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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 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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xeniawickett
Oct 22, 20223 min read
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 17, 20222 min read
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 18, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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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