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The legendary baseball manager Leo Durocher is remembered for his equally legendary quip about nice guys finishing last. I’ll leave it to the sports experts to debate whether he was right. But in my experience, a variation of the Durocher maxim has since become an indelible part of how the business world views the role

I don’t want to scare you, but the status quo is a death sentence. Most modern organizations are run using systems and strategies that will seem almost comically outdated a few short years from now. That’s because the strategic orchestration of technologies described in this book—conversational AI, hyperautomation, and intelligent automation—will do a lot more

As the Great Resignation continues, the epidemic has reached the top: many in the C-Suite now have one foot out the door. A recent Deloitte survey found that nearly 70% of executives are seriously considering quitting their jobs and searching for positions that better support their well-being. Some leaders have already led the way out. A CEO

High-performing peer advisory groups and top organizational teams have at least two common attributes: 1) An active Learning-Achieving Cycle and 2) An acute understanding of the power of celebration. Both are foundational to realizing Peernovation. So let’s unpack their attributes and their relationship to one another so you can make them a part of how

We all have people in our personal and professional life who we find challenging. We may label them as ‘precious’, ‘difficult’ or ‘hard work’.  The typical approach to managing people such as this is to try to avoid them or find a way to work around them. This may work as a short-term approach, but

Landing a coveted spot on the hit ABC show, Shark Tank, is a dream from many entrepreneurs. But it’s not easy. According to USA Today, the show receives 35,000-40,000 applicants each season. Of these, only 1,000 advance to the next round and in most seasons, only 88 contestants will appear on the show. Many of

CEO optimism rebounded for the first time in months in early August, as Chief Executive’s leading indicator of CEO confidence clawed back more than half of the one-quarter-plus loss it has experienced since the beginning of the year. But that’s not to say CEOs are expecting U.S. businesses to be out of the woods any

After likely spending a lifetime building your business, deciding to exit can be a hard choice. It’s made even harder if you don’t have a comprehensive exit strategy in place. Senior wealth manager Susan Jones provides a guide to exit planning — from estate planning to liquidation strategies — to make the transition smoother for

If you had invested in each member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index over the five years ending in 2021, your investment in 92% of the companies would have earned a positive return. Less than one in 12 companies would have lost you money. Similar stats would be expected, on average, when we look

Strategic Communication is the management of organizational communication to achieve specific objectives. It includes the development and implementation of plans, programs, and activities to influence or change attitudes beliefs, or behaviors of target audiences. In short, Strategic Communication is about getting your message across to others to achieve your desired outcome. There are many different

What is the halo effect? How can it affect people? How much is it likely to distort reality? There are many questions arising on this, perhaps, too little considered phenomenon. Knowledge is one of the most important characteristics that allows us to understand the surrounding environments, our needs and much more. For these reasons, some

Few things have as powerful an effect on any of us as hearing our boss tell us that they are proud of us, that our work is really good. This is because we all need to know that our contributions count for something—that we are helping the leader and our organization succeed, and that our

A google search with the term ‘Executive coaching’ returns 282 million hits, so the coaching industry is as strong as it has ever been. Executive Coaching is as commonplace in organisations now as corporate yoga sessions, workplace massage therapists, employee engagement surveys, chillout rooms, and gift vouchers for ‘living’ the values. While all of these

In reference to this, does anyone who has access to a computer or a reasonably recent mobile device really yearn for the “good old days?” Can most visualize making decisions on what to sell, who to sell stuff to and how best to do that without being immersed entirely in the wonderful world of research?

The jobs of both CEOs and CFOs may soon get harder. Inflation shows no signs of slowing, costs are soaring and seven in ten CFOs believe a recession is just around the corner. And then there’s the cost of employee health insurance, which has surged 47% over the past decade, to an average of $22,000

There is nothing like escaping the winter of Melbourne, Australia, for the warmth and relaxation of Bali. The beaches, the rice terraces, the mountains, the beautifully kind people, the food, the vibe – there are so many reasons to make Bali your next holiday destination. But, what if you want more than a holiday? As

It’s a fact that likable people are the ones who get furthest in life. Even if you’re not the smartest or most experienced, if you are the most likable, you’ll often be the most persuasive at the moment. In contrast, unlikeable people are a turn-off. They destroy the joy and can make people feel uncomfortable,

Pandemic-wrought change hasn’t been easy for organizations, but it has opened up an opportunity for leaders to see whether they have healthy or unhealthy work cultures. What factors lead to unhealthy work cultures, and how can leaders turn them around? Read on for some helpful strategies. Change has been swirling around us for the past

People—at all levels of an organization—are experiencing the loss of children, loved ones, community members, identities and homes. In many cases, and particularly after the past two years of the pandemic, this loss is both personal and collective, a shared trauma that is deeply felt by and throughout communities and across generations. Understanding the science