NEWS & ARTICLES

(First of two parts) Most organizations didn’t adopt AI with a single decision. Business Intelligence (BI) dashboards evolved into predictive systems, then generative AI tools, and now autonomous agents acting on the enterprise’s behalf. Each new capability introduces distinct risks and requires tailored controls. Governance...

Organizations have never had more access to ideas, technologies, talent, and market intelligence than they do today, yet many organizations continue to struggle with a familiar challenge: turning promising ideas into meaningful business outcomes. New concepts emerge every day, with new technologies tested across different...

As generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) makes polished work easier to produce, leaders must learn to distinguish genuine capability from its convincing appearance.   Imagine walking into a room wearing a Rolex Daytona. From across the table, everything looks right: the proportions, the ceramic bezel, the...

Technological innovation, evolving customer expectations, geopolitical uncertainty, and changing business models are reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. Business transformation has to go beyond being a one-time initiative with a defined beginning and end, and instead become a continuous process of adaptation, reinvention, and value...

Recently, I had the privilege of speaking and moderating at an ASEAN business forum, where business leaders discussed the region’s future competitiveness.   The discussions centered on infrastructure, trade facilitation, digitalization, and regional economic integration. These are important priorities that I fully support.   However,...

We live in a transformative era that demands a new kind of leadership. Market disruption, technological innovation, changing customer expectations, evolving regulations, talent shortages, and the growing need for diversity and inclusion are reshaping the business landscape. As a result, transformation is now a fundamental...

Part 2 of 2 Parts   The trade agreements past and present guaranteed market access to every firm. What we want to explore is what happens between the day the market opened, and the day a firm starts earning something from it. In that space...

Tacloban. Zamboanga. South Cotabato. Three school shootings in less than three months should be enough to tell us that we have a serious problem. We should not wait for a fourth before we treat this as an urgent national concern.   On June 22, gunfire...

Part 1 of 2 Parts   Much has been said about enabling policy environment in trade, but we need to ask what that environment means from the perspective of the people and businesses who must live with the policies. When the world changes, the first...