I was having coffee with a remarkably accomplished British executive last month when she mentioned something that stopped me cold. She’d just returned from what she described as “a rather frustrating quarter” leading operations across Southeast Asia. “I don’t understand it,” she said, stirring her latte with the kind of precision that suggested deeper confusion. […]
Hello, lovely readers! Picture this: It’s 7:30 AM. The rain is doing that peculiarly British thing where it’s somehow falling sideways. The alarm went off precisely 90 minutes ago, and in that time, I’ve already logged a 5k run, had a refreshing (if bracing) shower, and am feeling remarkably smug about it all. Am I
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Unlocking authentic executive presence across cultural boundaries Introduction: The Great Charisma Mystery Picture this rather remarkable scene: It’s the annual Global Innovation Summit in Singapore, and two technology executives are presenting competing artificial intelligence strategies to an audience of international investors worth approximately several billion pounds (give or take a yacht or two). The first
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There’s a peculiar moment I’ve witnessed dozens of times over the years – that instant when an accomplished executive suddenly realises they’ve been approaching international leadership entirely backwards. It happened just last week with a brilliant German automotive executive. She’d been promoted to lead global supply chain operations – a role that essentially put her
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Hello, lovely readers! If I had a pound for every time I’ve heard an executive say, “My brain feels like it’s been through the washing machine on a spin cycle,” I’d have enough to fund a rather lavish spa retreat. (Which, incidentally, would be excellent for one’s brain health—but more on that in a moment.)
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