by Guy | Jan 5, 2023 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Coaching, Culture, Excellence, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Pandemic, COVID, Work Life Balance, Working From Home
The world has been changing dramatically over the past few years, and with it, the demands on the CEO. What CEOs need to succeed in today’s changing world goes much further than just setting the vision and strategy of the business, having the best team in place and...
by Guy | Oct 4, 2022 | BusinessFitness, Coaching, Culture, Disruption, Growth, Lifestyle, Motivation, Pandemic, COVID, Success
First attributed to the Roman poet, Horace, who penned these words some 2045 years ago, the simple phrase, “Carpe Diem,” really does encapsulate how to get the best from life. Of course, it’s not just about success, but happiness, too: making the best of each day...
by Guy | Aug 3, 2022 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Economy, Growth, Motivation, Pandemic, COVID, Productivity, Profitability, Success, Work Life Balance
Following the pandemic people are re-evaluating their work life balance and the issue of pay scales is under increasing scrutiny. Should companies increase pay as so many people expect, or would this simply lead to more problems for business? It does seem that the...
by Guy | Jul 28, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Economy, Leadership, Pandemic, COVID, Recession, Risk, Success
The supply chain crisis around the world is significant, and it doesn’t feel like it’s going away. The impact of this on business is potentially enormous, and even more difficult in these times of high inflation, high interest rates and potentially reducing demand....
by Guy | May 18, 2022 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Disruption, Growth, Leadership, Motivation, Pandemic, COVID, Productivity, Success, Working From Home
Research into the past two years of our radically-changed working environment is throwing up some interesting and often somewhat conflicting results. Productivity has improved in some areas but regressed in others, often counter-intuitively. Employee morale has...
by Guy | Mar 30, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Excellence, Leadership, Pandemic, COVID, Recession, Risk, Strategy, Success
McKinsey’s annual global board survey of some 1500 corporate directors showed only 7 percent of them believed their boards were “most effective” at risk management and only 40 percent say they are prepared for the next large crisis. If the largest businesses are not...
