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This category is Leadership, exploring essential skills, strategies, and insights for effective management and decision-making. It features expert perspectives on leadership development, organizational success, and navigating challenges in today’s fast-evolving business landscape.

Worry: I know there is a crisis waiting for me

By Thomas DeLong Jana Jones was a successful, experienced manager who had run a multi-million dollar business. She projected the image of being able to...
Retail Growth Strategie

Retail Growth Strategies: Surviving COVID-19

By Omar Toulan and Niccolò Pisani The economic turbulence spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the retail sector. On...
Female employee sharing stories to her colleague

Using Stories to Create Exceptional Performance 

By Lior Arussy  Arguably one of the most powerful examples of a performance-defining event for a company was done by a chain-smoking, alcohol-drinking CEO. His...

Nabilah Alsagoff, Founder and COO, PT Nusa Satu Inti Artha (DOKU)

Women have strong minds and we believe that our skills to empower the work force can make a difference in the industry that we...

Navigating the A.I. Era: How Riversoft from Taiwan Harnesses the Power of Generative A.I.

Exclusive Interview with Claude Shen, Chief Technology Officer of Riversoft Inc. In a world where Generative A.I. has become ubiquitous, Riversoft's CTO, Claude Shen, discusses...
Smile, Smile and Be A Leader? Differences in Male and Female Leaders’ Use of Humour

Smile, Smile and Be A Leader? Differences in Male and Female Leaders’ Use of...

By Vanessa Marcié and Sucheta Nadkarni While humour can serve as a key to improve work culture and leadership effectiveness, there is a good chance that you are...

Board Responsibility under the FCPA

By Thomas R. Fox and Ryan Morgan The nightmare of every corporate director is to wake up to find out that the company of the...
business

Finding Focus Post Pandemic: Growing a Resilient Business in a Volatile World

By Steve Lewis Steve Lewis took the reins as CEO of global re/insurance advisor Pro Global just before the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic....
risk

The Better Boards Podcast Series: Is Your Board Adapting to a Dynamically Changing Risk...

The podcast and the article are brought to you by The Better Boards Podcast Series. Recent research revealed that 87% of board members believe market...

Fintech: a Force for Disrupting and Democratising Financial Services

Fintech is like a snowball on a hill that is getting bigger and bigger and changing finance tremendously. London-based entrepreneur Viktor Prokopenya is well...
leadership skills of the technology age

One Is Not Enough; All Is Not Possible

By Hakan Kapucu Mostly-needed leadership skills of the technology age There are leadership styles: Technoversal, Self-disruptive, Transpersonal, Altrocentric, and Leadership 4.0. Let’s extend this list a...
Frankfurt

Heinz Junkermann – A Varied Business Career

On the 10th anniversary of German businessman Heinz Junkermann’s passing, it is clear that his entrepreneurial legacy lives on in his entrepreneur and investor daughter, Nicole Junkermann. Born in...
Business people hugging in a circle in the office. Compassion and accountability concept

Mastering the Compassion-Accountability Paradox: A Practical Framework for Leaders

By Dr. Deborah Bayntun-Lees Leaders often struggle to balance compassion with accountability, fearing that one undermines the other. The Compassion-Accountability Matrix offers a practical framework...
mission vision value

Mission, Vision, Values: A Blueprint For Success

By Ken Gavranovic and Lee Atchison excerpted from their book BUSINESS BREAKTHROUGH 3.0 Sam Goldwyn reportedly said that a verbal contract isn’t worth the paper...
lucy

Banishing Self-Doubt to Promote Female Success

By Lucy Franklin Women are still less likely to reach the top levels of management – only 9% of the financial and professional services companies...
transformation in business processes

Longevity for Sustainability: Adding Value That Lasts

Interview with Geert Van Den Goor, Group Managing Partner at Valcon Geert van den Goor, Group Managing Partner at Valcon, shares his insights from a...
marketing strategy ideas

Closing the Gender Gap

A growing body of research and anecdotal evidence shows a positive correlation between gender-balanced corporate leadership and organisational performance. Despite this, a significant gap...
Forex in Indonesia

Best 7 Forex Brokers in Indonesia

So, you are interested in Forex trading in general and Forex trading in Indonesia in particular? Forex ( which stands for “foreign exchange market”)...
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We Need To Talk About Elon Musk

By Grishma Jashapara The rise of mass media and celebrity culture has amplified the “cult of personality” trend - and it should concern us. Firstly, let’s...
Sustainability Warriors

The Net-Zero Battle Requires an Army of Economic Sustainability Warriors

by Laurits Bach Sørensen Although governments around the world have made commitments to achieving net zero, it is clear that more is needed if these...
Good Leader

7 Things a Good Leader Should Encourage in Their Employees

In order to be a good manager, it is important that you provide a positive work environment. A big part of that is ensuring...

Attributes of Engineers and Engineering for the 21st Century World

By PE Seeram Ramakrishna The world’s leading businesses are global. Below, PE Seeram Ramakrishna argues that engineering education should be reformed to nurture ‘global engineers’...

Learn or Die: Every Business Will Be In The Business of Learning

By Edward D. Hess The velocity of business change will increase over the next decade driven by technology advances making the speed and quality of...
Rebecca Serwotka

In Conversation with a Real Estate Powerhouse: Rebecca Serwotka of Inmobiliaria Estate Agents

For over three decades, Inmobiliaria Estate Agents has been synonymous with exceptional service and unparalleled expertise in the vibrant Ciudad Quesada real estate market....

