This episode offers a different lens on leadership in a time of accelerating change.

In this conversation, Mahan Tavakoli is interviewed by Vimi Appadoo and Akilesh Deerpalsingh, senior leaders working closely with CEOs and executive teams in Mauritius through their roles at Dale Carnegie Mauritius and Baker Tilly Mauritius. The discussion emerged as part of a broader set of conversations leading up to a C-suite dialogue with senior leaders in the region.

The questions they explore will sound familiar to many leadership teams right now. Not because there is a lack of information or tools, but because there is more than ever. More inputs, more options, and more pressure to act.

Which raises a different kind of challenge.

How do you decide what actually matters now?

Where do you focus when everything feels important?
And how do you move forward when the environment keeps shifting?

The conversation also touches on a deeper shift that many organizations are still working through. While much of the attention remains on growth and adoption of new technologies, there is a more fundamental question underneath it all.

Not just how to grow.

But whether value itself is moving.

Rather than offering simple answers, this discussion surfaces the kinds of tensions, trade-offs, and decisions leaders are navigating in real time, especially as AI and broader uncertainty reshape how organizations think, operate, and lead.

Actionable Takeaways

• You’ll hear why many leadership teams are not lacking ideas or tools, but are struggling to decide what actually deserves their focus

• Hear how the question leaders are asking is quietly shifting, and why “how do we grow?” may no longer be the most useful starting point

• You’ll hear the tension between speed and alignment, and why moving faster can sometimes create more friction, not less

• Hear how organizations are experimenting with AI, but still wrestling with what it means to change how they actually operate

• You’ll hear why adoption often stalls even when the technology is in place, and what leaders tend to underestimate about the people side of change

• Hear how executives are navigating decisions when there is no clear “return to normal,” and why that mindset shift matters

• You’ll hear how peer-level conversations can surface different perspectives that don’t emerge inside a single organization

• Hear how leaders are thinking about focus, prioritization, and trade-offs in environments where everything feels urgent

Connect and learn more:

Baker Tilly Mauritius
Dale Carnegie Mauritius

Vimi Appadoo LinkedIn

Akilesh Deerpalsingh LinkedIn

For those interested, more details and registration for the C-suite leadership conversation in Mauritius on May 18, 2026 can be found here: https://bit.ly/3O7Enjw

Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:

Mahan Tavakoli Website

Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn

Partnering Leadership Website