile branding crises in modern history. I gathered their inside perspectives on what works to rebuild brand, and uncovered four guiding principles through which brands can evaluate their post-crisis...

Do you know how your prospective customers make buying decisions? The facts might surprise you. It used to be that customers would begin the process relatively uninformed, then progress through a linear buying journey that involved engaging with a sales rep fairly early on. Now, it’s a whole new world....

As a culture, we confuse leadership and success – whether in business, politics, associations, or universities. It’s true; business leaders are visibly at the pinnacle of their organization, having a level of achievement that is commensurate with financial and professional success. However, there are also more narrowly defined successes associated...

We all know that the world is changing, that Amazon is coming to eat your business model, and some startup is going to Uberize your market. Unfortunately, Digital Transformation has become a buzzword synonymous with large consultancies and not business results, and many businesses are jaded. Nowhere is this more...