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Mining Actionable Information with Smart Capture: INTERVIEW WITH ENNO LUECKEL, EPHESOFT

June 9, 2018

Companies collect tons of data nowadays, but most of them do not yet profit from that treasure. The situation can be compared to the peak of the California

Blockchain’s Potential Won’t Be Realised Until Many Years From Now

June 8, 2018

Five Leadership Lessons that will Help you Boost Productivity

May 29, 2018

Waking Up to Data Quality

May 12, 2018

Take Back Control: Sherilyn Williams Casiano on providing the affluent true control of their wealth

May 29, 2018

What is the secret to sustain and grow your wealth in the most effective and efficient way? In this interview with Sherilyn Williams Casiano, Founder and CEO

When Technology Meets Finance: An Interview with CFO, Rabobank Asia...

March 31, 2018

The Fintech Opportunity for Banks in Europe

March 21, 2018

Machine Intelligence Will Shake Up Banking, But the Disruptors Won’t...

February 10, 2018

Designing Results-Oriented Leadership Development Programmes

May 17, 2018

By Camelia Ilie, Guillermo Cardoza and Schon Beechler In business, one would typically not make a large investment without an idea of how to gauge its results.

From Products to Solutions – Mastering Sales Force Incentives

August 30, 2017

Knowledge Architects Wanted

June 27, 2017

21st Century Leaders: Driving Success Amid Intense Disruption

June 11, 2018

Fujitsu’s Duncan Tait on the imperatives for unlocking value in the digital age Besides having superior knowledge about optimising digital for their

How Global are Germany’s Largest Corporations?

May 16, 2018

To Find Value in the Digital Age, Find It for...

January 25, 2018

Becoming the Chairman

May 29, 2018

By Didier Cossin and Michael Watkins The move from CEO to Chairman is a major role shift. Success requires a set of leadership qualities which few CEOs have

Creating an Agile Board of Directors

March 18, 2018

Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: Finding an Optimal Level?

November 23, 2017

How to Get Your Functions to Supercharge Your Strategy

September 12, 2017

Are You Following the Right Digital Recipe?

June 9, 2018

By Tracey Countryman, David Abood, Aidan Quilligan, Raghav Narsalay, and Aarohi Sen To produce a successful dish of digital reinvention, start by

The Fintech Opportunity for Banks in Europe

March 21, 2018

To Find Value in the Digital Age, Find It for...

January 25, 2018

The Rise Of The Imagination Economy

November 13, 2017

Mining Actionable Information with Smart Capture: INTERVIEW WITH ENNO LUECKEL, EPHESOFT

June 9, 2018 • TECHNOLOGY, SPECIAL FEATURES, Business Process, Digital Transformation

Companies collect tons of data nowadays, but most of them do not yet profit from that treasure. The situation can be compared to the peak of the California Gold Rush: all of the easily accessible gold had been recovered already and mining the rest had become very expensive, but then new technologies were invented to …
Amazon, Just a Click Away from Luxury

May 29, 2018 • STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS, Marketing & Consumers, Editors' Pick, Strategic Spotlight, Supply Chain

What are the Implications for Selective Distribution? By Xavier Derville and Jean-Noël Kapferer Has the strategy of selective distribution, on which luxury brands depend for survival, evolved in the modern distribution world? Combining their expertise in the luxury industry, the authors elaborate on why luxury brands should be ever more meticulous in their practices through their analysis on selective distribution in …
Five Leadership Lessons that will Help you Boost Productivity

May 29, 2018 • LEADERSHIP, TECHNOLOGY, Business Process, Digital Transformation, Emerging Ideas

By Deborah Sherry Today, businesses are presented with a plethora of opportunities arising from digital transformation. However, not all business leaders know how they can turn such opportunities into tangible value for their organisation. The lingering challenge is how they can drive successful digital transformation strategies to improve productivity and ensure business growth. Increasing …
Waking Up to Data Quality

May 12, 2018 • STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY, Business Process, Digital Transformation

By Tadhg Nagle, Thomas Redman and, David Sammon Bad data impacts managers and their companies far more than most realise today and presents an enormous hurdle for any data strategy. They can take many simple steps to improve, but they must first “wake up” to the issue. Here, we present three ways that can help …
The Reliance on Blockchain Technology Will Increase as Businesses Become Knowledgeable on How...

