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Voices of Leaders
Leadership insight, entrepreneurship lessons, and global business perspective — published regularly ahead of and beyond each World Tour edition.
Why Strong Relationships Are Essential to Business Success
Why Strong Relationships Are Essential to Business Success" by Dr. Carla M. Barry explores how interpersonal connections are a critical business competency. The article argues that while strategy and revenue matter, enduring professional success relies heavily on relational intelligence, specifically trust, effective communication, emotional intelligence, and healthy boundaries.
Dr. Carla M. Barry
Sep 22, 2026 · 10 min read
Building LoadsoR for Industry
The article chronicles the founding and growth of LoadsoR, a tech-driven B2B supply chain and logistics platform. Written by a founder with deep family roots in the transport business, it details how the founding team overcame industry skepticism to build a trust-based ecosystem connecting manufacturers, transporters, and drivers. It also highlights the startup's rapid growth and future ambitions, such as introducing 24/7 driver support, expanding into multi-modal transport, and becoming a unicorn, all while striving to elevate the respect and efficiency of the logistics industry.
Ajit Bhandari
Sep 21, 2026 · 7 min read
The Future of Media Is Not More Advertising. It Is Smarter Advertising
While generative AI is currently used for creative production, the next step is "agentic advertising," where AI assistants can directly execute operational tasks like setting up campaigns and configuring targeting based on natural-language prompts.
Maarten Duijne
Sep 10, 2026 · 7 min read
From the Philippines to the World: A Journey of Education, Leadership, and Purpose
Three-decade career, tracing his path from early roles in Philippine banking to prominent positions in international academic leadership across Oman and the UAE. It highlights his significant academic milestones and global recognitions while anchoring his success in a core belief: that true leadership is defined by mentorship, ethical impact, and the transformative power of holistic, global education.
Dr. Christopher E. Macabuhay
Sep 2, 2026 · 10 min read
What Waterloo Taught Me About Leading Through Fu*k Ups
Leverages Napoleon’s historic defeat to explore how leaders navigate and rebuild from catastrophic failures. Drawing on 25 years of global business experience and his own professional setbacks, Goovaerts outlines five actionable lessons on agility, execution, and moral leadership. He argues that true leadership is not defined by how you win, but by the resilience and strategy required to rebuild after you lose.
Ronald Goovaerts
Sep 1, 2026 · 7 min read
The Human Centered Leader: Elevating Performance by Putting People First
Elevating Performance by Putting People First argues that sustainable organizational success requires shifting from a traditional, output-driven management style to a deeply human-centric approach. It posits that prioritizing an employee's well-being and humanity is not merely a "soft skill," but a foundational operational asset that directly elevates overall team performance.
Dr. Sally Youssef
Aug 31, 2026 · 5 min read
The Woman We Were Taught to Be: Culture, Choice and the Courage to Redefine Ourselves
Explore the intersection of cultural expectations and personal agency in this powerful reflection on redefining success. This piece challenges the "invisible curriculum" women inherit, offering an inspiring roadmap to reclaim your voice, unapologetically choose yourself, and step into authentic leadership at any stage of life.
Rizvana Abdul Rehman
Aug 28, 2026 · 7 min read
When Should Issues Rise to the Top?
Explores the strategic balance between employee delegation and management escalation in the workplace. It outlines six specific scenarios where front-line employees should escalate problems to higher-level authorities, such as when an issue affects multiple departments, indicates a recurring systemic flaw, requires senior-level buy-in to implement a solution, or needs a senior voice to manage important relationships.
Mark Howitt
Aug 27, 2026 · 10 Min read
Leadership Without Borders: Why Global Dialogue Is the Leadership Skill of This Decade
The best ideas rarely come from inside your own industry, they come from the room next door, and increasingly, from the other side of the world. Here's why cross-border, cross-industry dialogue has become a leadership necessity, not a luxury.
Mohammed Ashif Abbasi
Aug 22, 2026 · 5 Min read
The Podcast
The Leadership Talks
The Podcast
The Leadership Talks
LET Global's companion podcast — releasing regularly in the lead-up to Dubai. Leadership insight, entrepreneurship lessons, and conversations with the voices shaping the world tour.