Leadership

Global corporate investment in employee well-being is projected to reach over $90 billion by 2026. That figure reflects intent. Organizations are allocating resources toward supporting their people. Yet there’s a gap between spend and outcome. Participation often varies, impact can be difficult to substantiate, and the connection between well-being programs and broader Environmental, Social, and […]

How focusing on difference-makers could define the next decade of leadership.

A New Year's honour awarded to UKEF customer

When senior estate planner and entrepreneur Mohammad Marria moved to the UAE from the UK in 2005, he entered a market that lacked the formal structures needed to protect one of the most important elements of people’s lives: their estates. Instead of simply adapting to the environment, he became one of the early contributors to […]

In 2025, companies racing into new markets are discovering an uncomfortable truth: global growth is not a branding exercise; it is an operating system upgrade. That is the through-line of Ben Cornelius’s work and the evolution of his earlier argument. Ben Cornelius, CEO of Cornelius Communications, has built a career helping companies translate complexity into […]

How to cut through noise, trust your judgment, and make choices that hold up under pressure.

Three simple shifts to stop defaulting to ease — and start operating at your highest level.

A look at the simple, community-driven strategies that helped a non-profit earn credibility and expand its impact without relying on major marketing spend.

There is no one more productive than an ADHD employee 2 hours before an important deadline, doing a week's worth of work at the eleventh hour.

“Blind spots are far more common than leaders realize, and they hamper growth unless CEOs get real about inviting honest feedback,” says Bruno Rooselaer, founder and director of Invision Consulting. After 20 years of consulting across multiple organizations, he began seeing the same leadership and alignment patterns repeat themselves and shifted into management consulting to […]

Sir John Bird on social enterprise, change and purpose-driven leadership

Why UK business leaders must champion mental health

What entrepreneurs can learn from board evaluations

When the U.S. economy collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis, Jon Mason made a decision that would reshape his future. Watching families, including his own, struggle through financial instability, he realized that traditional education had never taught people how money truly works. That realization pushed him to leave entertainment behind and build a career focused […]

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Corporate Influence Media has emerged around a philosophy that its founder, Hina Siddiqui, describes as both intentional and unconventional. She has built a practice centered on personal positioning, energetic alignment, and the discipline of setting ambitious goals reflecting her distinct blend of coaching, media strategy, and mindset-energy work.

His Highness highlights emirate's focus on nurturing talent capable of redefining the future as Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy launches 3rd edition of 'Create Apps Championship'

Kate Fletcher, founder of FutureX Leaders, says leadership hasn’t died; it is just moving faster than the systems around it. The real question is no longer whether leaders are good enough, but whether leadership environments are structured for how work really happens. “We have spent decades training leaders one by one,” she says. “But the […]

How leadership and culture drive innovation success

The workforce today stands at a crossroads. Across industries, a growing number of professionals are experiencing burnout, disillusionment, and uncertainty about their place in an increasingly competitive world. According to Forbes, 83% of individuals within the age bracket of 25 to 34 have reported excessive burnout. Many new leaders may feel confined between professional expectations […]

It's a far from uncommon scenario: when a founder-led business is entering a new chapter, it may turn to a new CEO to lead it through its next phase.