Globally, we celebrated International Women’s Day 2023 on Wednesday, 8 March and I appreciate this may come across as tokenism, but I want to share the importance of International Women’s Day from a male point of view, mine.
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Take back control of the disruption narrative and position ourselves to achieve Greater Success. Don't wait to be disrupted – be the disruptor!
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We have all experienced liminality at some point in our lives, where we exist on the precipice between life before and life after.
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At The CEO Circle, we have continued to hold our regular Circle meetings (virtually, of course) throughout the COVID-19 crisis. It has been a fascinating and sometimes emotionally charged experience, listening to our many members speak about the leadership challenges they have had to confront and overcome.
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COVID-19 has shocked the world with its severity and scale, jolting organisations and leaders out of their comfort zone. However, there has never been a more compelling time to focus on the possibilities and uncover new opportunities. Its profound impact means there has never been a more critical time for leaders to lead.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic, but it can be difficult to know sometimes where science fiction starts and reality ends. The advances in this area are mind-boggling, with enormous repercussions for business and society. There is no doubt AI can transform almost every industry and sector it touches.
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We create culture every day with what we say and do. It’s in the tiny details, as well as the grand gestures. With each action, we reinforce or diminish the values that often compete to guide and control an organisation’s culture. Culture changes over time, sometimes dramatically, sometimes imperceptibly, which is why we need to pay attention to it. It never sleeps.
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Statistics can sometimes overwhelm. The figures pile up, and we lose sight of what the numbers mean. Take, for instance, the statistics around mental health in Australia:
One in seven Australians will experience depression in their lifetime.
One-quarter of Australians will experience an anxiety condition in their lifetime.
One in nine Australians is currently experiencing high or very high psychological distress.
Around eight people die each day in Australia by suicide.
Leadership and management are closely entwined, but there is a fundamental difference between them. Understandably the lines get blurred because great leaders are often also very good managers — but not always.
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Who do you trust? Trust is one of the most significant issues of our time. To varying degrees, many people today are distrustful of institutions such as politics, business, religion, science, and the media.
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Are you a humble leader? We don’t often associate the word “humble” with leadership. Humility is a rare commodity in a culture that celebrates vanity and arrogance. But these qualities don't unlock hearts and minds; humility does.
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You don't have to be the smartest person in the room. But it helps to be highly intelligent. You don't have to be the most charismatic person. But you need to be able to command respect and attention. You don't have to be ruthless. But you do need to be able to make unpopular decisions.
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You’re a successful professional, respected by your colleagues and confident about your place in the scheme of things. It’s a great place to be, but it’s important not to get complacent. This is the time for you to start making plans for the next decade of your life; to make the next ten years of your life count.
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They are the great unsung heroes of corporate life: the executive assistant. Toiling away behind the scenes, taking care of the details that matter, lending a supportive ear, or having a quiet word, the right EA can make all the difference to the smooth functioning of the executive team.
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The era of CEO tenures of ten years or more service at the one company are all but gone – even five years is beginning to look out of the norm. The figures on average CEO tenure vary between studies, depending on regions and industries measured, but almost all come to the conclusion life at the top of the corporate tree is getting shorter.
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As business leaders, we are living in a time of tremendous opportunity – sometimes we just have to open our eyes to see it. A greater number of people who in previous generations would have been shut out of many opportunities in business, as well as other fields, are now making their voices heard.
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Many businesses are created and function to solve a problem. It goes without saying then that the master problem solver is often the person at the head of the business: the CEO. But what kinds of problems should they be solving?
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Failure is not an easy subject for successful people. By definition, successful people do all they can to avoid failing. So you could be forgiven for thinking the idea of embracing failure is a foreign concept.
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