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....
Using Blockchain To Secure The ‘Internet Of Things’
Technology keeps revolutionizing the world, and over the years, there has been an increase in device connectivity. Some of these devices include streetlights, cameras...
Five Ways CEOs Can Boost The Bottom Line By Improving How Their Companies Negotiate
By Milan Prilepok
“Improve our negotiation skills” may not appear near the top of every CEO’s to-do list. But that’s a mistake. A huge chunk...
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...
“I Don’t Want Us to Lose the Momentum We Have”: A Talk with Julie...
By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor of The European Business Review
Recently we had the privilege to sit down with Julie Teigland, EY’s Managing Partner...
Becoming the Chairman
By Didier Cossin and Michael Watkins
The move from CEO to Chairman is a major role shift. Success requires a set of leadership qualities which...
Introducing The Better Boards Podcast Series
The European Business Review is proud to partner with The Better Boards Podcast Series!
Managed by Dr Sabine Dembkowski, a trusted board advisor who has...
Being a Woman in the Director Position in the Public Sector: A Recruiters Perspective...
It is no secret that women still face structural barriers in climbing the career ladder. Additionally, once women reach an executive position in their...
Workplace and Mental Health: Building Effective Leaders by Enhancing Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Breaks the...
By Marcelina Horrillo Husillos, Journalist and Correspondent at The European Business Review
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that mood disorders such as anxiety and...
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...
Will AI Ever be Fully Ethical? We are at a Crossroads – The Time...
By Sara Portell
This is clearly a provocative question, but it is one that most organizations, regulators and societies are grappling with right now and...
Keeping your Head up: Experiences that Shape your Life and your Face
Interview with Mr. Mark Anderson, CEO of Alteryx
While it is undeniably true that we are all the sum of our experiences, it is also...
Championing Triple Ownership Programs (TOPs) in Executive Education: How Participant and Sponsor Ownership Leads...
By Christoph Burger, Bianca Schmitz and Bethan Williams
What do you associate with the word “campus”?
For most of us, besides the happy student memories, there...
The Funny Thing About Robot Leadership
By Jamie L. Gloor, Lauren C. Howe, David De Cremer and Kai Chi (Sam) Yam
Are today’s employees getting “soft”? All signs suggest that employees should:...
Shifting Gears: How European Automakers Can Survive the EV Disruption
By Juergen Reers, Marcello Tamietti, Philipp Kupferschmidt, Stefan Hattula, and Sheryl Yaping Yu
European automakers face growing competition from Chinese and U.S. electric vehicle (EV)...
Why Are Prepaid Cards Ideal for A Business?
Each company has a goal to grow and stay profitable. They have to decrease their overhead cost while managing expenses to accomplish this objective....
STUDY IN AUSTRIA IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems
Krems – a small but vibrant university town
Krems is the eastern gateway to the Wachau Valley and only a one hour drive from...
Legal and Compliance Challenges in Ethical Value Chains: Mitigating Corruption and Protecting Brand Equity
By Ken D. Johnson and Dana E. Heitz
The article explores how companies can build ethical value chains by addressing corruption through legal compliance and...
Time for change: Why the consulting sector needs a new commercial ethos
By Leon Gauhman
Leon Gauhman, chief strategy officer at Elsewhen, explores how big consulting can revive its damaged reputation in the wake of bungled Covid-19...
Effective Leadership: 9 Ways to Support Your Team
Behind every great business are a great team of leaders, who endeavor every working day to motivate, encourage, and support their talented employees.
If your...
The Hedgehog Effect: Building High Performance Teams
By Manfred Kets de Vries
You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself. — Galileo Galilee
The organizations we...
Changing the face of finance and professional services
By Lucy Franklin
Stereotyping is not inherently bad, but it is undoubtedly restricting. Most especially in the industry of finance and professional service where such...
A Logical Solution for Quantum Computing: Interview with Yuval Boger, Chief Marketing Officer at...
The entry of the "logical qubits" concept into the arena of quantum computing represents an enormous advance, not least in solving the noise problem...
Enlightened Management Systems and Narratives
By John Almandoz and Carlos Rey
A lot can be said for the popular Management by Objectives management system that operates on the principle of...
