Sanjay Brahmawar, CEO of Software AG explains why he believes CEOs should allow themselves to be more vulnerable and learn to conduct. The quality of an organisation’s leadership will often determine the quality of its work. But the idea that the CEO should dictate proceedings from an ivory tower, or that they should be infallible, […]
Businesses across all industries have always had to deal with ever-changing customer behaviour, but the global pandemic has transformed the way many customers interact with companies within a very short period. The world has been collectively forced into perhaps the biggest digital leap forward of all time, and it has already revolutionised what customers expect […]
CEOs On Live Streaming On June 11th, 2020, William Ding, the founder of NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES, a leading internet technology company in China, whose businesses cover online games, online education, and e-commerce), must have been one of the busiest people in China. In the morning, his company completed a second listing on the Hong Kong […]
I found myself in my local bookshop the other day. Browsing for books – both new and second-hand – is one of life’s great pleasures but on this occasion, I couldn’t help but notice the sheer volume of leadership books on display. Perhaps the pandemic has prompted a rush on self-help manuals or maybe there […]
This month, we tell you about the amazing work done by the Blessings in a Backpack charity through speaking to its ex and current CEOs - Brooke Wiseman and Erin Kerr. Blessings in a Backpack is a non-profit organisation that offers access to weekend nutrition to kids who face food insecurity by providing them with a bag of child-friendly, satisfying, and healthy food.
The past 18 months have forced countless organisations around the world to change the way they work day-to-day, and for many, it seems the workplace as we once knew it has been transformed forever. So, as lockdown restrictions begin to lift in some countries, there is some debate about whether teams really should return to […]
To celebrate Pride Month this year, we take a look at the five companies across the globe that share two similarities – big revenues and an LGBTQ+ CEO at the helm.
For, as we now exit lockdown and transition from COVID’s ‘new normal’ to post-vaccine freedoms, it’s important that CEOs take stock and turn the page to a new chapter of business. There’s been a cacophony from big business about how they’ve set about transitioning from the old, worn paths of legacy behaviours and investments, to […]
The road to success is never straightforward. To make real progress, you should be prepared to make your own opportunities – and to share your triumphs with your colleagues.
Despite the tough year that 2020 was, it actually wasn’t too bad for women in leadership, with 41 female CEOs now slated to be running Fortune 500 companies. And although this is not a very high number, it’s certainly a new record which demonstrates that progress has been made – and that change is afoot!
At managerial level, in particular, there are two different personality types: the ‘cuddly,’ harmony-seeking boss who would prefer everybody to agree on everything, and who above all wants to be liked by his or her staff; and the tough, success-oriented executive who is quite prepared to put up with significant clashes of interest within the […]
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