In the startup arena, limited resources combined with dwindling capital can make it challenging to gain a competitive edge. Startup founders must be strategic in their budgeting efforts because the tightening financial markets have made it increasingly difficult to obtain the funding needed to expand and scale business operations and staff. A part-time fractional C-suite […]

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a crucial executive team member responsible for managing a company’s day-to-day operations. The COO is typically accountable for executing the company’s business plan, managing resources, implementing policies and procedures, and ensuring they are met. Forty percent of companies had a COO in 2022—up from 32 percent in 2018—with 48 […]

Are you a key decision-maker at an emerging business? As a startup business owner or C-suite executive, you play a pivotal role in the strategic direction of the company. While you’re busy setting the vision of the startup, directing management teams, and recruiting talent—you trust your employees to follow through with your big ideas. But […]

By definition, a high-performing team is a skilled group of employees working in cross-functional areas of an organization who are focused on achieving a common goal. In today’s digitized and highly remote workforce, assembling a team of this nature has become essential to the success of a business. However, its assembly is much more complex […]

Fortune 500 companies such as Home Depot, Target, and Walmart have failed to expand into new international markets. What’s hindering their success? Cultural differences, regulatory requirements, and competition from established local players can create barriers for organizations seeking to expand. Seventy-one percent of HR executives cite HR-related issues as the most significant challenge to global […]

“Out with the Great Resignation, In with the Great Retention” is the title of a recent Forbes article. In today’s tight labor market, retaining your current employees—by listening to their needs, creating pathways for growth, and recognizing and rewarding them—should be leaders’ focus in 2023. However, employee retention efforts should start sooner than you may […]

The pandemic and current economic uncertainty have reshaped what it takes to be an effective leader in 2023. Beyond business acumen, industry knowledge, and the ability to make difficult decisions, today’s leaders need the skills to navigate change and motivate a diverse workforce. This new C-suite requires interviewers and executive recruiters to modify the interview […]

Executive branding is a strategic concept that allows you to be your true self while establishing individuality as a leader within your niche, growing your brand awareness, and creating a following. While expressing your views and opinions, you create a network of like-minded people who elevate your brand and assist you in making a mark […]

Personal branding assists leaders in distinguishing themselves from other highly qualified executives and helps to define the distinct role the individual sees for themself in the workplace. Executive branding is “the process of creating and building the human-centric personal and professional brand of CEOs, C-suite executives, and entrepreneurs in the context of business growth,” according […]