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AI Bubbling or Not? What Does the AI Future Look Like in Today’s AI...

By Jacques Bughin AI leaders are delivering extraordinary growth, but their stock prices may already assume an even more extraordinary future. So, is AI really...
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Digital Twins 101: The Virtual Strategy Reshaping How Businesses Operate

By Terence Tse Does your company run complex machinery for which downtime would mean serious costs? A digital twin could be just what's needed. If your...
How Art Fuels Effective Business Development

How Art Can Support Effective New Business Development

By Dr. Peter Lorange There are multiple ways to assess a new business venture – but have you ever thought of evaluating it by reference...
AI integrity - Hamilton Mann

Can Machines Demonstrate Integrity? Crash-Testing Artificial Integrity, Not Intelligence.

By Hamilton Mann Large language models are already being consulted in decisions that touch patient safety, regulatory compliance, and public trust, yet their behavior under...
Cyber Exposure in Europe’s Global Supply Chains

Digital Sovereignty at Risk: Managing Cyber Exposure in Europe’s Global Supply Chains

By Annika Nevaste Cyber attackers increasingly exploit supply chains as the weak underbelly of European business. Securing supply chain resilience is now critical. Mercurial world leaders,...
Europe’s Luxury Market

Europe’s Luxury Market: Challenges and Prospects

By Anna Pietraszek and Jerry Haar Europe is likely to see a slight erosion or, at best, stabilization of its captured luxury spend share in...
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Why Aren’t More European CFOs Using AI to Improve Their Back Office?

B2B payments software expert Inez Berkhof-Hollander on the huge potential of applying machine learning and other advanced data techniques to core finance processes. Despite years...
From Black Box to Glass Box: The Future of AI Trust

From Black Box to Glass Box

How Portugal’s largest retailer and a Brazil-born innovation hub are reinventing how stores think. The Bet Two years ago, MC Sonae made a bet. Portugal’s dominant...
The interaction between humans and AI. Miniature figures represent a team or customers engaging with a robot virtual assistant, symbolizing the future of communication and technology.

The Rearchitected Firm: Moving Beyond Hierarchies in an Age of Agentic AI

By Jacques Bughin As AI begins to coordinate work, not just automate it, firms may evolve from static hierarchies into computationally adaptive organizations. Artificial intelligence is...
Interview with Donald Klip and Robert Chadwick of Global Mortgage Group (GMG) and America Mortgages

Financial Services for the Unbankable: The Journey of Global Mortgage Group

Interview with Donald Klip and Robert Chadwick of Global Mortgage Group (GMG) and America Mortgages Asset-rich but bank-poor? Now there's help on hand to release...
Daniel Solomon of Omnigage

Covering the CX Last Mile with Amazon Connect and Omningage

Interview with Daniel Solomon of Omningage Smooth your adoption of Amazon Connect with an AWS-native layer that focuses the customer experience on outcomes, not architecture. Even...
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Equifax Partners with Poland’s Leading Credit Bureau to Expand Client Access to Identity and...

1 June 2026 – Equifax UK and Biuro Informacji Kredytowej S.A. (BIK), Poland’s primary credit bureau, have partnered to broaden client access to their...
Interview with Miquel Angel Mora of Tauniqo.ai

How High-Performance Leadership Shapes Growth in Fast-Changing Industries

Interview with Miquel Angel Mora of Tauniqo.ai As industries evolve rapidly, leaders must balance execution, innovation, and resilience to scale businesses while maintaining clarity, culture,...

From Mandates to Mastery: Navigating the Global E-Invoicing Shift as a Strategic Advantage

By Bartłomiej Wójtowicz, Director of Consulting at Comarch e-Invoicing Flip the script on e-invoicing. Comarch experts show you how to turn a burdensome tax obligation...
Elizabeth O’Neill of University of Chicago Booth School of Business

An EMBA Combining Global Integration with Regional Relevance

Interview with Elizabeth O’Neill of University of Chicago Booth School of Business For an EMBA program with maximum bang for your buck – or ROI, if...
AI is Taking Over Leadership

Redefining Leadership in the Age of AI: What Skills Will Future Leaders Need?

