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10 signs a leader needs a new challenge

"Is it still possible, even after decades of experience, to recapture the enthusiasm, curiosity, and fearlessness of youth to take on new challenges?"

Diversity as a business opportunity

Diversity and Inclusion is a hot agenda for organisations today. If your company is considering diversity for the sake of diversity, or for the sake for appearances or for the sake of ticking the box and complying with demands, it is missing the point utterly.

Nothing grows under the banyan tree

This is an old Indian saying. The banyan tree provides shade and is comfortable, but also no sun is for growth. Many leaders are banyan trees; to protect and shield their people but nothing grows under them.

Pursuing market creating strategy with a mindset shift

Today business market is facing increasingly intense competition and margin pressure. In this market leaders often accept and act on two fundamental assumptions.

What happened with the brilliantly creative child inside us?

David J Hall founder of the Idea Center Group and presenter of Coaching without Borders helps organisation to understand the blockages inside heads lock you inside conventional and traditional thinking, which prevent you from being innovative, and from using your full potentials.

CEOs UNDER PRESSURE - Towards Better Capitalism - WEF

People don’t believe in capitalism anymore. Society demands CEOs not only pay attention to shareholders’ concerns but see beyond and include societal concerns into their agenda as well.

Strategic Outlook on Digital Economy and Society from WEF

The importance of this topic was emphasized by one of the panellist quoting that 7 of 10 most valuable companies in the world is Tech Company. And every industry and working group at World Economic Forum has a stream on digital disruption.

‘Failed Changes’ Game #2

“There is nothing permanent except change” Heraclitus. This is even more acutely relevant today than back in ancient times. However, we still haven’t developed enough resilience and awareness in change. Here I continue with more of the most commonly made errors in bringing about change in organisations.

Leading through paradoxes

According to Korn Ferry three trends influence leadership now and in the future: digital leadership, sharper paradoxes and cultural agility. Managing and leading through paradoxes requires a new approach in today VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world.

Goodbye 2017 and Welcome 2018

The greatest gift is being grateful and hopeful for being there where you are right now. Because where you are is where you are and that’s just fine. Appreciate what you have and what you’ve achieved so far.