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Simon L. Dolan - A Future Shaper

Simon L. Dolan – A Future Shaper explores the ideas, leadership philosophies, and human values shaping the future of work and organisations. Through expert insights, thought leadership, and practical perspectives, the series examines leadership, organisational culture, values-based management, and personal development, helping individuals and businesses navigate change while building resilient, purpose-driven organisations.

Are You – And Your Company – Prepared For The Future Of Work In...

Assessing Your Level Of Preparedness In 10 Key Domains1 By Simon L. Dolan, Alex Makarevich and Kristine Marin Kawamura This article describes 10 key dimensions that...

GLOOM vs. BLOOM OF THE FUTURE OF WORK: Can We Chart A Positive Roadmap?

By Mario Raich, Simon Dolan, Dave Ulrich, and Claudio Cisullo As the digital era is continuously in its process to ripen, discussions of destructive unforeseen...

United Airlines, Artificial Intelligence, and Donald Trump: Reawakening Values in the Era...

By Avi Liran and Simon L. Dolan Society has evolved and not all aspects of our lives were able to cope up with the changes...

Talenting: Framework and Metaphors for a New Processual Approach to Talent Management

By Simon L. Dolan & Paulo Hayashi Jr. Although the necessity for attracting, retaining, and motivating talent is an old challenge for all competitive organisations,...

Embedded Values and Induced Spirituality in Management Education

The Case of Two Successful Business Schools in Barcelona By S. L. Dolan, Y. Altman, B. Capell and M. Raich

The Missing Puzzle Piece? How Action Learning Can Help Solve the Dual Challenge of...

By Alex Makarevich, Christian Acosta-Flamma and Simon L. Dolan To win in the “war for talent”, companies can no longer rely on conventional recruitment methods...

Leading towards Change of Ethics and Caring: Resisting Temptation and Reaping the Benefits

By Riane Eisler, Simon L. Dolan & Mario Raich Businesses stand at a crossroads, and our current systems are not sustainable given the present economic...

Values, Values on the wall, Just do business and forget them all: Wells Fargo,...

By Avi Liran and Simon L. Dolan There is a growing discrepancy between the values stated on the wall and values in action. In the...
Insights into the Transformation of Business in the Cyber-Age

Insights into the Transformation of Business in the Cyber-Age

By Mario Raich, Simon Dolan, Dave Ulrich, and Claudio Cisullo The rapid and disruptive technological developments are leading us into a global all encompassing transformation....
Rethinking Future Higher Education

Rethinking Future Higher Education

By Mario Raich, Simon Dolan, Paweł Rowinski, Claudio Cisullo, Courtney Abraham and Jan Klimek “Education is a sustainable way for cultural change and transformation.” The world around...
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MBSIV: A Framework for Creating a Sustainable Innovation Culture

By Kristine Marin Kawamura and Simon L. Dolan Innovation has been consistently found to be the most important characteristic associated with organisational and market success....

An Open Letter to Researchers Studying the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

I am not a medical doctor, nor specialist in epidemiology, but I consider myself very experienced and conversant with methodologies of scientific research. While...
Transformation of Education

New Outlook, New Educational Curricula And Proactivity

By Dr Mario Raich, Dr Kristine Marin Kawamura, Dr Simon L. Dolan, Dr Paweł Rowiński and Mr Claudio Cisullo  PART II: Towards A Visionary Prescriptive Transformation...
collab mind

Beyond Collaborative Intelligence we can see a Meta-Mind Society Surfacing and we can Dream...

Facts, Fads and predictions about the joint venture of Human Mind and AI algorithms By Mario Raich, Simon  L. Dolan, Claudio Cisullo and Bonnie A....

Managing By Traction (MbT) Reinventing Management in the Cyber-Age

By Mario Raich, Tomasz Krzemiński, Claudio Cisullo, Simon L. Dolan and Bonnie A. Richley Abstract “We are at a critical turning point in human history!  We...
The Use of Dopamine to Enhance Resilience in a Post COVID-19 Era

The Use of Dopamine to Enhance Resilience in a Post COVID-19 Era: Lessons From...

By Simon L. Dolan and Kyle M. Brykman Introduction Resilience is an emerging concept in business and psychology.  Its origins are in the school of thought...

“The COVID-19 Crisis” as an Opportunity for Introspection: A Multi-level Reflection on Values, Needs,...

By Simon L. Dolan, Mario Raich, Anat Garti and Avishai Landau The current period of misery and even despair surround us. It is perhaps an...
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Using the Triaxial Model of Values to Build Resilience in a COVID-19 VUCA World

By Anat Garti and Simon L. Dolan The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began at the end of 2019 in China and quickly spread globally. Millions of...

A Voyage Into Premature Aging: The Role of Chronic Stress and its Principal Correlates

By Prof. Simon L. Dolan and Prof. Mario Raich Introduction  The idea of stress and aging was born many years ago while one of the co-authors of...

Towards A Visionary Prescriptive Transformation of Education: Part I: New Paradigms, New Reality, and...

By Mario Raich, Kristine M. Kawamura, Simon L. Dolan, Paweł M. Rowiński and Claudio Cisullo This paper is Part I of two articles to be published...
Diagnosing chronic stress and risk factors in elite athletes

Breakthrough or Breakdown? Diagnosing chronic stress and risk factors in elite athletes in view...

By Simon L. Dolan and Sara Martinez Espejo Why are elite athletes more susceptible to stress? Can sports athletes be prepared to better cope...
Reimagining the Future

Reimagining the Future: Unleashing the Deep Transformation and its Impact on Business, Society, and...

By Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, and Claudio Cisullo In a world where everything seems to change with increasing frequency, we risk becoming more blasé...

