Leadership

Benedetto Vigna and Ferrari — The Beginning of a Success Story or a Catastrophe in the Making?

June 30, 2021

Benedetto Vigna will join the sports car powerhouse in Maranello coming from STMicroelecronics, the French-Italian semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Geneva. Vigna, a physicist by training, rose through the ranks at STMicroelectronics by establishing the business on micromechanical systems, then going on to broader responsibilities and currently leading STMicroelectronics’ most profitable operating business which is a […]

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Why Successful Entrepreneurs Are Often Such Difficult People

June 30, 2021

Successful entrepreneurs are frequently nonconformists. They swim against the current and are often perceived as difficult by others. Even as young people, many of them had problems bowing and scraping to authority figures. Entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were able to captivate, motivate and inspire their employees. In this respect, they fit […]

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“Why I’m a Sucker for a Champion!”

June 30, 2021

This admiration embedded itself throughout my own career and from seeing at close quarters some great leaders in my industry. For example, my first boss in investment banking was sharp and seriously challenging. His management style was very direct but fair, and he rewarded his team when they surpassed expectations. These same traits were attributed […]

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The 5 Biggest Companies with LGBTQ+ CEOs

June 30, 2021

To celebrate Pride Month this year, we take a look at the five companies across the globe that share two similarities – big revenues and an LGBTQ+ CEO at the helm.

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An Imperative Of Creating Humane High Performing Culture

June 30, 2021

There were many headlines recently about the public apology from BrewDog’s CEO for creating a culture of fear. The alleged toxic culture and attitudes towards staff led to a significant number of ex-employees writing an open letter, claiming that many employees have suffered mental illness as a result of working at the company. Sadly, BrewDog’s […]

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L3Harris Names Chris Kubasik As New CEO

June 30, 2021

Chris Kubasik has been serving as vice-chair, president and chief operating officer of the combined company. Before the merger, Kubasik held the role of chairman, president, and CEO of L3. He has over thirty years of experience in the aerospace and defence industry. Kubasik will now take on the role of CEO of the Melbourne, […]

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The Virtual Economy: Where Your Brand’s Future Consumers Are Already Spending Big

June 28, 2021

Dave Ralph, Lead Design Strategist at Seymourpowell, explores why brands must start to view the virtual economy as a viable source of future revenue. Your first encounter with the virtual economy may have been on your credit card statement. Several small transactions charged by a company you’d never heard of, that on joining the dots, […]

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Why It’s Time To Embrace New Ways Of Working

June 24, 2021

Jonny Tooze, CEO of LAB Group, explains why he's in favour of embracing new ways of working. It's a luxury being a small business. With less than a hundred employees, making a change is really pretty simple. We discuss the idea, we assess the impact, we socialise it, we introduce it, and give a few […]

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SpaceX’s Starlink Could Provide Global Internet Coverage By September

June 22, 2021

On Tuesday, Starlink’s president Gwynne Shotwell said that by September, SpaceX will be able to beam down Starlink satellite broadband to the entire globe, with around 1,8000 satellites already deployed. By mid-2027, SpaceX hopes to have launched around 42,000 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. However, president Shotwell has said that SpaceX will need to receive […]

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Former Amazon Execs Named As GameStop’s New CEO And CFO

June 10, 2021

On Wednesday, video game retailer GameStop announced that it has appointed former Amazon executive Matt Furlong as the company’s new CEO. Mike Recupero, another former executive of Amazon, has also been appointed as GameStop’s chief financial officer. Having worked for Amazon for almost a decade, Furlong will step into his new role on June 21. […]

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5 Tips For Protecting Your Business From Litigation

June 7, 2021

While there’s no way to guarantee that your business will never be sued, as a business owner, there is a lot that you can do to minimise the risk of litigation

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Acute Care Telemedicine – Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

May 28, 2021

In what ways has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your operations? I think COVID-19 created an absolute market change. Many people personally experienced using some form of telemedicine during the pandemic if they hadn’t tried it out already. However, as it related to SOC Telemed in the hospital space, we still experienced headwinds. Hospitals were overcrowded. […]

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