Getting Up to Speed in Your Sales Efforts
By Frank Cespedes and Zoran Latinovic
In a study before the pandemic, PricewaterhouseCoopers found that companies had made little progress in the previous decade in...
Promise and Challenge: AI in the Trade Finance Industry
Interview with Graham Bright, Head of Compliance and Operations, Euro Exim Bank
Technology is a two-edged sword. On the one hand, it’s moving fast –...
AI Can Increase Companies’ Profit Significantly
By Ralph Geertsema, OP Lumijärvi, and John Wass
Introduction
Over the recent years, AI has conquered the world by storm and has been widely used so...
On the Need to Reinvent Your Business: Companies’ Survival Depends on Different Phases of...
By David De Cremer
Organisations are born, conquer market share and, if successful, grow. In this process, it’s equally important that they are aware of...
Preserving the Human Element in Robots with Blue Ocean Robotics
Interview with Claus Risager, Blue Ocean Robotics Chief Strategy Officer
In the films, robots are often shown as a threat, frequently getting out of control...
Inside the Journey of a Decacorn
By Jacques Bughin
Start-ups – and their unicorn, and now decacorn, darlings – are critical both for value creation as well as for economic growth...
Beyond Good Intentions – Bringing Strategy To Giving, Impact Investing, and Corporate Responsibility
By Olga Almqvist
Value-driven leaders and people with means have an array of options for giving back to society. But whether through philanthropy, impact-driven investments,...
AI Agents will Empower Autonomous, Scalable and Networked Organizations
By Alessandro Lanteri and Mark Esposito
The rapid development of AI technology has brought in agentic AI systems with the ability to be autonomous and...
Decentralise to Incentivise: The Quest for Unbiased, Explainable AI
Interview with Ala Shaabana, Co-founder of Opentensor Foundation
Amid widespread concern regarding possible built-in bias, opacity, and misalignment in big-tech-dominated AI, one strategy that offers...
Quantum Computing: The Second Quantum Revolution Transformation Of How Business Is Conducted
By Rosario (Roy) Girasa and Emilio Collar
In the field of physics, we have experienced the quantum revolution in the early 1900s, while in the...
Six Ways Companies Can Use Generative AI to Boost Performance
By Ram Gopal
The AI of the beholder: Managers need to examine where AI can improve workflow processes.
Generative AI’s impact on productivity could add trillions...
Europe Must Invest in Technology, Talent, and Trust to Realise the Potential of Generative...
By Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Jack Azagury and Dominic King
Could generative AI breathe new life into the old continent? Europe’s technology deficit with North America is...
Empowering Small Teams to Achieve More with Smartsheet
By Sarfraz Ali
UK businesses are at a critical crossroads in an era of unprecedented economic complexity. The recently announced UK government’s Autumn Budget with...
Resilience Is More than Being Able to Rebound: It Should Be Used As a...
By Jacques Bughin
While they may not be able to prevent pending economic crises such as those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses can use...
Triple A.I. Supply Chains
By Fabrice Thomas and Hervé Legenvre
Hau L. Lee, a Stanford professor described high performing supply chains back in 2004 as Agile, Adaptative and Aligned....
Going Faster Is Not Enough Add Innovation to Outperform
By Peter Weill, Jan Brecht and Stephanie L. Woerner
To stay relevant and achieve resilience, company leaders need to focus not only on speed but...
Future, Delayed: The #1 Reason Digital Transformation Could Stall During a Recession (And How...
By Andre Schindler, General manager of EMEA for NinjaOne
The past two-and-a-half years have ushered in an accelerated era of digital transformation, but now economic...
How Global Companies Are Implementing Supplier Diversity Policies
By Anna Sáez de Tejada Cuenca and Gemma Berenguer
It has become increasingly common for companies to implement supply-chain diversity to maintain a good image...
Accelerating Europe’s Path to Reinvention
By Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Svenja Falk and Laura Wright
Despite the challenging business environment, European executives are optimistic about their organization's future growth. By embracing Total...
The Race to Net Zero: How AI Can be Harnessed to Meet the Growing...
By Román Campa
The demand for green skills in Europe is surging, but there’s currently a shortage of talent to meet it. Román Campa, CEO...
Productivity Versus Ping Fatigue – is AI the Answer to Simplifying our Workflows?
By Caz Brett
The rapid integration of AI into workplaces has transformed how employees engage with their tasks. By automating repetitive work, AI offers a...
How Top-Performing Firms Needed to Reorganise Seven Times for Digital
By Peter Weill & Stephanie L. Woerner
Top-performing firms reorganise several times to effectively use digital to capture value. In a series of CEO interviews,...
Mind How You Grow: A Partnership to Improve Your Processes
Interview with Mr Giuseppe Zagami, the president of Mind The Value
Fast-growing Italy-based company Mind The Value has made a name for itself with its...
Hacking Trustworthy AI
By Jacques Bughin
In the aftermath of the initial AI tidal wave that has rolled across business and industry, there are signs that the emphasis...
Science for a Better Tomorrow
By Ulrich A.K. Betz
The future holds daunting challenges for the human race, and some good news wouldn’t come amiss. Here, Ulrich Betz gives us...
Scandinavian secure-sharing software as a service: The ultimate solution for decision-makers
Interview with Møyfrid Øygard, Managing Director at Admincontrol
Admincontrol provides software solutions for secure collaboration and easy sharing of documents in business processes, such as...
