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Leadership theory sounds abstract until it explains the world as we experience it. Robert Kegan’s work on adult development offers a language for why some leaders thrive in complexity while others retreat to control, consensus, or chaos. It also explains why wisdom, courage and imagination remain rare at the very moment they...

How to tap into the power of values to drive real change.  Do you make New Year’s Resolutions in your business and/or personal life? An estimated 40% of U.S. adults make resolutions each January, yet research suggests as many as 88% of those who do give up within two weeks. Resolutions fail...

In a business world characterized by transformation, leaders are having trouble keeping up. Wave after wave of change keeps hitting them, making it harder and harder to surface and catch their breath. As an executive coach, I have become alarmed at the degree to which capable, committed leaders who want to lead change, who believe in transformation are asking...

As we approach 2026, a solid resume builder is a must-have for anyone job hunting. A simple template will not cut it anymore. The best builders provide actual downloads, regardless of whether they are free or require a subscription. These tools should also incorporate AI-powered content generation, ATS optimization, and career guidance. This...

The Regional Director of Sabre Corporation demonstrates that strategic technology implementation can revolutionize conservative travel markets and transform consumer behavior across entire regions.  When a traditionally conservative travel market achieves 75% online sales penetration - surpassing rates in many developed economies - it signals a fundamental shift in digital adoption...

Most companies have at least one STRATEGY SESSION per year. From the participants there are often mixed feelings about these. I do not have particularly positive feelings about the strategy sessions I was part of. In my opinion, very little change resulted from ours. To me this annual exercise was disappointing, to say the...

There are two weeks left before we close the books on 2025, and that still may be enough time for some last-minute tax planning. Barring a late collapse, the stock market is poised to have enjoyed its third consecutive year of strong performance. The S&P 500 is up roughly 16% year-to-date at the time of this writing....

Vassilis Exarchos, President of The National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), explains the main steps Greece has taken towards digital transformation in the public sector and EKDDA’s crucial role in this progress. In his interview for CEOWORLD magazine, he reveals his vision for EKDDA in the coming...

The digital products market is going through a turning point: companies are facing a decline in user attention, increasing complexity of algorithms, and increasing competition among services. Against this background, those who are able to think systematically, design platforms around real user tasks and adapt them to the new rules...

While governments, analysts, and media outlets devote increasing energy to preparing for a hypothetical World War III or managing what is often described as a Cold War 2.0, a different form of conflict is already well underway. It is quieter, less dramatic, but far more pervasive. By 2026, the most...