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June 2025

You're Held Back by the Ghosts of Past Plans and Past Selves. Who's gonna help you?
Not the Ghostbusters. (Though you could try for a laugh.) And have you heard of the New Beginnings Mindset?
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Judit Petho
50 Life Lessons
As I age, which is a privilege, birthdays have become an opportunity to reflect on what I’ve learnt and how life continues to shape me.
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Judit Petho
AI Everything; Mistakes Were Made – Firefighting, learning, and dealing with Customer service issues
The conversation about AI as a way of business is starting to look a bit more grown-up and nuanced now that we have a tiny bit more experience with…
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Judit Petho

May 2025

Mastering the Art of Senior Advisory: The Trifecta of Trust
And we Still Don’t Have good enough Use Cases for AI in business. Also, should executives listen to their gut?
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Judit Petho
How to Make Tough Decisions
And How to Lose your High Performers by Mishandling uncertainty
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Judit Petho
The Toll of the Times
How those pesky human emotions can ruin your plans
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Judit Petho
Planning Shouldn't be a Chore but an Exploration
Don’t skip planning during uncertain times – here’s the right framing to help you execute flexibly
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Judit Petho
Vision: Don't Make it an Empty Statement - it has a Role in Everyday Management
Let me show you how proper vision statements can Guide Decision-Making in Uncertain and Difficult times
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Judit Petho

April 2025

Thriving in Uncertainty II - Key Questions that Require Brutally Honest Answers
Bringing a little method into the madness will give you confidence and the ability to make better decisions and spot opportunities
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Judit Petho
Not All CEOs Jobs are the Same - leading large, medium or small companies need different skills
I've been on a podcast to talk about the similarities of the jobs as well, and of course a hobby horse that riles up so many: Soft Skills!
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Judit Petho
How To Manage a Business when Weeks like This are the Norm
We're stuck in this Uncertainty Loop and have to manage through it. But it is absolutely doable - you might even emerge stronger. Yes, I mean that.
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Judit Petho
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