Scaling You: How Small Business Owners Can Grow Without Burning Out
By Elizabeth Eiss
If you’re a small business owner or solopreneur, your greatest asset - and your greatest bottleneck - is often the same thing: you.
You...
Presentations, Speeches, and Talks: Getting the Gift of the Gab
By Adrian Furnham
If the very words “Ladies and gentlemen, unaccustomed as I am…” bring you out in a cold sweat, just breathe deeply into...
Nine Logics of AI Deployments and the Artificial Integrity Imperative
By Hamilton Mann
In attempting to visualize the issues implicit in the adoption of AI in business, we commonly picture a two-dimensional relationship, such as...
Well-Being at Work Challenges and Solutions for Mental Health and Risk
By Dr. Simon L. Dolan
The well-being of employees is a critical component of organizational success. The multifaceted challenges that hinder mental health and risk...
Ban Introduced on English Higher Education Providers Entering into NDAs About Sexual Misconduct, Bullying...
By Chloe Holmes
On 1 August 2025, new legislation (the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023) was passed, which prohibits higher education providers in...
Evolutionary Forces at Work: Keeping Abreast of Employment Law
Interview with Tessa Harris of Redmans solicitors
Employment law, like so many aspects of 21st-century life, is subject to constant evolution. It’s challenging for employers,...
Beyond the Regulatory Checkbox: Navigating Europe’s Shifting Sustainability Rules with Strategic Intent
By Jens Laue, Matthew Robinson, Monique de Ritter and Michela Coppola
As Europe recalibrates its sustainability regulations, it may seem natural for businesses to ease...
The Generative AI Gold Rush Revisited
By Jacques Bughin
The generative AI landscape has rapidly evolved, turning emerging concepts into proven drivers of business value. Jacques Bughin revisits ten key AI...
The Impostor Syndrome: Fraudulence, Fear of Success, and Perfectionism
By Adrian Furnham
Many of us, at one time or another, may have thought, “One day, they’re going to see through me.” If you’re one...
Day-One Rights vs Six-Month Threshold: Where the Employment Rights Bill May Land
By Alex Hodson
During the most recent general election, the Labour Party pledged to abolish the two-year qualifying period required for employees to bring an...
Accidental Entrepreneurship: When Van Gogh Shows up in your Backyard
By Fernanda Arreola and Sabine Bacouel-Jentjens
In the spring of 2020, during a global pandemic, a revolution began in a quiet French village when an...
On Ultraintelligence and Ultra Risks
By Dr. Claudio Antonini and Dr. sc. ETH Zurich Kamil Mizgier
What is your pet goldfish's take on the “Offside” rule? Chances are, it’s a little...
Cultivating Endurance: Sharing a Case for Empowering an Organization’s Resilience and Enhancing Wellbeing
By Dr. Anat Garti and Dr. Simon L. Dolan
In a world wired for stress, success takes more than strategy. This article shows how to...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: From Gatekeeper to Guide – How Governance Professionals are...
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Governance professionals are no longer the quiet scribes in the corner....
Scaling You: Onshore, Offshore, and AI – Finding the Right Fit for Your Business
By Elizabeth Eiss
This article continues my Scaling You series where I share strategies to help solopreneurs and small business owners grow without burning out. One of...
Choosing Your Path: DBA vs. PhD – Empowering Your Future in Management Education
By Prof. Jean Luc Cerdin, Prof. Simon L. Dolan and Prof. Michel Kalika
PhD or DBA? As the world of work evolves, this analysis explores...
Unveiling the Shadows: Understanding and Transforming Hidden Societal Risks
By Dr. Pedro Cesar Martinez Moran and Dr. Simon L. Dolan
In today’s ever-evolving world, it’s crucial to look beyond the surface and recognize the...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: The Role of the Board in Owner-led Organisations
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Owner-led organisations are the backbone of economies worldwide. Yet when the...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Overcoming Misconceptions and Lies in the Boardroom
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When pressures mount, Boards often default to easy narratives. Yet, today...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Beyond Minutes – Reimagining the Board Secretary in the...
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The role of the Board Secretary is at a crossroads. Traditionally,...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Can AI Make Better Business Decisions?
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In this episode of the Better Boards Podcast, Professor Katja Langenbucher...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Steering the Shift – Board Leadership in Times of...
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When organisations face a need for transformation, Boards must become catalysts...
Valuation of AI Unicorns: Is it a Ponzi Scheme or rather, a Genuine Growth...
By Jacques Bughin
AI unicorn valuations have sparked debate over whether they reflect unsustainable speculation or credible growth opportunities. Jacques Bughin examines this phenomenon using...
How Vibe and Agentic Coding Signal the Next (not only Software) Revolution
By Jacques Bughin
The rapid rise of large language models and generative AI is redefining how software is built and scaled. Jacques Bughin explores how...
Avoiding the Janus Trap: Why Europe Must Commit to AI-powered Reinvention
By Mauro Macchi, Matt Prebble, Dominic King and Laura Ann Wright
Closing the competitiveness gap is a central pillar of the European economic reform agenda....
