The Wimbledon tennis tournament is in full swing. Tennis is a unique sport in many ways with its bizarre scoring system; the number of biomechanical, equipment, surface and weather variables it brings into play; and, the complex interaction between mentality and physicality that it demands of its players. But perhaps the biggest oddity in tennis is a fundamental difference in the nature of the spectator sport versus the participation sport: although the vast majority of club players almost always play doubles, almost all of them prefer to watch singles. These are two massively different games in terms of patterns of play, technique and strategy, and it strikes me as quite strange that people choose not to watch the sport they play and vice versa. I can’t think of any other sport in which this dichotomy exists.
How can implementing ESG strategies help businesses improve their bottom line? In today’s climate, implementing an ESG strategy is a business must-have – and rightly so. Focusing on the impact your organisation has on the wider world is morally right. If businesses don’t take accountability for the impact their actions have on our planet, we’re […]
We are in an era where many organisations have an abundance of data. What used to be a luxury due to the significant costs involved, thanks to technology, is now readily available in swathes.
There’s growing pressure to: pursue a more sustainable path find new partners to help overcome supply chain disruptions ease economic anxiety stemming from rising inflation demonstrate social justice through better DEI policies and practices adapt to rapidly changing customer preferences favouring brands that act responsibly As leaders CEOs must make sense of the world, using […]
Most business owners will tell you that if there’s one certainty that comes with running a business it’s this: the unexpected can and does happen. In other words, things don’t always go according to plan. Whether it’s an unexpected tax bill, equipment breakdown, or late invoice payment, many unforeseen things in business can spell disaster […]
A recent study found that 70% of CEOs are either underwhelmed by their onboarding process or have had no structured onboarding process at all. What would please about 99% of the employee population in a company is nowhere nearly sufficient for CEO-level onboarding. A study from the Aberdeen Group looked into the onboarding processes of […]
Tell us a little bit about the correlation between life and business coaching for executives? The distinction between business coaching and life coaching is initially a mere description of which area of life prompted consulting a coach. But in the end, it is always about the same individual and his/her personality, abilities, patterns and characteristics […]
In business and in life many people don't see the need for insurance, until it's too late. So we take a look at the long term benefits of insurance policies that can help your business and you.
When COVID-19 hit, we saw a huge rush for laptops and smartphones to enable home working, so much so that it contributed to a global shortage of computer chips. However, this drive for mobility has not been matched by an equally fervent drive for security - and many companies are still to carry out the […]
No matter which industry you lead, the impacts of the pandemic were widespread, touching every business type and catalysing change. COVID changed business, perhaps forever. From the telehealth industry that was a 38x increase in service demand to eCommerce, where global reviews doubled online the year after COVID began, everything has been impacted. As leaders, […]
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Cerys Johnson, CEO of REPL, part of Accenture, discusses the ongoing issue of gender inequality in leadership. Gender discrimination has been a challenge I have faced throughout various points in my career; I would be hugely surprised if there are any women in my generation who would say they haven’t […]
Liesl Leary-Perez, VP of Corporate Marketing at Hubilo, explains the changes that Generation Z will soon bring to businesses. Move over Millennials, Generation Z is here! Those born between the mid-’90s and mid-’00s form over a quarter (27%) of the US population and will make up almost a third of the workforce by the next […]
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