May 9, 2018 • TECHNOLOGY, Business Process, Digital Transformation, Supply Chain

Not every company will accept Bitcoin as a potential investment. However, businesses cannot deny the potential of the technology behind the cryptocurrency. Blockchain’s tamperproof nature is not only beneficial for recording Bitcoin transactions, it can also be used to streamline business operations. Walmart and Amazon are among the globally-recognised companies that are now considering blockchain …
The Real Industry 4.0 Challenge

April 9, 2018 • TECHNOLOGY, OPERATION, Business Process, Internet of Things, Supply Chain

By Richard Markoff and Ralf Seifert As the manufacturing industry enters into the fourth industrial revolution or the Industry 4.0, supply chain leaders are challenged to make their enterprise processes more digitised – in order for their supply chain to become efficient, customer-focussed and agile. However, with the increasing demands and risks associated with the …
Safeguarding your Brand through Better Supply Chain Visibility

March 17, 2018 • OPERATION, Business Process, Supply Chain

By Ben Wilde Better supply chain visibility is what you need to safeguard your brand. Trends ranging from globalisation and social media to rising consumer demand for responsibly and sustainably produced goods have transformed the role of the supply chain. Your supply chain today is very much an extension of your brand – with the …
Supply Chain Digitalisation Management Challenge

January 22, 2018 • OPERATION, Business Process, Future of Business, Supply Chain

By Richard Markoff and Ralf seifert As part of the broader Industry 4.0 trend, the digitalisation of supply chains is happening quickly. Much of the attention is centred on innovations like cloud computing, software-as-a-service (SaaS) and advanced analytics. But there is another aspect to this rapidly changing landscape: companies must rethink their IT management approaches, …
The Competitive Advantages of the Digital Economy Require a Digital Mentality

January 20, 2018 • OPERATION, Digital Transformation, Supply Chain

By Michael Gravier, Christopher Roethlein, and John Visich In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, supply chain leaders are being challenged by the profound effects of digital economy on the relationship between consumers and the supply chain. In this article, the authors elaborate on three crucial things, particularly connectedness, responsiveness and process, toward value creation as …
Is Your Supply Chain Sustainable? Probably Not

January 5, 2018 • OPERATION, SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS, Business Process, Supply Chain

By Cory Searcy A growing number of companies are working to develop sustainable supply chains. A key challenge is to align their supply chain performance with the economic, environmental, and social thresholds that dictate whether it is sustainable or not. This article discusses what supply chain sustainability really means, why it is difficult to achieve, …

Chief Wellbeing Officer: Learning to Live

June 9, 2018

By Steven MacGregor With the Chief Wellbeing Officer book released this week, we include an excerpt from Chapter 7 on how to achieve lifelong learning. Being

Inner agility for health and wellbeing

April 26, 2018

Leading by example

March 28, 2018

The ROI of Wellbeing

February 26, 2018

Five Leadership Lessons that will Help you Boost Productivity

May 29, 2018

By Deborah Sherry Today, businesses are presented with a plethora of opportunities arising from digital transformation. However, not all business leaders know

Bridging the Circular Economy and Social Enterprise: The Dutch...

March 18, 2018

Machine Intelligence Will Shake Up Banking, But the Disruptors Won’t...

February 10, 2018

Turning Societal Challenges into Business through Value Sharing

February 10, 2018

What the French Open can Teach Businesses about Branding

May 29, 2018

The Ten Key Lessons Every Marketer Should Know By Laurence Minsky and Colleen Fahey Improving one’s brand identity is indeed one of the greatest challenges

Amazon, Just a Click Away from Luxury

May 29, 2018

The Three Types of Big Data That Matter...

May 10, 2018

Why Forgiveness Should Be Part Of Your Compliance Strategy

May 16, 2018

By David de Cremer Compliance strategies are integral in creating a trustworthy, high performing and innovative work culture. As such, it is imperative for

Savvy and Skillful: a new look at office politics

April 10, 2018

Speaking Truth to Power

March 18, 2018

The Real Industry 4.0 Challenge

April 9, 2018

By Richard Markoff and Ralf Seifert As the manufacturing industry enters into the fourth industrial revolution or the Industry 4.0, supply chain leaders are

Insights into the Transformation of Business in the Cyber-Age

March 16, 2018

The Case for 5G: Towards an Internet of Skills and...

January 18, 2018

5G is Coming… But What is it?

January 17, 2018

Amazon, Just a Click Away from Luxury

May 29, 2018

What are the Implications for Selective Distribution? By Xavier Derville and Jean-Noël Kapferer Has the strategy of selective distribution, on which luxury

The Reliance on Blockchain Technology Will Increase as Businesses Become...

May 9, 2018

The Real Industry 4.0 Challenge

April 9, 2018

Safeguarding your Brand through Better Supply Chain Visibility

March 17, 2018

Why Mark Zuckerberg’s Leadership Failure was a Predictable Surprise

April 6, 2018

By David De Cremer In today’s more developed global village, responsible leadership is of paramount importance especially from businesses that make use of

The Challenge of Leading Digital Platforms in Responsible Ways

April 5, 2018

Bridging the Circular Economy and Social Enterprise: The Dutch...

March 18, 2018

Take Back Control: Sherilyn Williams Casiano on providing the affluent true control of their wealth

May 29, 2018

What is the secret to sustain and grow your wealth in the most effective and efficient way? In this interview with Sherilyn Williams Casiano, Founder and CEO

What’s Your Superpower?

November 24, 2017

Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: Finding an Optimal Level?

November 23, 2017

Improving Rural Livelihoods through E-Commerce: The GoCoop Experience

August 10, 2017

By Siva Devireddy, G. Sabarinathan, S. Ramakrishna Velamuri and Janine Coughlin In India’s rural areas live handloom weavers and artisans who have been doing