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Nihad E. Karabernou

@Acquence

Award Winning Entrepreneur • Organizational Strategy • Behavioural Design • Turnarounds • Culture Champion • Public Speaker • Wine Lover & World Explorer

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Joined November 2013
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Check out my latest article: The Human Element of AI Risk: A Behavioral Lens for Board Oversight linkedin.com/pulse/human-ele… via @LinkedIn
The Human Element of AI Risk: A Behavioral Lens for Board Oversight

The Human Element of AI Risk: A Behavioral Lens for Board Oversight

As AI accelerates decision cycles from months to milliseconds, an important Governance Gap is widening. This is the space where human oversight fails to match the speed of system drift.

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Check out my latest article: Is your Board’s behavior the biggest risk to your transformation? linkedin.com/pulse/your-boar… via @LinkedIn
Is your Board’s behavior the biggest risk to your transformation?

Is your Board’s behavior the biggest risk to your transformation?

Rapid transformation is no longer a project with a start and end date, it is the permanent state of the modern enterprise. It is accelerating how decisions are made, at speed, at scale, and often...

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Check out my latest article: Part 6: The Turnaround: How to Rescue and Grow Your SOE Joint Venture linkedin.com/pulse/part-6-tu… via @LinkedIn
Part 6: The Turnaround: How to Rescue and Grow Your SOE Joint Venture

Part 6: The Turnaround: How to Rescue and Grow Your SOE Joint Venture

The Real Problem: JV's Fail in the Gap Between the Deal and Reality. Most senior leadership teams don’t need another theoretical joint venture framework.

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Check out my latest article: Part 5: 51% Is a Trap - How to Structure JV's That Actually Create Value linkedin.com/pulse/part-5-51… via @LinkedIn
Part 5: 51% Is a Trap - How to Structure JV's That Actually Create Value

Part 5: 51% Is a Trap - How to Structure JV's That Actually Create Value

How reframing JV economics unlocks win-win structures that deliver real value, not just headline numbers. I've heard so many times: "We need 51%.

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Check out my latest article: Why Your "Strategic" JV is More Fragile Than You Think linkedin.com/pulse/why-your-… via @LinkedIn
Part 4: Why Your "Strategic" JV is More Fragile Than You Think

Part 4: Why Your "Strategic" JV is More Fragile Than You Think

Yesterday, your joint venture was a "strategic partnership." Today, it is a political liability.

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Check out my latest article: Part 3: Why JV's Fail at the Finish Line - Shadow Vetoes and Governance Design linkedin.com/pulse/part-3-wh… via @LinkedIn
Part 3: Why JV's Fail at the Finish Line - Shadow Vetoes and Governance Design

Part 3: Why JV's Fail at the Finish Line - Shadow Vetoes and Governance Design

(This is Part 3 of my series “Winning with State‑Owned Enterprise JV's: What Most Leaders Miss.” In this article, I unpack why so many SOE JVs quietly unravel a few years in, and how shadow veto...

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Check out my latest article: Part 2: Forget the Cap Table - How Control Actually Works in SOE JVs linkedin.com/pulse/part-2-fo… via @LinkedIn
Part 2: Forget the Cap Table - How Control Actually Works in SOE JVs

Part 2: Forget the Cap Table - How Control Actually Works in SOE JVs

(This is Part 2 of my series "Winning with State‑Owned Enterprise JVs. What Most Leaders Miss.

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Check out my latest article: Part 1: The State’s Real IRR - Why Your JV Model Keeps Getting Reopened linkedin.com/pulse/part-1-st… via @LinkedIn
Part 1: The State’s Real IRR - Why Your JV Model Keeps Getting Reopened

Part 1: The State’s Real IRR - Why Your JV Model Keeps Getting Reopened

This is Part 1 of my series “Winning with State‑Owned Enterprise JVs - What Most Leaders Miss.” In this article, I unpack why governments and SOEs optimize for far more than just financial returns,...

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Check out my latest article: Winning with Your Advisory Board: Why Intentional Design is Everything linkedin.com/pulse/winning-y… via @LinkedIn
Winning with Your Advisory Board: Why Intentional Design is Everything

Winning with Your Advisory Board: Why Intentional Design is Everything

Let’s be honest: if your advisory board amounts to a quarterly check-in and a few notable names on your website, you’re leaving real leverage on the table. The best boards don’t merely advise; they...

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Check out my latest article: The Unseen Drain of Unaligned Persistence linkedin.com/pulse/unseen-dr… via @LinkedIn
The Unseen Drain of Unaligned Persistence

The Unseen Drain of Unaligned Persistence

We celebrate persistence in leaders for good reasons. It builds endurance, credibility, and trust.

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🎙️ New Episode Alert! Disaster Recovery, Innovation, and The Relentless Pivot Resilience is a product strategy. Build for the world as it is, and as it’s becoming. 🎧 Apple: bit.ly/4n5EuaQ 🎧 Spotify: bit.ly/4h1vqCl 🎧 Audible: bit.ly/3IAXiAB
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Tune in now on your favorite platform: 🎧 Apple: bit.ly/45rEMD6 🎧 Spotify: bit.ly/45mCkxH 🎧 Audible: bit.ly/3U4NTmW
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🎙️ New Episode Alert! I’m thrilled to welcome Joseph Frankie III back for another episode! We discussed the high-stakes world of crisis management, transformative leadership, and what it takes to navigate change with both grace and grit.
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🚀 Thrilled to share the latest episode of Culture by Design featuring the brilliant Hilton Barbour! 🎙️ Listen now on your favorite platform: 🎧 Apple: bit.ly/4kUz5mx 🎧 Spotify: bit.ly/40r1gRI 🎧 Audible: bit.ly/441eabt
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Let’s step away to move forward! Join me and other wonderful leaders on June 9th - Let’s recharge, refocus and reconnect to what matters together! Need more information? Check the link below👇🏻 storage.googleapis.com/msgsn…
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🎙️ Our Podcast Episode is LIVE! 🚀 A wonderful discussion with Ellyn Winters-Robinson. Tune in: 🎧 Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3PhfT44 🎧 Spotify: adbl.co/41U4HCe 🎧 Audible: bit.ly/3VYAGNJ #AIForCancer #AIForGood #CancerAwareness
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Ali Siminovsky, Ph.D., a successful industrial-organizational psychologist shares inspiring strategies for the future of work Apple: bit.ly/3XBHxhi Spotify: bit.ly/4eztYor Buzzsprout: bit.ly/3ZhM2i7 #HumanityAtWork #PsychologicalSafety #WorkplaceCulture
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Andrew Ronchetto, CEO of Be On, shares with Nihad how technology acts as a bridge to holistic wellness. Apple: bit.ly/3YJRrhM Spotify: bit.ly/4dpQ50b Buzzsprout: bit.ly/4dlMXCq #HolisticTech #WellnessInnovation #HealthTech
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