Why Value Value?

By Tim Koller, Richard Dobbs and Bill Huyett Most executives have figured out how to create value for shareholders through experience, observation, and intuition. They’ve...

How To Stay Motivated While Working Remotely

By Martha Payne Working remotely has its own benefits, from not rushing in the morning to beat the traffic to have flexible hours and the...
FIRE and SHIELD

Passion and Compassion: The Equilibrium of Leadership

Interview with Elize Dimare and Johnny Sørensen of Fire & Shield Which ability is more important for a business leader: to lead with passion, or...
Meditation in the Workplace A Guide to Benefits and Integration

Meditation in the Workplace: A Guide to Benefits and Integration

By Emil Bjerg, editor and journalist of The European Business Review Meditation has gotten a lot of attention in the workplace in recent years, and...
How Women Leaders Build The Career They Thrive In

How Women Leaders Build The Career They Thrive In

By Christie Hunter Arscott and Lauren Noël Early career women understand that building a career and life they thrive in is no small feat. Instead,...
EMBA programme

Top Executive Education featuring Antwerp Management School: Opening Minds to Impact the World

Interview with Antwerp Management School's Prof. Dr. Goran Milenković, Academic Director of the EMBA and Prof. Dr. Steffi Weil, Associate Dean for International Outreach...
Cordula

The Better Boards Podcast Series: Insights into the German Corporate Governance Debate – Learnings,...

The podcast and the article are brought to you by The Better Boards Podcast Series. Every country has its fair share of corporate failures. Afterwards,...
Gender Parity

Does Gender Parity in the Workplace Make Business Sense?

By Anthon Garcia Closing the gender gap is more than just a matter of fairness. In the business world, pushing for gender parity expands the...
The boardroom framework for governing AI transformation with precision

Leading Through Alignment: Turning Organizational Readiness into a Boardroom Advantage

By Deepika Chopra AI is no longer a technology problem but a leadership test. Here, Deepika Chopra highlights leadership readiness as a measurable capability built...
CoachHub

Uncovering the Path to our Dreams: CoachHub’s Coaching Program Points the Way

Interview with CoachHub Senior Behavioural Scientist Windy Tshepiso Maledu In a virtual work environment, the challenge is to enable everyone to feel seen and heard. Here,...

Reinventing Management

 By Julian Birkinshaw What is the future of management? Can management be reinvented to make it more effective as an agent of economic progress and...
compassion

Interview with Dr Bruno Cignacco on the topic “Compassion and Business”

In your new book “The Art of Compassionate Business” you talk a lot about compassion in business, why is compassion so important for business...
Balancing Act

Am I Being My Best Self? Building Your Emotional Intelligence at Work – ...

By Carolyn Stern The archetypes of the screaming team leader, the oversharing colleague, or the coworker who never looks people in the eye are so...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Will AI Make the Better Business Judgement?

The Better Boards Podcast Series: Will AI Make the Better Business Judgement?

The podcast and the article are brought to you by The Better Boards Podcast Series. In this episode of the Better Boards Podcast, Professor Katja...
pet

“Net better Off?” Why companies should scale new, tech-based flexible work practices

By Jacques Bughin, Sybille Berjoan and Yuhui Xiong By 2022, Shopify, a well-known global next-generation e-commerce platform had secured a perennial flexible work arrangement scheme...
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...
Daversa

Refining the Search for Executive Talent in Europe

Interview with Daversa Partners’ Wendy Colvano - Director & Head of Europe With investors looking towards Europe as a hotspot for business acceleration, the need...

Serving valued banking relationships generation after generation

Aside from having the second largest banking sector in the Eastern Caribbean region, Antigua and Barbuda also houses the “grandfather” of international financial services...
boss-worker

Do You Realise How Scary You Are?

By Megan Reitz and John Higgins Most managers know they need to create an environment where people can speak up in order to hear innovative...
Shifting the Gender Gap to an ‘All Differences Matter’ Narrative

Shifting the Gender Gap to an ‘All Differences Matter’ Narrative

By Lianne Taylor CPsychol This article purposefully shifts the narrative that disadvantages female entrepreneurs to a focus on entrepreneurial differences in thinking, traits and behaviour...
women in leadership

Custom-built Programmes for the Future Workforce

Interview with Professor Ann Bartel, A Faculty Director of Custom Programmes at Columbia Business School Executive Education   Being one of the Top Executive Education Programmes...

What South Africa can teach leaders about resilience

By John Luiz The COVID-19 pandemic has overturned the idea of ‘business as usual,’ exposing many vulnerabilities within social, business, and economic systems. A recent global...
Better Boards Podcast Series

The Better Boards Podcast Series: Mastering the Company Secretariat

The podcast and the article are brought to you by The Better Boards Podcast Series. Managing an ever-growing agenda, Company Secretaries today face a plethora...
Business transitions

Transformative Transitions: 8 Exit Archetypes Every Company Founder Must Know

By Merilee Kern An expert examination of the prototypical exist phases—and crucial navigational strategies—founders must heed in today’s economic climate Business transitions are important for several...
Trees

The Personal Wealth Revolution – Time to Formalise Your Family Office

By Sherilyn Casiano For the entrepreneur and closely- held family business owner, a family office, set up with the proper foundation, can be a huge...

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