Here we are at the beginning of yet another year. It has been seven years since Vidotto Group set up...
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What, you may wonder, do Retirement Planning and Swiss Trains have in common? Very little, it turns out, and that‘s...
Effective strategy execution in three proven steps. Having a strategy to grow your business is one thing. Ensuring it gets executed is another thing altogether. I read with interest ‘Why good strategies fail, Lessons for the C-suite’, a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit. You can download the report here. The...
In my opinion, one of the biggest challenges in running your own business is to ensure it is cash flow...
Is the development and focus on our Future Leaders the globe’s most critical challenge? I know this might seem to...
Even average leaders have come to realize that a constant back and forth between intimidation and reward is by no means the best approach when wanting employees to follow. The system’s weakness comes from employees countering with their own question, ‘If I’m not valued as a team player, what is...
While deeply fulfilling, establishing and growing a business poses serious dangers for your mental health as an entrepreneurial executive. During...
Discover how to improve your strategic leadership skills by thinking in new and disruptive ways. At some point in your...
The story of Maenads, and why you should not follow their footsteps to succeed in business and life. There are plenty of women to admire in Greek mythology. From Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, protector of young women and the ultimate independent woman, to The Muses who inspired creativity...
Customer support is very important for every business. On the one hand, it helps to solve customers’ issues connected with your...
Since I’m all about sharing tips on how people can grow their personal brand, I wanted to share a great...
How business etiquette is different in different cultures: International business travel can be complicated enough at the best of times, with flight arrangements, accommodation and connections to arrange, one would hope that the business meetings themselves would take care of themselves. This is not always the case, especially if meeting...
Quick Google searches, scans of online content, tweets and texts: The technology that gives us easy access to information can...
Two-thirds to three-quarters of all employers intend to have their employees work a substantial part of their workweek or even...
What often leads to inaction, and how to overcome it. Did you know that the best-seller self-help book, “How To Win Friends and Influence People” was first published in 1936? The author, Dale Carnegie, was clearly ahead of his time, or are we just slow learners? One of my favourite...
Over the past week, I’ve read several recent studies on depression in retirement. The findings are concerning. It turns out...
Leaders motivate and encourage others to reach their potential. Of course, they can be found across all career fields –...
It feels more true whenever you hear something repeated. In other words, repetition makes any statement seem more factual. So anything you hear will feel more real each time you hear it again. Do you see what I did there? Each of the three sentences above conveyed the same message....
Lots of people have great ideas. And, you can find lots of folks who are willing to invest in those...
Or Why You Should Take Lessons in Leading from the Dark Lord of the Sith If you are wondering what...