Global CEO Forum

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...

Why CEOs Are Terrible Investors  There’s a paradox I've observed over forty years of backing 20+ companies. The skills that make you brilliant at running a business often make you terrible at building wealth outside it. First of all, let me acknowledge the elephant in the room. CEOs get bored easily. You've spent years mastering your industry, and the temptation to try something completely different...

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,...

Power sits at the heart of every leadership role. It's the thing that lets you make decisions, direct activity and have an impact across a broader scale. It's also something we generally don't talk about openly and honestly. We talk about strategy, execution, and culture. We talk about governance and succession. But we rarely talk about the simple fact that the authority...

Being the leader of a project is a prestigious position. You have the assurance that someone else has recognized your leadership qualities, and has put his trust in you that you have what it takes to get things done. It often comes with a generous remuneration package, and a string of valuable perks. In the course...

Why trust is now a board-level risk    Across the technology sector, innovation is moving fast. Quantum computing, AI and autonomous systems are no longer distant possibilities or exploratory projects led by the CTO. But as these technologies advance, the systems designed to keep them secure are not advancing at the same pace. The resulting pressure is no longer...

Imagine a new technology poised to transform your organization — but its success hinges not only on the technology itself but on how effectively it’s communicated. That’s the reality for companies adopting Generative AI (Gen AI). As organizations navigate the complexities of integrating these powerful tools, one truth becomes clear: communication is not an afterthought; it is...

Why CEO reputation is now a hard metric Across major executive surveys, roughly half of a company’s overall reputation is now attributed directly to the CEO’s personal reputation, underscoring that leadership perception is a quantifiable driver of enterprise value. Investors and analysts increasingly price this “reputation premium” into their expectations,...

Over the last 25 years, organisations have invested more than $3.7 trillion in leadership development. With an investment of that magnitude, we should be seeing dramatic improvements in performance, engagement, and project success. But we haven’t. 70% of projects still fail 66% of employees remain disengaged Leadership capability, at scale, has not...

A comprehensive approach to modernization    With the continued emergence of AI and automation, middle-market organizations are faced with several questions, the answers to which can create a competitive advantage for organizations in a highly competitive market: How do I stay up to date with technology trends and improve how...