The present definition of Middle Class has four principal criteria: A surplus of income over & above the survival level. Ownership of some fortune. A certain educational & cultural level. Reco…
DISRUPTION & THE CEO
“It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit …
THE MIDDLE MANAGER’S SHELF LIFE
The Middle Manager, for the last hundred years, was the backbone of most Companies and Corporations. In our times, when 50% of the CEOs last under two years in their job, the Middle Managers stay, at …
PRECISION & MANAGEMENT
The recent digital advances in AI and other related cognitive field have given Managers, particularly top ones/leaders the impression that higher precision in decision making is now possible. While th…
CEO YOU NEED A FOOL
“Every ruler must remember three things. Firstly, that he rules man; secondly, that he rules according to law, and thirdly, that he does not rule forever”. Agathon (448-400 BC) When you are a C…
B.o.D REDESIGNED
In my experience, being a Member of the B.o.D. in many and diverse Companies around the World, in either an executive or non-executive role, you belong to one of three categories. Executives & St…
CEOs SELECT YOUR AREAS OF LEADERSHIP
CEOs in today’s Companies of a certain size and above, cannot lead the whole vast area in which their Company exists and acts. It is physically impossible, in our times, where knowledge doubles more t…
RETAIL BANKING AUTOMATION
Delivering Superior Customer Experience
“Retail Banking Automation” case study article, was published in the Banker Middle East May 2018 issue 206 edition, because we know that the present dissatisfaction of many retail customer…
DIGITAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Digital Human Resource Management is not a bot. The Digital HRM (Human Resource Management) is a human being that knows how to use available technology & understands that the nature of work and em…
EDUCATING THE EXECUTIVES IN AN INNOVATIVE WAY
We all feel the inadequacy of our education when practicing our executive duties. To cure it we must define the problem. Bright young people would get a first degree and those who were able and could,…