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Why Your Board's Blind Spot is Costing You Your Reputation

A new study reveals a staggering 38-point gap between CEO concern and crisis preparedness. The root cause? Boards built for a financial era are failing in an age of compounding crises. This isn't just a communication problem, it's a direct threat to profit and valuation. This article exposes why traditional board composition is the core vulnerability and provides a clear blueprint for modernization, including the critical case for appointing a Chief Reputation Officer to safeguard your company's future.

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How Trust is Critical for Investors in Private Capital Markets

In the world of private capital, trust is the foundation. LPs trust GPs to act in their best interest, and GPs trust LPs to be long-term partners. Reputation is what makes or breaks this dynamic.

Learn why trust, perception, and reputation are now more critical than financial returns for both LPs and GPs in fundraising and partnerships. Discover how to build and manage trust as a strategic asset.

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How Soft Skills Can Power Growth in the Age of AI

As AI transforms work, human skills, trust, empathy, and reputation, are becoming the true growth drivers. Leaders in business, government, and investment must use AI for productivity, not just efficiency, to secure long-term resilience and competitive advantage.

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Why CVCs Must Lead with Strategic Communication

Corporate venture capital is more than capital, it’s capability, insight, and strategic advantage. But to scale innovation and deliver returns, CVCs must treat communications as core infrastructure. I attended GCV Symposium in London this week and discussed why strategic comms is critical to trust, growth, and investor value.

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How Como 1907's Playbook is Building A Global Brand

Como 1907's Cesc Fabregas and Mirwan Suwarso talked to The Athletic's James Horncastle at SXSW London 2025 on building a global brand from a football club on Lake Como to a luxury brand that can cross borders and is built on Cesc’s, Como’s and Italian values.

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