By Vedika Lal, Zuzanna Staniszewska, and Géraldine Galindo Artificial intelligence is transcending its original role as a tool designed to support humans and is increasingly...
UK e-invoicing mandates

Turning the UK and Ireland’s E-Invoicing Mandates Into More than Just a Checkbox

By Marcin Pichur Across the European continent, as well as in the UK and Ireland, governments' moves towards e-invoicing also represent significant opportunities for business. As...
Adam Beldzik, Head of E-Invoicing Sector at Comarch

E-Invoicing – For Regulatory Shift, Read Strategic Advantage

Interview with Adam Beldzik of Comarch For many business organizations, dealing with changes in global compliance regs is about reaction. But what if it didn't...
Andrew Radcliffe Spyrosoft Best partners for business growth

Partnering for a Successful Digital Transformation

Any experienced business leader knows that digital transformation is about more than the technology – and this should inform their choice of external partner...
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Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones: The Psychology of Microaggressions

By Adrian Furnham Most would agree that saying something deliberately calculated to hurt another individual is, at best, small-minded. Nevertheless, even the saintliest of us...
purpose-driven leadership

Leading with Purpose: Uniting Inner Conviction and Societal Demands

By John Almandoz and Carlos Rey It's one thing to talk about corporate purpose, quite another to make it happen in a way that has...
TERA-Award Programme

TERA-Award Programme Expands Global Reach with Prestigious New International Collaborations

Collaboration with the United Nations and the University of Cambridge Institute accelerates programme’s mission to deploy breaking technology to find climate solutions. The TERA-Award 2026...
psychological safety at work

Belt Up and Belt Out: Corporate Benefits of Psychological Safety

By Adrian Furnham and Dr Amanda Potter At your last departmental meeting, did you join in, or did you zone out? Did you buckle down,...
AI in MBA

What an MBA Teaches that AI Never Will in 2026

AI is changing organisations across different economies, and MBAs are no exception. Here’s why an MBA still provides value and ROI – and who...
The Next Wave of AI: from Generation to Agency

The Next Wave of AI: from Generation to Agency

By Jacques Bughin If you're quietly patting yourself on the back for finally getting a grip on AI and its impact on your organization, here's...
Leadership skills for 2026

The Skills Leaders Will Actually Need in 2026

By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor Everything is moving fast these days. Leadership is no exception. Here are five essential skills leaders need in 2026.  Meaningful...
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2025 TEBR Must Reads: Motivation at Work—What Truly Drives Performance, Growth, and Engagement

Motivation at work is being quietly rewritten—and many leaders haven’t noticed yet. The old playbook of incentives, pressure, and surface-level engagement is losing its power...
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Deepika Chopra on Leadership Alignment and Decision-Making in the AI Era

As AI reshapes how decisions are made, leadership misalignment has become a silent threat to value creation. Deepika Chopra shares why trust, readiness, and...
Top leadership insight

Best Leadership Insights from Top CEOs and Business School Experts 2025-2026

TEBR Editors’ Note: In this guide, we reviewed TEBR articles on key leadership strategies from global CEOs and business school faculty, highlighting insights that...
ZeroBounce CEO Liviu Tanase

ZeroBounce CEO Liviu Tanase on Leadership, AI, and the Future of Email

Interview with Liviu Tanase of Zerobounce As founder and CEO of ZeroBounce, Liviu Tanase has built one of the most trusted names in email deliverability....

Following the Twin Paths to Knowledge – Interview with Chen Fangruo of Shanghai Jiao...

