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The transition to CEO brings a new identity
The journey to becoming a CEO involves a profound shift in self-image and a change in attitudes and behaviors. This transition brings about a liminal experience, where the perception of oneself evolves. Executives often find that time becomes their scarcest asset, leading to a constant drive for productivity. However, it is crucial for CEOs to reserve time for personal reflection and the well-being of their company. The transition to CEO requires not only an initial identity change but also a later one that involves trusting and empowering the team. By aligning behaviors with the new identity, leaders can establish lasting changes. Moreover, it is important to have a sustainable underlying identity based on core values rather than external achievements or status.
Human Intelligence provides the best of power skills
As AI advances, businesses must prioritize soft skills such as emotional intelligence, creativity, and interpersonal effectiveness to stay ahead. By unlocking the power of human intelligence, businesses can thrive ethically, creatively, and successfully in a world where machines are taking over.
More trust with fewer rules leads to excellence
There is a paradox at the heart of managing people: while trust and affirmation are the foundation of the best functioning companies, nations, and families, strict enforcement of laws is also necessary when trust breaks down. How do you balance these seemingly conflicting approaches? It's a challenge that requires both strategic thinking and emotional intelligence.
Resilient leaders believe in a future they help shape
Leaders who possess resilience firmly believe in the power of shaping the future they envision.
Can AI offer a productivity break-through for professional service firms?
Explore the possibilities of a game-changing productivity boost for professional service firms with the integration of AI technology.
Solutions to our challenges can come from unexpected places
The main finding that psychosocial interventions can have a substantial positive effect on the economic and psychological welfare of poor people
Without trust the nation falls apart
Trustworthiness is required for any organisation to achieve its purpose
Use 2023 to infect your workplace with empathy
The workplace is much better and more enjoyable when we also grow talent, keep conflict under control and explore new ways to add to human and environmental health and happiness.
Artificial Intelligence is coming to small business near you
ChatGPT responds to requests in conversational English, allowing even non-techies to use AI.
Requiring too much compliance can damage business
We should spend at least as much time encouraging excellence and innovation as requiring compliance.
Spreading kindness makes better companies
Kindness is contagious and has the potential to make the world a better place. Showing kindness does well for both the giver and the recipient. An act of kindness can make someone's day and help improve both your mental and physical health.
Maintaining infrastructure should be higher on the agenda
Infrastructure maintenance helps us invest in the future rather than cleaning up the past. Failure to maintain our infrastructure leads to degradation of the infrastructure, which affects our economy and leads to high cost of reconstruction over time.