Algorithmic Attachment: How AI-Based Employee Monitoring Shapes Workplace Trust, Autonomy, and Well-being
By Madeleine Roantree and Adrian Furnham
Although AI-driven monitoring and performance tools are designed to optimise productivity, they may have an adverse effect on how...
When Difficult Leaders Change the World: Making Neurodivergent Leadership Sustainable
By Fernanda Arreola and Gregory Unruh
Brilliant yet difficult leaders have long driven some of the world’s most transformative innovations. Fernanda Arreola and Gregory Unruh...
The Real AI Battle: OS is the New Prize
By Jacques Bughin
The third wave of AI is shifting focus from generative outputs to agentic orchestration. This article explains how the real competitive edge...
The Curry Puff Effect: How Small Acts of Appreciation Lifted DHL to the Top
By Avi Liran
Inspired by Chris Ong’s panel at HR Connect 360, Nanyang Business School, NTU
The ballroom at the luxurious Fullerton Hotel in Singapore was...
Reimagining Employment: Navigating the Promises and Perils of Artificial Intelligence
By Dr. Simon L. Dolan, Dr. Mario Raich, and Pedro CĂ©sar MartĂnez Morán
The best thing ever to happen to humanity – or the worst?...
Equipping for Tomorrow: Unlocking New Skills for the Future of Work in 2033
By Dr. Simon L. Dolan, Dr. Mario Raich, and Iolanda Triviño
In an ever-evolving job market, embracing the future requires us to adapt and acquire...
Jobs – and What They Taught Me
By Adrian Furnham
A good education is all very well, but there are some lessons you can’t learn in the classroom. Adrian Furnham recounts his...
Strategic Insights: Taking Over a Start-Up vs. an Established SME
By Fernanda Arreola, Damien Guermonprez, and Renaud Redien-Collot
The skills required to successfully lead one type of enterprise may not fully apply or be relevant...
Innovating Your Team’s Conditions for Success: Use the 3 Cs!
By Fernanda Arreola and Dan Hammond
As leadership roles move from merely directorial to creating great conditions for team success, leaders should employ the three...
The Flawed Assumption Behind AI Agents’ Decision-Making
By Hamilton Mann
As rational as we humans like to think we are, at the moment of making a decision, a whole range of overlapping...
Scaling You: Human + Digital = A Winning Formula for Small Business Success
By Elizabeth Eiss
As a small business owner or solopreneur, you are the engine of your business—and the driver, mechanic, and GPS all rolled into...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: 10x Your Impact – How the Smartest Directors are...
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As complexity grows and time shrinks, Board Directors are wondering how...
Becoming the Leader You Are: The 6S-Model of Leadership Development
By Vivek Sharma and David De Cremer
Real leadership? It starts when you stop following everyone else’s playbook. The 6S-Model reveals why authentic leaders are forged...
Can Europe Inc. Make Decarbonization its Competitive Edge?
By Wytse Kaastra, Matthew Robinson, Babak Moussavi and Josh Elkind
The authors would like to thank Rebecca Tan and Dominic King for their contributions to...
Surviving Among Giants: How HMD Thrives Through Partnerships
By Hervé Legenvre
In less than a decade, HMD has created a niche in the mobile phone market despite fierce competitors. Here is a look...
Google or Gemini? A Framework for Navigating Agentic AI Confusion
By Jacques BughinÂ
Agentic AI is transforming the digital economy, replacing traditional search with intelligent execution. In this article, Dr. J Bughin presents a five-step framework...
Reclaiming SaaS Value in the Agentic AI Era
By Jacques BughinÂ
As agentic AI takes over task execution, the foundations of traditional SaaS begin to crumble. Interfaces lose value, orchestration gains power, and...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Living with Uncertainty – The Importance of Transformation, Culture,...
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In recent years, transformation skills have gained significant importance at the...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Will AI Make the Better Business Judgement?
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In this episode of the Better Boards Podcast, Professor Katja...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: What Do Analysts Think of Boards? – An...
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In an era marked by rapid change, technological disruption, geopolitical...
Navigating the New Frontier: Embracing Talent 5.0 While Paving the Way for Talent 6.0
By Iolanda Triviño, Simon L. Dolan, and Pedro Cesar Martinez
In the changing world of employment, it's more important than ever to understand the shifts...
Scaling You: Do Less to Achieve More with Effective Outsourcing
By Elizabeth EissÂ
You built your business from the ground up—every decision, every detail. But what got you here won’t get you to the next...
Why Forecasting is Fixated with Accuracy: The Risk of Ignoring Feedback
By Dr. Claudio Antonini and Dr. Kamil Mizgier
When it comes to building models for the purpose of forecasting, system designers are naturally concerned that...
You Must Innovate Your Governance too! The Risk for Startups and SMEs
By Fernanda Arreola
While startups and SMEs are often lauded for their agility and innovation, one critical dimension is frequently overlooked: governance. This article explores...
Business Teams: Bad, Sad, and Mad… and How to Fix Them
By Georgie Fienberg and Adrian Furnham
If you want the best from your car, it helps to have some idea of how it all works....