EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Hello and welcome to the fifth edition of Intelligent CXO , which features business news from around the world and aims to offer unparalleled advice to company leaders and their teams .
This month ’ s front cover focuses on Vision- Box , a world leader in biometrics seamless travel , automated border management and electronic identity management solutions , with technology present in more than 80 airports worldwide . Present on five continents , made up of more than 7,000 digital identity solutions , Vision-Box facilities have been used by more than one billion citizens . The company ’ s CEO , Miguel Leitmann , tells Intelligent CXO more about how the company has experienced exponential growth and why it is unique in the global market .
Our first feature focuses on leadership strategies . Karen Thomas-Bland , Global Board Level Advisor and Founder of Intelligent Transformation Partners , has led numerous transformations and turnarounds over the last 24 years and explains five strategies which can help leaders reinvent for the future .
Our second feature focuses on how to hire the right team for the job . Ben Hogg , Managing Director , International , Lucid , explains how to hire the right person for the right role for the long-term and how to create a happy workplace .
A major new UN report has issued a stark warning of how climate change is affecting our planet , including extreme heatwaves , droughts and flooding . Governments are being called upon to do more , and businesses must also play their part . Our Editor ’ s Question focuses on the climate emergency , asking , “ How do you , as a CEO , tackle the biggest challenge of our time , climate change ?”
Meanwhile , our Business Profile section highlights
Degreed , which was founded with a simple premise – education is too important to stay the way it is . Co-Founders , David Blake and Eric Sharp , wanted to make sure that skills should develop people ’ s opportunities , rather than their degree or connections . Degreed is now the workforce upskilling platform for one in three Fortune 50 companies . Dan Hayward , CCO at Degreed , tells Intelligent CXO more about the company and how it has grown since it began in 2012 .
We also have a round-up of all the latest business news from across our regions , while our ‘ intelligent ’ brands section looks at what ’ s new in sales and marketing , finance , HR and employee engagement .
I hope you enjoy the magazine and if you ’ d like to contribute to any future issues , please do not hesitate to contact me by emailing rebecca @ lynchpinmedia . co . uk
Rebecca Miles Editor
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