Companies operate in times of unprecedented pressure for change. As the COVID pandemic continues to create massive challenges for demand forecasting, operations, and supply chains, also pre-existing drivers for change such as digitalisation, sustainability, diversity and inclusion are more important than ever. Simply said, companies need to fundamentally rethink who they are, what they do, and how they operate.
This month we had the privilege to sit down with Jacobi Anstruther – a true disruptor and leading innovator in the audio industry. His curiosity and desire to instigate change in the music space through making ‘live’ experiences easily accessible led him to develop an interest in tackling music compression and audio quality issues alongside neurological behaviour and human performance. This interest eventually developed into starting innovative audio technology brand IRIS, whose latest AI technology, IRIS Clarity, eliminates all background noise from digital calls and meetings, bringing the focus back to the conversation.
We hear more about the concept below.
Award-winning high-performance coach Alex Kergall knows that unlocking the next 1% of your potential differentiates “good” from “great”. With a background as an elite athlete, transitioning into finance before finding his calling, Alex’s rich experience and varied mental training is behind his holistic approach to coaching, encompassing mind, body, heart, and spirit.
As 2022 is now upon us, so are New Year resolutions and the lists of goals for what we want to achieve in the next 12 months and beyond. Here is CEO Today’s compilation of the most inspirational books every CEO, entrepreneur and leader needs to read this year.
Elizabeth Holmes, once the founder and CEO of Theranos, media darling and silicon valley tycoon has suffered an almighty fall from grace. How did it happen?
As you would expect, the big three wine regions - Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne - drove demand, but there was interesting activity right across the market, and the trend is showing no signs of slowing. On average, the wine market has increased by over 15%, driven primarily by purchasing habits of high-net-worth individuals, who are […]
Study after study shows that younger generations of consumers are more environmentally and socially conscious than their elders. More importantly for brands perhaps, is that their disquiet with the current state of the world colours their shopping habits. Fashion brands around the globe are beginning to realise that they must adjust their offering (and more […]
At first glance, it seems absurd to mention genius scientists like Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking in the same breath as Madonna or Kim Kardashian because their personalities could not be more different. What could possibly connect a giant of the intellectual stage such as the physicist Steven Hawking with the boxing legend Muhammad Ali, […]
Luxury is arguably the industry that has undergone the most disruptive changes over the years. To operate successfully in the luxury universe calls for a new and nuanced understanding of how luxury is changing and how companies create economic value and cultural value out of that change. Dr Federica Carlotto, lead faculty of a new […]
My work with co-founder teams always addresses conflict, which can be productive or destructive. In healthy, high-performing teams, conflict is welcome and productive. And when it’s destructive, it can threaten the stability and future of the company. Conflict is often driven by beliefs or experiences related to an aspect of a co-founder’s life that may […]
And so, naturally, newspaper coverage tends to focus on headline-grabbing stories – Insulate Rebellion’s latest superglue stunt, Greta Thunberg’s football chant or the hypocrisy of private jet-hopping premiers. But the untold story is not the stunts during the 14-day fandango, but how we take the serious work that went on behind the scenes and turn […]
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