President John F. Kennedy once observed that the word “crisis” in Chinese is composed of two characters; one representing danger, the other opportunity. He may not have been entirely correct on the linguistics, but the sentiment is true enough: a crisis presents a choice. This is particularly true today. How are executives responding? As might [...]
There is much debate on the management of people, it seems that whatever media source to turn too you will see debate on whether it’s leading a group of people in an office setting, managing teams remotely, or more likely, leading a hybrid workforce, it’s critical for leaders to build and maintain trust with their [...]
Co-authored by Geoff Hudson-Searle and Scott Siegel While the global travel industry keeps striving to cope with the disruption, whether it’s the upsurge in armed conflict, the redrawing of the global energy-resources map, rapid progress in artificial intelligence (ai), or the the increase in cyber security breaches, the world is changing. Artificial intelligence is becoming [...]
IBEM staged its annual event on Thursday 12th October 2023, ‘Unlocking Executive Leadership Through the Trust Economy’ in London at Freeths LLP. We would like to thank our sponsors at Freeths LLP and all the support Stewart Elliston and his team provided in making this event possible and welcoming to all our guests. Our key [...]
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Ima von Wenden (MCIPR) for a glass of champagne at one of London’s most prodigious clubs, The Savile Club. The club was established in 1868 by a group of the most distinguished writers and artists of the time, a perfect venue to be discussing my latest [...]
There is a strong connection between a high-trust culture and business success. In fact, the connection is so strong that strategy-minded leaders, who care deeply about the financial well-being of their business, should make building a high-trust culture a top priority. The disruptive world that we all now operate within is a crucible within which [...]
The acceleration of global integration has ushered in a new, interconnected world that defines our future. Trust is the superpower that lays the foundation to emerge. To establish trust, leaders need to create a culture that values transparency, authenticity and the courage to fail. We build trust through a pattern of selfless acts giving our [...]
There is much debate on customer trust and do companies undervalue their customers, it was Warren Buffet who once said “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” When we start to look at the customer value, this term has [...]
There is fear of technology has been around for as long as technology itself, and like technology itself, this fear is always changing in this new disruptive world.There is strong evidence of “technophobia” the technical name for this affliction in every age and in every part of the world. This technophobia is making it hard [...]
According to Global social media statistics research summary 2022 almost three quarters of people expect relationship pressures this Christmas, a poll by charity Relate found that 73% of people aged 16 and over in the UK are expecting something to place pressure on their relationships during the festive season. The average person uses social media [...]
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