Corruption is a corporate way of life for so many cultures, and can be found in both advanced and developing societies – it is an objective ‘what is’ when measured against an ethical, moral or legal definition. It may be
leadership is the REAL corporate social responsibility
Reducing carbon footprint, supporting developing nations, donating to orphanages – are these really corporate social responsibility initiatives or simply the outcomes of focussed goals? By definition, each of the words has its own individual impact …. • Corporate – at a workplace, of
he cant afford to leave
I hear these words all too often about corporate leadership today – ‘he cant afford to leave’! let go reconnect let come Picture this – the senior executive with the three premium cars in the garage, boat moored at the
credibility is the foundation of leadership
Recently I was asked to delve deeper into ‘relationship building’ as a priority of an emotionally-intelligent corporate leader. What amazed me was I unconsciously drew upon a model (four styles of interaction, by Ron Kaufman) that years before I had applied
corporate embers goes on tour!
Last month I officially launched the corporate division of ‘embers of the world’ through my company ‘business en motion’ at The OpenThinking Day, an event for entrepreneurs and CEOs at the Sharjah (UAE) Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The next
have you noticed?
I’m feeling it, are you? I’m seeing it everywhere I look, are you? There is a change, yet this one is not as well documented as others. I refer to the amount of people leaving the corporate world and moving into creating
cost of corporate silence?
Recently observed in the media has been a fine example of what ‘the cost of no response’ looks like in PR terms. Leadership of a business entity has chosen not to comment on a situation, from which the family of
is it time for boardroom vulnerability?
Boardrooms are the figurehead, the measuring stick, the guidance and the view from the outside; they have the ability to re-chart the course of a ship when it’s off course. They are the epitome of corporate leadership! Or so, as
behind the leadership façade
Behind the Leadership Façade A façade is a powerful mechanism to ensure an unknown remains so; there are great times and places for façades such as theatre or the restoration of an aging shopfront. Serving a corporate leadership role is
could the golden handshake be different?
It’s all too familiar – a great leader leaves an organisation and the place falls apart, literally! People start leaving to follow the previous leader, prior approaches and techniques are slowly but surely eroded and a whole new culture rears