Women Leaders: The Gender Trap
By Ginka Toegel and Jean-Louis Barsoux
In cultivating their leadership style, women have to be conscious of which traits they cultivate and which ones they...
Do I Need a Head of AI?
By Grishma Jashapara
We already have a Head of Digital, why do I need a Head of AI - what’s the difference? How can I...
A Beauty Premium and a Plainness Penalty: Attractiveness at Work
By Adrian Furnham
Are physically attractive people seriously advantaged at work?
Are they more likely to be selected, promoted, and given higher salaries? Does being physically...
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...
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...
Changing The CEO Politics and Decisions at the Top
By Guido Stein & Manuel Gallego
Introduction
Companies statistically dismiss twice as many CEOs in bad economic times as in good. Certainly, many senior executives have...
Habit Hacking (Part II)
By Steven MacGregor
How many times have you said that you will change for the better? In this Part Two of the article, the author...
Navigating the Business Horizon: 10 Essential Insights from The European Business Review
By Pamela Martinez
“In this moment, we must all be learners – figuring out not how to simply make the best of it, but how to...
Beyond the Hateful 8
By Steven P. MacGregor
Steven MacGregor elaborates on how today’s world has turned Robert Owen’s “Triple 8” to the “Hateful 8”. How should business leaders...
Creating Abundant Organizations
Interview with Dave and Wendy Ulrich
In “The Why of Work: How Great Leaders Build Abundant Organizations” (McGraw-Hill 2010), Dave and Wendy Ulrich set out...
Corporate Culture: What It Is and Why It Is Important
By Adrian Furnham
A functional corporate culture benefits both the company and its employees. In this article, the author provides an overview on the origin...
The Obstacles to Women’s Entrepreneurship in Europe, and How to Deal with Them
By Viviane de Beaufort
An increasing number of women are interested in creating their own business – yet even in the 21st century, there are...
The Value of Gender-Based Leadership
By Melissa Greenwell
If a roomful of men can draw on their experiences and insights to help a business succeed, a roomful of men and...
Leading Enterprise Wide Transformation and the Change Leader’s Job
By Douglas Ready
Implementing Enterprise-Wide Transformation has proven to be troubling – well-regarded consultancies’ research can back this up. In this article, Doug Ready discusses...
Integrative Intelligence for a Trust-based Worldview for Business
By Sharda Nandram, Puneet Bindlish and Navin Keizer
Trust forms the bedrock of any business and can be seen as the fundamental currency of all...
Why the Success of a First-time CEO Relies on People Skills, Not Technical Abilities.
By David Roche
Two out of five CEOs fail in their first eighteen months according to the Harvard Business Review, and it’s not their experience...
We Are All Executives Now
By Steven P. MacGregor
Last week I was teaching on a new “Executive Program” for Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica at their Corporate University north of...
A Compass for Chief Executive Officers and Chief Learning Officers
By Mihnea Moldoveanu and Das Narayandas
Based on a 5 year study of the executive development industry, comprising interviews with over 200 executives, CLO’s, CEO’s,...
Breaking Glass Ceilings in the Middle East: The Rise of Women Leaders
By Anthon Garcia
The Middle East is a region traditionally dominated by male leaders, both in the government and business sectors. In recent years, a...
The New Strategic Reality as a Consequence of the Covid-19 Pandemic
By Dr. Peter Lorange
The new reality of COVID-19 has been with us since the end of the first quarter of 2020. This has led...
Planning for your own retirement as a business owner
Retirement is the carrot at the end of an incredibly long race that all small business owners are on, whether they like it or...
Changes in Work, Changes in Self? Managing our Work and Non-Work Identities in...
By Lakshmi Ramarajan & Erin M. Reid
Diverse workplaces are challenging the boundaries between workers’ personal and professional lives, as workers today navigate employer pressures...
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...
What Leaders Can Learn from Caesar’s Successes and Failures
By Dr Paul Vanderbroeck
More than two millennia after his death, Julius Caesar remains one of history's most compelling case studies in leadership. Thus, in...
2023 in Review
By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor
With 2023 coming to an end, we review the most impactful events in a year that’ll be remembered particularly...
4 Must-know Facts About the Wonderlic Scholastic Level Exam
For every graduating highschool student, choosing which college or university to join can be the most nerve-wracking point in your life to date.
This means...