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HOW INTENTIONAL ARE YOU ABOUT YOUR LIFE AND WORK?
Xenia Wickett - Wickett Advisory How Intentional Are You About Your Life and Work? Most of us are told that success comes from setting...
Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
Feb 11, 20252 min read


January 2025 Insights
Xenia Wickett - Wickett Advisory Welcome to January 2025 Insights. I hope the year has started well for you. A couple of weeks ago, I...
Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
Feb 3, 20254 min read


HOW TO SUCEED IN THE TRUMP ENVIRONMENT
In my work, I often talk about the importance of distinguishing signal from noise. Trump is a master at creating a noisy environment
Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
Jan 30, 20252 min read


State of the World 2025
Despite growing geopolitical tensions, 2025 is poised to be a favourable year for the ‘haves,’ particularly in the United States.
Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
Jan 21, 20255 min read


CONFIDENCE AND HUMILITY: A POWERFUL COMBINATION
Confidence in what you know, and humility in understanding, accepting, and openly exploring what you don't
Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
Nov 20, 20242 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....
Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
Nov 3, 20243 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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Oct 5, 20244 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...
Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
Aug 9, 20241 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...
Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
Jul 10, 20242 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
Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
Jun 17, 20243 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
Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
May 28, 20245 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...
Wickett Advisory - Xenia Wickett
May 6, 20242 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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Jan 24, 20246 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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Aug 5, 20232 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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Jul 15, 20231 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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May 17, 20232 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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May 11, 20235 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...

xeniawickett
May 9, 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...

xeniawickett
May 2, 20231 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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Apr 25, 20232 min read
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