We sometimes hear theory and practice spoken of as two separate aspects of business education, connected but distinct. Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Antai College...
Northern Ireland is a Magnet for International Businesses

Five Reasons Why Northern Ireland is a Magnet for International Businesses

Over 1,500 international companies have set up operations in Northern Ireland. The region boasts a proven track record of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and...
Siobhan Frank, Oxford Executive MBA

Oxford Executive MBA: Shaping Global Business Leaders through Learning and Research

Interview with Siobhan Frank, Oxford Executive MBA In this TEBR interview, Siobhan Frank, Programme Director of the Oxford Executive MBA, highlights the school’s excellence through its world-class...
IMD for Who will Lead the Transition? Why the Future Belongs to Leaders who can Deliver Sustainability

Who Will Lead the Transition? Why the Future Belongs to Leaders Who Can Deliver...

The rules of business are shifting fast. Climate risks are materialising, regulators are tightening requirements, and investors are placing a price on transition plans....
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Fail Faster, Learn Smarter: Why Mastering Failure is the Key to Thriving in the...

By Matthew Egan In today’s AI-driven economy, mastering failure is becoming as critical as mastering success. Matthew Egan highlights how embracing setbacks accelerates learning and...
Accidental Entrepreneurship: When Van Gogh shows up in your Backyard

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...
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When the Lights Go Out: America’s Retreat from Global Humanitarian Aid

By Patrick Reichert and Vanina Farber This piece explores the ripple effects of America’s retreat from humanitarian aid and what it means for fragile states,...
The Digital Phoenix Effect: How Established Firms Can Win in the Platform Era

The Digital Phoenix Effect: How Established Firms Can Win in the Platform Era

By Daniel Trabucchi and Tommaso Buganza Established companies face persistent challenges of inefficient transactions, shifting customer needs, innovation bottlenecks, underused data, and strategic data gaps....
IMD MBA: From the Sports Field to the Boardroom

From the Sports Field to the Boardroom

How an athletic mindset is shaping tomorrow’s business leaders in the IMD MBA class of 2025. At 6 a.m., while most of his IMD MBA...
Exposing the Racial Bias that Influences Day to Day Business Transactions

Exposing the Racial Bias that Influences Day to Day Business Transactions

By Redzo Mujcic, Associate Professor of Behavioural Science at Warwick Business School Racial bias may not always be overt. Indeed, individuals may not even be...
ISOPLUS

ISOPLUS – Hidden but Essential

The Energy Transition is an enormous opportunity for Europe to harness its millennia of engineering expertise and lead the world in addressing the existential...
Renata Blanc, Academic Director of the International MBA

Porto Business School: Cultivating Market-Ready Explorers

Interview with Renata Blanc of Porto Business School Portugal is renowned for its early navigators' audacious journeys of global exploration. What better home, then, for...

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...
Iñaki Ereño - Bupa

Healthcare with the Customer Front and Centre: Interview with Mr. Iñaki Ereño of Bupa

The health sector has gone through some testing times since Iñaki Ereño became part of it in 2005, including COVID-19. Now Group CEO of...
Controlled Chaos: Logistics Drives Retail Performance

The Art of Controlled Chaos: How Logistical Inefficiency Drives Retail Performance

By Gilles Paché In today’s retail landscape, efficiency is not always the golden rule. Some of the largest retailers have mastered the art of controlled...
Leadership - working on plates

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...
University of St.Gallen’s IEMBA

Leading Through Uncertainty: How the University of St.Gallen’s IEMBA Shapes Leaders for a Complex...

Far from being another EMBA, the University of St.Gallen’s IEMBA (International EMBA) is a distinctively crafted programme, merging rigorous academics, global immersion, and peer...
IMD

Bridging the Gap between Expertise and Impact: Inside IMD’s New Master’s Degrees

Leadership roles have evolved dramatically over the past decade, calling for professionals who can pivot, adapt, and lead transformation across technology, sustainability, and governance....
Porto Business School's International MBA

Reimagining Business Leadership: Porto Business School’s International MBA

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, leaders must be agile, innovative, and equipped with a global perspective. The International MBA at Porto Business School...