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With the challenging business landscape becoming more disruptive, with multiple balls in the air to juggle such as people, change, technology, strategy, hybrid working and constant innovation it’s no wonder many leaders are managing their teams instead of leading them. Many leaders and teams are, feeling time poor, skill stretched, isolated, adjusting to new ways

With all the management tools and theories available, you’d think we’d have management down to an exact science. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. The largest Gallup survey of employee engagement showed that 87 percent of staff are not engaged, which, needless to say, is a huge drain on productivity. The number one reason staff gave?

Finding ways to support both our employees and their families during the pandemic is key. U.S. Money Reserve created a school to help families balance learning and work. If you’re a parent, you know firsthand just how difficult the pandemic has been. Managing everything from remote learning and work to keeping some semblance of normalcy

Generally speaking, managers can be broadly defined as one of three types: the Builder, the Maintainer, and the Destroyer. How you manage the details of your sales team, especially the way you hold your people accountable to them, will show up in one of these three ways. You’re a leader who builds their team, one

As far as metrics are concerned, Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are deeply engrained in the management of businesses. From the boardroom to the frontline, leaders and employees at all levels are focused on delivering against an acknowledged set of outcomes or goals. Moreover, they regularly receive quantitative feedback on their achievements against the various KPIs

The era of the chief risk officer (CRO) is upon us. Disruptions across the world are spurring changes in risk oversight and leading many organizations to think long and hard about adding a CRO. Consider the numbers: LinkedIn reports the number of CROs in the U.S. is rising. The RIMS 2020 Enterprise Risk Management Benchmark

CEOWORLD magazine, the world’s leading business publication, has announced the appointment of Leo Bottary to its External Advisory Board (EAB). Leo is the founder and managing partner of Peernovation, LLC and has served as a CEOWORLD magazine Opinion Columnist for the past three years, where he has contributed more than 50 articles. An award-winning author

Covid-19 has hammered home something we already knew – that change is inevitable and often completely out of our control. It has also taught us that we have no choice but to accept it – good change, bad change, even change that we didn’t ask for. We can try to fight against it, we can

The biggest danger facing an accomplished CEO isn’t another lockdown, competition or technological obsolescence. The looming threat, which is a product of success, is CEO Syndrome: the externally-inflated ego that leads a CEO to be certain of their own judgment and allows them to self-insulate from honest feedback and diversity of opinion. Fred, our prototype

The answer to such a straight question isn’t as obvious as you might think. In fact, this issue has been hotly debated in management and finance circles for decades now. While plenty of anecdotal evidence suggests that CEOs can make or break a firm – remember how every time Steve Jobs sneezed, Apple shares took

Of course, C-suite executives have a significant amount on their plates when leading their respective areas of the company. And in many cases, the changes brought on by COVID-19 have worsened their stress and anxiety. Thankfully, there are some tried-and-tested ways to better manage their workloads, become more efficient and productive, and avoid stress and

Just like money, our time and capacity are finite.  Good money managers understand this fact and weigh the opportunity cost of their investment decisions in the context of their clients’ goals.  Likewise, leaders who create new markets, new industry standards, or new levels of performance understand the principle of missed opportunity.  The cost of their

Education reflects the social, political and cultural patterns of society. What we are taught and how we are taught it greatly influences our ideas and how we express them through life. Across cultures, tutoring styles may combine multiple approaches or rely on one main methodology. These approaches are guided by the social and cultural determinants

In many companies, executive compensation is determined or negotiated according to an established compensation structure that is derived from their talent acquisition and retention strategy which in turn is driven by their business goals. Typically, a company would identify key growth indicators and ensure that each key executive’s incentives are aligned with company success. However,

As a leader, you are driven, goal-orientated and aspire to more. By leading yourself, you lead your team and your organization. You have identified your goal, are ready to accomplish it, believe you can, know you have that can-do attitude and you start doing it. BUT what happens when your employees procrastinate…? It stops you

The case for video marketing is clear. Just as evident is that brands miss an exciting chance to connect with customers when they don’t produce videos. Megan Allinson of BKM Marketing outlines why brands should integrate this powerful asset in their marketing mix and offers strategies to creating valuable video content. If you’re like many

You have watched the Hero’s Journey play out in every Disney movie since you were a child. In real life, it usually starts with a crisis that sparks the deeper call. The kingdom (be it your team, your organization or society) is in grave danger and you must embark on a journey to fix what

Less than a decade ago many economic players pronounced the triumph of global marketing. Governments encouraged market-based decision rules of economic games. Those who invoked benefits of government planning and state monopolies rapidly encountered substantial public doubt. Ten years is a long time for firms and their customers. Conditions have changed. Back then, competitive market

It doesn’t take long for one minor incident to become a significant crisis for a company and its leaders. Every day, we see a new story in the news about public missteps and private mistakes that can have a lasting effect on an organization. We see leaders having to leave companies they started, sponsors and

The passions that divisive political and social issues invoke are making their way into all aspects of our lives — including the workplace.  For business leaders managing teams with differing views, growing tensions can have a significant impact on team morale, productivity and performance. But, at the same time, it’s important for employees to feel