Success and Leadership

I hear it time and time again that ‘a shortage of ideas isn’t our problem in innovation, it’s our inability to implement.’ Implying that ideas are the easy part! I strongly disagree.  Yes, anyone can come up with ideas, but what is actually needed is differentiated, relevant and value adding...

With aging populations in all of the industrialized and most of the developing world, we need to find ways to become more efficient in order to create more output. The way forward is to make computers see and understand the same way humans do. Indeed, economics only adds up with technology...

Team members often interchangeably refer to themselves as the leadership ‘group’ and the leadership ‘team’. Yet, despite their significant differences and outcomes, most cannot see the distinctions between the two. Much is known and has been written about teams and here are many definitions of what constitutes a team. Common...

Stale, archaic, and obsolete. Those words are often used to describe companies whose methodology is centered on keeping things as always, especially regarding an aging workforce. However, as a business owner and entrepreneur, I've found that a company's greatest asset can, at times, be found in its younger team members....

Full-stack refers to all the technologies needed to complete a project. A client may want a mobile stack, a Native stack, or a Web stack. A full-stack engineer can handle all the work related to databases, clients, servers, and systems engineering. A “stack” refers to a sub-module of a technology....

There are differences between men and women. While this might not be a shattering observation, let's concentrate on how the differences affect how women approach their careers and show up as leaders. It's a fact more women than men enroll in college. Still, there is a significant difference in the...

Devil's Island is a rocky but heavily palm-fringed islet of the Atlantic Ocean located about 7 miles off the coast of French Guiana, just across the mouth of the Kuru River, and is the smallest island in the island cluster of the Salis Islands. This islet had been converted into...

For the past few years we experienced the greatest workplace disruption in generations.  Previously job security with good compensation and an opportunity to grow was the motivation for people joining new organizations. Now a massive number of employees not only want to feel invested in the work they do, but...

There is so much information and misinformation out there that promises to help you get over your fear of public speaking.  But what your colleague might find life-changing leaves you severely underwhelmed.  Whilst public speaking is a commonly held fear, we are each afraid for different reasons so the techniques...

As someone who has taken an unlikely career path, starting as an entry level shipping clerk and rising to CEO, I credit my success to curiosity, willpower and self-directed learning. This, along with great mentors, enabled me to think like a CEO from the start.    As an entry level shipping...