Business Software Solutions from the Can-Do Partner Next Door
Interview with Michał Sztanga, Managing Director of Future Processing
Michał Sztanga, managing director of Polish software developer Future Processing, explains how his company takes “getting...
Data-driven Decision Making that Uses Data, Mind and Heart
Interview with Heine Krog Iversen, CEO and Founder of TimeXtender
TimeXtender’s mission is to help companies to extract the maximum-possible advantage from their data resources...
Optimising the Supply Chain: The Visible Effect of Elemica’s Digital Supply Network
Interview with Rich Katz, CEO of Elemica
Elemica is the industry leader in business to deliver a digital connection between manufacturers and their suppliers, logistics...
Extending The Time Equation: How TimeXtender Helps Businesses Save Considerable Time, Money by Automating...
Time is finite.
We cannot produce more time for ourselves. We can only improve what we do with our time. This is the essence...
Data Protection: Lightening the Load of Compliance
Interview with the DPO Centre CEO and Founder Rob Masson
Does compliance with the data protection regulations have to represent a huge and costly burden...
Corporate Governance In Startups Balancing Innovation and Sustainability
By Javier Cabetas, Iván Fernández-Muñoz, Pedro Cesar Martinez-Moran, and Fernando Diez
In an increasingly complex and globalised business world, corporate governance can guide companies to...
Don’t Fear the Black Swan, Take it as an Opportunity to Soar
By Kevin Peters, President and CEO, NetNumber
When a black swan event, an unexpected occurrence that has a substantial impact on society and business, happens, businesses...
DART: On Target to Meet the Needs of the Travel Industry
Insights from Riversoft CEO, Alex Kuo
In the fiercely competitive world of the post-pandemic travel industry, travel suppliers are looking to provide a leaner, more...
Aligning Organisational Ecosystems to be Fit for Purpose
By Jonathan Trevor and Kazuhiro Asakawa
In the first of a two-part series, we explore how firms are reaping the benefits of leveraging a network...
Unlocking innovation with xTech partners
By Alan Thorogood and Stephanie L. Woerner
When undertaking a sizable project, a large organization might consider partnering with a small company in order to...
How to Put Curiosity to Work in Your Organisation
By Louise Muhdi
Companies are starting to understand why it is important to cultivate curiosity among their workforce. Yet, only a few possess a good...
Energising Together: The Art of Unleashing Collective Potential
By Marcus Wylie
Generating and harnessing energy within an organisation isn't just a fleeting or whimsical notion: it is a powerhouse that ignites the entire...
Navigating Trust and Innovation: AI in 2024
By Julie Linn Teigland
This year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has chosen a compelling theme: ‘Rebuilding Trust’.
As outlined on the WEF’s website, it’s all...
AI in Finland: From Relatable Stories Towards AI Ecosystems
By Anna Lahtinen and Heikki Kallasvaara
Finland is experiencing dynamic growth in the number of companies that are developing and / or using artificial intelligence (AI)...
Lucky By Design 5 Clever Attitudes to Tilt Odds in Your Favour
By Avi Liran
While you wait for your ship to come in, have you given any thought to building a lighthouse, or even dredging the...
Chips Everywhere and with Everything
By Elizabeth Stephens
Until recently, Taiwan’s central position in the global supply chain of advanced semiconductors was not seen as an issue. But today, in...
Inside Tesla: A Rare Glimpse of Tesla’s Mysterious Innovation Culture
By Mostafa Sayyadi and Michael Provitera
Now, a critical and unanswered question is: How can CEOs develop an effective innovation culture so that their companies...
Strategic Excellence: Steps to Maximise ROI in GEN AI Implementations
By Stephan Kudyba and Agnel D’Cruz
The power of generative artificial intelligence (GEN AI) has organisations of all types intrigued and clamouring to leverage its...
Why We Need A Resolution Revolution
By David Liddle
If you've ever thought that there must be a more positive, less damaging way of resolving workplace disputes than that offered by...
Agile Anarchy is the Name of the Future
By Guido Stein and Alberto Barrachina
To build agile organizations you must understand human relationships
1. Change> Transform Your Approach to Transformation
This technical note explores some...
Scaling You: Leverage the Value of YOUR Time to Scale Your Business Impact
By Elizabeth Eiss
Small businesses often face unique challenges in scaling their impact while juggling limited resources such as funding, sales, customer care, talent, and time....
Corporate Innovation in the Age of AI: A Changing Landscape
In today’s economy, information overload is fast becoming the norm. From sifting through flooded inboxes to endless scrolls on LinkedIn, there’s a continuous stream...
Why & How to Measure Your Carbon Emissions Early
Measuring carbon emissions might seem “optional”, but you’ll gain significant advantages from it in the short and long-term. Here, we give you a step-by-step...
BYD’s Rapid Ascent to the Global EV Leader
By Jiayi Huang and Xiangming Chen
From a battery maker to the world´s leading electric vehicle producer, BYD's spectacular rise is an eventful journey fueled...
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Feel to Deal: The Power of Emotions in Negotiations
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The key to a successful negotiation is not embedded in knowledge or reasoning ability but in applying emotional intelligence. This essay explains the role of emotions...
We Need to Talk About Women Bullying Other Women at Work & 6 Key Things We Can do to Change it
By Vanessa Vershaw
The truth is out: women are not supporting each other enough in the workplace. Despite efforts to advance gender equality, the latest global gender gap report reveals only a 1% increase annually...
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