CONFIDENCE AND HUMILITY: A POWERFUL COMBINATION
Confidence in what you know, and humility in understanding, accepting, and openly exploring what you don't
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Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
Nov 33 min read
WHAT IS LEADERSHIP
The older I get, the more unclear it becomes to me. Thoughts about leadership have been circling around my head for over a year now....
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Oct 54 min read
AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE US ELECTION
An independent perspective on the 2024 US election prediction 30 days before the polls. What you need to know.
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Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
Aug 91 min read
GEOPOLITICS AND LEADERSHIP - A POWERFUL FRAMEWORK
Drawing from 25 years as a senior geopolitical advisor, I've identified seven key insights that offer valuable guidance for framing...
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Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
Jul 102 min read
HOW TO CREATE THRIVING TEAMS
I was talking with a client recently about how to get their team performing at their best. In that context I remembered this management...
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Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
Jun 173 min read
Who Am I Becoming
At the beginning of 2024, I sensed that this year would bring changes to my business. This led me to question my identity and aspirations
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Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
May 285 min read
Thriving in a VUCA World: Strategies for Business Leaders
The world today is more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous than ever before. The term VUCA, borrowed from the military, encapsulate
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Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
May 62 min read
IDENTIFYING SIGNAL FROM NOISE
When moderating I strive to identify the thread in my speaker’s dialogue which, when pulled, will move the conversation forward in the...
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xeniawickett
Jan 246 min read
THE STATE OF THE WORLD 2024
2024 is a perfect storm which could redefine the global geopolitical landscape – for good or bad.
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xeniawickett
Aug 5, 20232 min read
WHAT COMES AFTER?
What do you do when you decide, whether voluntarily or otherwise, that you’ll no longer follow the path you’ve been on for many decades.
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xeniawickett
Jul 15, 20231 min read
THE GOOD AND BAD OF EXECUTIVE COACHING
Coaching is not a scientific operation…but if you strip away the jargon, you end up with an intuitive, collaborative, process.
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xeniawickett
May 17, 20232 min read
A TOOL BOX FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONING EXECUTIVES
What do successful transitioning executives need to know? Forget the ‘First 100 days’ concept, most senior executives state that it takes...
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xeniawickett
May 11, 20235 min read
DECOUPLING, WAR, POWER STRUGGLE - ARE THEY INEVITABLE?
The most consequential geopolitical driver today concerns the US-China relationship. Where does Europe sit in this and what are the...
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xeniawickett
May 9, 20231 min read
HOW TO FAIL AT EXECUTIVE TRANSITIONS
As Scott Keller and Mary Meaney show in this linked McKinsey article, senior leaders are typically underprepared for and undersupported...
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xeniawickett
May 2, 20231 min read
WHO IS THE PERFECT CLIENT?
When to coach and when not to... I often get asked what is the perfect client. To which the answer is that they can be anybody. Far...
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xeniawickett
Apr 25, 20232 min read
GEOPOLITICS AS A STARTING POINT FOR INSIGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS
Here are 7 key insights I’ve learned from 25 years as a senior geopolitical advisor that are great guides to frame leadership...
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xeniawickett
Feb 28, 20232 min read
WHAT IS SUCCESS?
How do you measure success, and how far does your perception of success rely upon external validation?
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xeniawickett
Feb 18, 20236 min read
THE STATE OF THE WORLD – A SUMMARY
Last week, I discussed the fundamental trends (as opposed to events) that would require businesses and individuals to plan for over the...
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xeniawickett
Jan 9, 20232 min read
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT 2023?
The pace of change – among and between societies and states, and technologically – continues to accelerate. Globally, multinationals will...
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xeniawickett
Oct 31, 20223 min read
US MIDTERMS - WHAT WE SHOULD BE WATCHING
In the US midterms, it is the state-level elections that matter most. Who wins key positions, such as state governors and attorneys...
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