The Three Forms of Contact: A Path to Contentment

By Simon L. Dolan “Happiness may not be the goal of life -  Perhaps contentment is” For much of my professional life, I have been accompanied...
Future of work

A Vision for Tomorrow: Crafting a Compassionate Blueprint for Our Shared Future

By Simon L. Dolan The future of work is not just a matter of technology and efficiency; it’s about people. Many of us are navigating...
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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...
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Reimagining Employment: Navigating the Promises and Perils of Artificial Intelligence

By Dr. Simon L. Dolan, Dr. Mario Raich, and Pedro César Martínez Morán The best thing ever to happen to humanity – or the worst?...
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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...

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...
Understanding and Transforming Hidden Societal Risks

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...
Cultivating Endurance: Sharing a Case for Empowering an Organization’s Resilience and Enhancing Wellbeing

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...
Well-Being at Work Challenges and Solutions for Mental Health and Risk

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...
The Collapse of Unhappiness in Middle Age: New Evidence and Challenges for Well-being

The Collapse of Unhappiness in Middle Age: New Evidence and Challenges for Well-being

By Pedro César Martínez Morán and Simon L. Dolan The graph of happiness against age is traditionally shown as U-shaped, with the index of happiness...
AI in HR

Empowering People with AI: Revolutionizing the Management of Human Resources for a Brighter Future

By Dr. Simon L. Dolan, Dr. Pedro Cesar Martínez Moran and Dr. Dave Ulrich Among the disciplines currently under invasion by AI, human resources is...
love as a meta-value

The Need for Love as a Meta-Value for Euficiency in Times of Chaos

By Salvador García-Sánchez, Simon L. Dolan, and Lluís Carbonell From Emotional Regulation to the Ethical Design of Bonding for Organizational Development. In organizational contexts, love is...
Man climbing up steep mountain. Business, achievement, success. Kabbalistic insights for success concept

The Power of Three: Insights from A Kabbalistic Tradition for Business and Life Success

By Simon L. Dolan  Drawing from Kabbalah, this article explores how balance, integration, and the “Power of Three” can shape sustainable leadership and lasting success. In...
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Are You Addicted to Scrolling? The New Digital Habit that is Stealing Our Recovery

By Dr. Simon L. Dolan Infinite scrolling may seem harmless, but repeated digital stimulation can erode attention, recovery, and self-control, making digital resilience increasingly important. Infinite...
moral trust in leadership

The Leadership Imperative: Moral Trust as the Foundation of Leadership

By Simon L. Dolan and Joy J. Albrecht Can we trust our leaders to operate according to a moral code and, even if we can,...
Blue Zones

The Blue Zones Lesson: Living Longer by Living Meaningfully

By Prof. Simon L. Dolan You don’t have to work in a laboratory to discover the secret of longer life – just follow these simple...
Human Uniqueness At The Dawn Of Intelligent Machines

Human Uniqueness At The Dawn Of Intelligent Machines

By Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, Dr. Dave Ulrich and Claudio Cisullo Every generation wants to improve on the previous generation; however, this generation risks...
Ethical Audits and Positive Culture Transformation

Raising The Ethical Bar: Ethical Audits and Positive Culture Transformation

By Simon Dolan, Steven Hawkins, Chad Albrecht and Bonnie Richley While most organizations have a code of conduct (or a code of ethics), many...

Covid-19, Stress, Self-Esteem, Values, and Psychological Well-being: How to Assess Risks of Becoming Depressed,...

By Dr. Simon L. Dolan and Dr. Salvador Garcia Sanchez A few years back, we published several books dealing with Stress, Self -Esteem, Health and...

Frontiers in the Neurobiology of Values: New Challenges for Mental Health Professionals in the...

By Simon L. Dolan and Tom Dolan The co-authors of this article are 30 years apart in age, genetically bonded as biological father and son,...
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The Resilience Rings: A New Neuropsychological Framework for Building Resilience

By Javier S. Casademunt and Simon L. Dolan Mental health problems, especially in the workplace, have become the current global pandemic that COVID-19 left behind....
women in leadership

“Managing by Values” (MBV): Innovative Tools for Successful Micro Behavioural Conduct

By Anat Garti and Simon L. Dolan “Values values on the wall, just do the business and forget them all” wrote Liran and Dolan (2016)1...
Future of Work

Imagining a Shared Journey into the Future of Work

By Simon L. Dolan, Kristine Marin Kawamura, Mario Raich, and Dave Ulrich Work enables us to create value for ourselves and others. In our forthcoming...
future of design

The Art of Future Design — Part I: Framing, Assessing, and Identifying Relevant Contexts

By Kristine M. Kawamura, Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, Dave Ulrich and Claudio Cisullo Our desire to design a better future for those coming behind...
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The Art of Future Design — Part II: Deployment, Wholeness, and Impact on...

By Kristine M. Kawamura, Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, Dave Ulrich, and Claudio Cisullo In this article, we extend the logic that was previously published...
Cyber-Organisation and the New World of Work

The Cyber-Organisation and the New World of Work: Advocating a twin governance...

By Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, Dave Ulrich and Claudio Cisullo This paper explores the concept of the cyber-organisation and, in particular, the so-called cyber-enterprise...
Future of Work and the Megachallenges for HR

The Future of Work and the Megachallenges for HR in 2025 and Beyond

By Simon L. Dolan and Pedro Cesar Martinez Introduction In an era characterized by rapid technological advancxements, demographic shifts, and evolving workplace dynamics, the role of...
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The Eutopia of Engaging in Unconditional Kindness to Self and Others

By Salvador García Sánchez and Simon L. Dolan Introduction “Resilience” seems to be a common term used by professionals in many disciplines. Psychologists and medical experts...