Business Strategy
A solid business strategy is essential for achieving long-term success and staying ahead of the competition. Let our contributors share insights on strategic planning, market analysis, and decision-making frameworks. Discover techniques to align your resources, optimize operations, and adapt to changing market conditions effectively.
5 Reasons Authentic Business Building Requires Your Essence
Picture this: You’re building a business. It’s more than a job or a career; it’s a calling. It feels as though your soul path and career path are uniquely intertwined, or as though you’ve been given...
Stop Future-Proofing, Start Future-Practicing
In a world where governance tightens, AI accelerates, and boards demand momentum, leaders can’t afford “wait and see” strategies or polished theater. Shery Saeed, CEO advisor and thought partner...
Action – The Rest is Rhetoric
In today’s fast-changing world, busyness often disguises itself as progress. Clear action, focused, purposeful, and aligned with real goals, is what turns intention into measurable impact. This article...
The Self-Care Strategy – 5 Routines to Support Your Energy and Thrive in Your Business
When you look at your to-do list, what is the most important task? Perhaps you decide to write an email, prepare to meet with a client, put the final touches on a presentation, or create a social...
Shifting From Reactive to Proactive in Building Mentally Stronger Workforces as Psychotherapists
For too long, the dominant approach to workplace mental health has been largely reactive. We often wait for distress signals, such as absenteeism, burnout, or plummeting morale, before implementing...
The Psychology of Wealth – 7 Money Habits High Performers Never Skip
Success leaves clues, and for high performers, those clues often show up in their relationship with money. But it’s not just about saving more or investing wisely. The world’s most elite performers...
What to Do in Turbulent Times?
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence, it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” When difficult and turbulent times come into your life, it’s important to tap into your core energy...
Mergers and Acquisitions – A Structured Approach
Behind every merger sits a promise: greater reach, stronger markets, accelerated growth. But when multiple brands collide without direction, the stories can fracture. Employees lose focus, customers...
Fund Administration for Private Equity and Trends Shaping the Industry
In the fast-paced world of financial services, few sectors are evolving as rapidly as fund administration. As alternative investments like private equity, hedge funds, and real estate funds gain momentum...
7 Ways To Make Soul-Led Business Decisions
When it comes to running a business, it’s easy to get stuck in our heads analysing numbers, weighing pros and cons, and overthinking every move. But logic alone can leave us stressed, disconnected...
M&As – The Need to Identify Productivity & Engagement Gaps Early on for People Not Working From Home
Normally, productivity is carefully analysed using a range of techniques, looking at outputs and comparisons with firms in the same business or industry. Engagement, which is linked to motivation...
The Myth of the Master Plan and Why Strategy Shouldn’t Be Set in Stone
We love the idea of a perfect plan: The clarity. The certainty. The clean, linear logic of it. Strategy decks with bold arrows and tight timelines. Executive summaries that sound like everything is under...
From Battlefields to Built Environments and How Military Reconnaissance Principles Power Modern CPTED
Effective Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Analysis is essential for businesses and organizations to proactively mitigate risks. Drawing from military reconnaissance principles...
Beyond Empathy – Equipping Managers With the Skills to Support Employee Mental Health Effectively
In today's fast-paced work environment, the mental well-being of employees should arguably take centre stage. Gone are the days when mental health was considered solely a private matter. It is now...
Achieving Successful M&As – Integrating Targets and Creating NEWCO with Change Management
We know from Professor Aswath Damodaran of Stern Business School in New York that 80% of M&A transactions fail. Surprisingly, the figure for failed post-merger integrations is even higher, 85% according...
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