With rapid expansion of the economy and hotels being built and expanded around the world, no one would have guessed back in January 2020 what devastation the Wuhan Corona COVID-19 virus fears would have on the travel, entertainment, and the hospitality industries. What was growing and expanding rapidly was suddenly stopped in its tracks by […]
Japan is a great place be both professionally and personally. The 22 million tourists who’ve visited Japan in 2018 illustrate that global interest. There is another side to having a high profile among nations and particularly in light of Japan’s challenged strategic environment in North Asia. Japan is increasingly viewed as an inviting cybercrime target. […]
So, Japan is going digital. That prompts us all to think of how we can do “digital” better. When you say digital or digital marketing, some think of buying keywords on a search engine or marketing site, others think of social media campaigns, yet others think of replacing the street signs and other physical promotions. […]
Life is not just about knowing people, it’s about knowing good people. There’s no beating the quality of the CEO Insights member network and our guests around a table (or many tables in this instance). As an executive, it can be lonely at the top and CI fills that void. As we close out and […]
AI seems to be the battle cry of executives looking to cut staffing costs or increase revenues. You hear discussions in trade shows, boardrooms and offices around the world. The concept of Artificial Intelligence is a bit hazy for some. Both those professing to know it, as well as those who think they are using […]
The virus fears of 2020 may be recorded in history as the most massive disruption to the retail business ever. In particular, luxury goods have felt the pain of the challenge for clients to get into the beautiful stores despite their prime locations. It may have been tough, but high-end luxury is timeless and most […]
All companies go through various corporate life stages, maybe even including the fight for survival and the fight for revitalization when growth success has settled. This spans from when resources are limited and the manager has to play the game as her/his current players can handle it, as opposed to replacing the team and playing […]
As yet another year closes, many executive offices are reviewing what worked and what didn’t, what sold and what didn’t, what blew up and what overflowed. In addition to national responsibility, many of our member CEOs have other countries in Asia as well as Australia/New Zealand reporting to them. Growth is about reflecting on management […]
As yet another year closes, many executive offices are reviewing what worked and what didn’t, what sold and what didn’t, what blew up and what overflowed. In addition to national responsibility, many of our member CEOs have other countries in Asia as well as Australia/New Zealand reporting to them. Growth is about reflecting on management […]
Dear CEO Insights Members, To say 2020 has been different would be an understatement. Despite the upheaval, by year's end we will have managed to have had more events than 2019. For example, • 20 Monthly Lunches For CI Network • 15 weekly/monthly "Leading Like Champions" Vid Conferences • Sayonara Summer Reception • Numerous independent […]