The Corporate Playbook That Worked in Toronto Didn’t Work in Bangkok

Early in my career, a mentor in Toronto gave me advice that seemed perfectly sound at the time: “A good deal is a good deal anywhere in the world. Just get the numbers right and the rest follows.” I understood the logic. In the financial world I was being trained in, rigor was rigor and […]
The Layoff Is Not the Hardest Part. The Conversation Is.

When news broke that Meta employees had learned about their layoffs through emails arriving overnight, it sparked a familiar and uncomfortable debate. But Meta is not the first company to handle a reduction this way, and they will not be the last. Over the years, we have watched technology companies and traditional corporations alike rely […]