Why Geopolitics Provides a Powerful Framework for Leadership Conversations
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 10
- 2 min
Support vs Challenge
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 17
- 3 min
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 28
- 5 min
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 6
- 2 min
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 24
- 6 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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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