3 July, 2020
Lessons from CEOs: leading through the Covid-19 crisis and beyond
The path to recovery from Covid-19 remains unclear. The general consensus is that we face a protracted period with many restrictions still in place, and that even after the initial recovery phase, bus...
30 June, 2020
Leading in a crisis: Covid-era CEOs are ‘keen, tough or edgy’
What preoccupies CEOs during the coronavirus pandemic? What challenges do they face? How do they deal with those challenges? What are the
22 June, 2020
CEO activism: should leaders speak up about social causes?
We live in a world where the ability to change minds, generate sales and start a movement can all hinge on a tweet or post by an “influencer” with a high number of followers. But now, those “inf...
26 May, 2020
What Covid-19 data can—and can’t—tell us about leadership
By now you will have seen, perhaps on a daily basis, statistics and charts tracing the state of the Covid-19 outbreak. Confirmed cases, recovered cases, active cases, deaths, the infection curve… th...
12 May, 2020
Ardern and Cuomo lead the way on crisis communications
A leader’s key weapon in battling any crisis is exceptional communication. The Mandarin word for crisis, "Wei Ji", combines two characters (危 机): danger and opportunity. How a business leader ma...
5 May, 2020
Forget perfect: how to make decisions during uncertain times
Even before Covid-19 we were living in a period of high uncertainty and volatility. Every sector of our economy was, arguably, being disrupted by technological change and/or by cross-border competitio...
22 April, 2020
Stream team: how to make your virtual board meetings a success
Helen Moulinos is the newly appointed chief executive of the national advocacy charity POhWER. Apart from the challenge ...
21 April, 2020
Remote possibilities: can you really learn leadership online?
After a key conference I was set to travel to was cancelled by the Covid-19 crisis I was persuaded to register for its alternative, an online "improving your decision-making" webinar. The promise o...
8 April, 2020
Succession planning in the spotlight amid ‘genuine shock’ of PM’s illness
Boris Johnson’s hospitalisation and subsequent admission to intensive care prompted many questions about leadership of the UK while the prime minister was incapacitated. While his communications sta...
17 March, 2020
