Adam and Eve are very different to their biblical namesakes. They had followed similar paths earlier, as university graduates and then fast tracking to executive roles. Whilst they haven’t met each other, they know of each other, because they are both my clients. I met Adam first, when he was the chief operating officer of […]
We don’t get trust and respect given to us immediately do we? However, we can begin earning trust and respect immediately. Or not. We won’t get trust and respect just because we know everything, or lots, about the operation or the technicalities. We won’t get it because we were great in our last role. Trust […]
Right now in Western Australia the biggest concern appears to be revenue, according to the feedback I’m getting from my CEO clients. Sales are significantly down. There’s a scarcity of new work. Contractors are being asked to cut costs. Suppliers are being squeezed. There’s a domino effect occurring. Frantic searching for revenue and cost cutting […]
He’d had enough. There was too much bureaucracy and costs coming from his HR department and he couldn’t see a return on investment from what they were doing. So he did this, honourably and efficiently: Closed down his HR department. Kept one HR person to manage records and ensure compliance – there are software systems […]
“We are here to guide strategy and ensure good governance and compliance” I heard the long time director of the public listed company declare to an angry shareholder. He went on “What happens in the company at operational level is beyond our reach and that’s why we have an executive team headed up by the […]
Imagine you are the CEO of a sizeable enterprise with annual revenue of circa $200 million. You are experiencing a recent and growing loss of talent. New hires aren’t staying much longer than six months and some of your longer term employees, even leader contenders are leaving too. Your enquiries make it clear to you […]
I’ve seen various lists of things that most CEOs supposedly worry about more than anything else. At face value, these lists are always convincing because everything they include looks important. Here are some typical examples: Talent retention Operating in a global market Compliance Cost efficiencies Performance Productivity Usually, one item is missing, although it’s really […]
Senior and C-suite executives, directors and professionals of all callings are champions of their field. In other arenas there all champions have coaches. Yet in commerce only 32% of CEOs have coaches, although 100% said they would prefer to have some coaching, so says a Stanford University study. The main impediment is the misperception that […]
Success is a very subjective word. It has different meanings for different people. In business however, it usually means sustainable growth and profitability. That is the holy grail of commerce. But there is a problem. It seems that the sustainable actually isn’t all that sustainable! Just look at the global economy right now, after so […]
