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Senior leaders hide more of who they are than any other group in the workplace. In our study of 2,000 U.S. employees, the C-suite reports covering—intentionally downplaying or hiding aspects of themselves to fit in—at least sometimes across an average of 47% of the dimensions we measured. This is significantly higher than upper...

A Simple Way to Make Leadership Development More Effective For the past 25 years, leadership development has increasingly focused on soft skills. Over the same period, project and change initiative failure rates have barely moved. That may explain why 75% of organisations say their leadership development is not effective. Continuing to double down...

In boardrooms across every industry, executives are preparing for another year shaped by volatility, accelerated decision cycles, and relentless pressure to deliver clarity in uncertain markets. Yet despite sophisticated forecasting tools and advanced analytics, one critical variable continues to be underestimated, unmeasured, and often ignored: the energy state of the CEO....

Businesses are operating in a tumultuous world full of risk and uncertainty.  “The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg The World Economic Forum highlights how today's challenges are fuelled by the frequency and complexity of threats across risk...

A Journey That Started in the Classroom For over three decades, Dr. Gina Acosta Potter has built a career shaped by purpose. Her leadership story does not begin in a boardroom. It begins in a classroom in 1995, where she was one of only two U.C. Los Angeles Masters Degree...

A Steady Path Built on Craft—and Character Some leaders rise fast. Others build slow, steady, and strong, brick by brick. Rick Bainbridge belongs to the second group. His story starts in Buffalo, New York. It moves through college basketball courts, family traditions, and decades of hands-on work. Today, he is...

Reality television producers understand story differently than traditional screenwriters because they find narrative in chaos, build arcs from authentic moments, and deliver compelling television under impossible deadlines. When these producers eventually transition to scripted content, they bring skills no film school could ever replicate. "Successful film and television projects tend...

The design of digital products plays a crucial role in today's world, shaping the ways users interact with technology and influencing their quality of life. Vitalij Kacanovskij is an extraordinary leader in UX/UI design whose talents and innovative approaches have broken through the conventional notions of digital solutions. With his extensive experience and deep understanding of the intersection between technology and business, Vitalij has firmly established himself among the world's top experts, inspiring colleagues and young designers to create solutions that truly improve people's lives. In this interview, he shares his insights on the future of design and the key trends that will shape this dynamic field. Vitalij, you have extensive experience in UX/UI design. How did you enter this profession, and what inspires you in digital product design?  My journey into UX/UI design started with my education in advertising and business management, followed by further studies in economics. This background helped me understand...

Oman’s 10-Year Golden Residency Programme: The New Benchmark for Long-Term Global Investment Positioning Oman Under Vision 2040: In the highly competitive landscape of global residency and citizenship programmes, Oman’s newly launched 10-year Golden Residency has quickly positioned itself as one of the Gulf region’s most promising investment migration pathways. Three months after rollout,...

Managing the present consumes a majority of the CEOs time. Chasing numbers, meeting revenue targets, managing resources, attending meetings, are all tasks that seek a CEO’s constant attention and engagements on a daily basis. Yet, effective CEOs, leading with purpose, think beyond growing numbers and business- to growing capabilities of people. Though not tangible and immediate, impact of acquired capabilities is immense, in terms of building long-term organizational resilience and success. Here are some of key capabilities CEOs can help grow in employees: #Learning: In a knowledge economy, learning is linked with one’s ability to...