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
- 5 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 6 min
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
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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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xeniawickett
- Oct 22, 2022
- 3 min
THE (IL)LEGITIMACY OF BUSINESS IN THE SOCIAL SECTOR
At one moment, he and his company are applauded for getting involved in a policy dilemma. The next, he is condemned. This is a situation...
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xeniawickett
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
WHY AN EXECUTIVE COACH IS NOW A MUST HAVE FOR CEO'S
Do you have too many decisions to make and not enough time? Or information? Or both? Are you spending too much time on the urgent rather...
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xeniawickett
- Jun 19, 2022
- 3 min
THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGING CAREERS
Stepping away from a successful career can dismantle the struts that underpin your sense of self-worth. Finding a new definition of oneself
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xeniawickett
- Jun 5, 2022
- 3 min
ADVICE FROM PUTIN’S COACH AND BUSINESS STRATEGIST
President Putin has failed on many levels – organisational, strategic and geopolitical, to name just three. If I were his executive...
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