Alex Von Schermeister

Aug 30, 2023 | theceomagazine.com | Adam Bennett |Melissa Banek |Sue Rosen |Alex Von Schermeister

According to global research firm McKinsey & Company, more than 70 percent of transformation projects fail to meet their objectives, and it’s fair to say that every executive who’s been involved in leading transformation has at some point found it very difficult. After leading and advising on transformation for more than three decades as a CEO, a  ‘big four’ bank CIO and a management consultant, I’ve experienced these difficulties firsthand.

Aug 29, 2023 | theceomagazine.com | Peter Baines |Sue Rosen |Alex Von Schermeister |Jessica Ruhfus

We can’t change what’s happened, but we can all change what happens next. This learning came to me at two significant points in my life. The first was when I met a group of children living in a tent in the grounds of a temple at Bang Muang, in the Takua Pa region of Thailand. Each of the kids had lost their parents and extended family as a result of the Boxing Day tsunami. They had all lost their homes and many had lost their brothers and sisters.

Aug 28, 2023 | theceomagazine.com | Melissa Banek |Alex Von Schermeister |Jessica Ruhfus |Rebecca Houghton

As businesses emerge into the post-pandemic era, it’s becoming clear that work-from-home culture won’t go down without a fight. While 50 percent of employers are demanding their team to return to the office full-time, only 12 percent of employees actually want to do so. This gap presents leaders with a bigger goal than simply getting people back at their desks. We can tell employees to return to the office, but that doesn’t mean they actually want to be there.

Aug 23, 2023 | theceomagazine.com | Rebecca Houghton |David Ritter |Karen Stein |Alex Von Schermeister

ESG reporting has become a significant focus for businesses of all sizes, encompassing a responsibility to our environment and the broader society. But what about responsibility to fellow businesses? Despite larger companies working with suppliers big and small, ethical payment practices seem to have escaped the current parameters of ESG. Late payments are an issue that particularly impacts small businesses, the backbone of many economies.