Below Paul Hargreaves, author of new book Forces for Good: Creating a better world through purpose-driven businesses, and CEO of the fine foods wholesaler Cotswold Fayre, discusses six reasons becoming a mentor can be immensely valuable to any CEO. In 2012 I attended a trade show and was walking the event looking for innovative new […]
In today’s business environment, gender diversity – and diversity on a broader scale – is essential to ensuring we have the right skills base and talent pool within our organizations.
Speaking in public seems to be one of those skills that you either have or you don’t. Except that’s not always the case. People with low confidence, stammers or anxiety shouldn’t worry too much, because they can, with practice, take to the stage and revel in the act of persuasion.
Growth. All businesses and professionals should desire it and most certainly need it. But achieving and sustaining growth in today’s uber-complex environment—whether corporate, entrepreneurial or personal career growth—takes multifaceted vision, ingenuity and agility.
Remote working is becoming more and more of a staple in modern business. The demands of a 24-hour world mean our working hours need to become increasingly flexible.
It’s a tale as old as time in the business world. Project workloads increase, resources strain to breaking point, and CEOs are left with two choices: hire more people or push back deadlines.
Making a success of a business is simple. Yes, it is hard work, challenging, unpredictable and at times it can cause serious sleep deprivation, but it is also simple.
Since 2011, Dr. André M. Schmidt has served as the CEO of the MEDIAN Hospital Group, Europe’s largest provider for post-acute and rehabilitative care. Prior to this, Dr. Schmidt worked for 6 years for McKinsey & Company and held various high-level operative positions with different post-acute and nursing care provider. He studied biochemistry at Leibniz […]
Advising and profiling leaders for the past 18 years, I’ve been lucky enough to learn a lot about what works, what doesn’t and why. As I have profiled these people, I have lived their journeys with them and while I’ve not bourn the scars or failure (nor shared in the rewards of success) in their […]
The French political economist, Jean Monnet, was my kind of leader. His ability to inspire people to work together towards a clearly defined objective enabled extraordinary progress for multiple decades and numerous countries, all without being elected to public office. Monnet conceived the Treaty of Paris, originally with an objective around Franco-West German coal and […]
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