Why Our Decisions Get Derailed and How to Get Back on Track

By Francesca Gino The Ducati motorcycle racing team, Ducati Corse, decided to compete in a motorcycle racing circuit, the MotoGP, for the first time in...
Governance Challenges in Africa

The Better Boards Podcast Series: Governance Challenges in Africa

  The podcast and the article are brought to you by The Better Boards Podcast Series. High-profile corporate scandals globally have generated increased interest in corporate...
Using Technology To Turn The Dial On Inclusion: The Mental Health Opportunity

Using Technology To Turn The Dial On Inclusion: The Mental Health Opportunity

By Barbara Harvey The stigma long associated with mental health challenges is fading. Companies should turn that to their advantage. Technology can help. Companies increasingly understand...
Andrea Falleni of Capgemini

AI Agents at the Helm: Capgemini’s Vision for Smarter, Greener Businesses

Interview with Andrea Falleni of Capgemini From steering a 20-person startup to leading Capgemini’s vast Southern European region, Andrea Falleni knows what it takes to...
women leadership

Women in Transition – Countering Leadership Challenges with Learning

By Nora Ilona Grasselli One of the unintended consequences of the COVID-19 crisis and the measures introduced to control the pandemic was women’s increased disengagement...
Becoming the Chairman

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...

Why Should Managers Be Socially Responsible?

By Antonio Argandoña Why should managers put Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into practice? The so-called legal, ethical, social and business cases provide several reasons. In...
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,...
Online mentoring

Can mentoring and development survive the hybrid shift?

By Nathan Peart With the hybrid model set to stay for the long run, Nathan Peart explores how companies and leaders must ensure that they properly...
Leadership Lessons from Julius Caesar

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...

Mindfulness, Mindlessness, and Work

By Michael Pirson While mindfulness was originally developed as an individual concept, it has been transferred to the organisational level in the context of research...
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...
AI

What can AI do? The Art of the Possible: Interview with Kit Cox, Founder...

OK, we all know that AI offers immense potential for the world of commerce. But here's the thing: where do we start in order...
Corporate speaker delivering a motivating training about affirmation to a group of diverse employees.

The Science Behind Positive Affirmations in Leadership Coaching

By Mat Piaggi In today's dynamic business environment, effective leadership is more than strategic and business acumen; it encompasses the cultivation of a resilient and...
Robot hand and nature handshake. Eco hud with diverse icons. Ecosystem and digital technology. CAIO & CSO collaboration.

Chief AI Officer, Meet Chief Sustainability Officer: A Blueprint for Collaboration

By Michael Wade and Konstantinos Trantopoulos A new frontier of business value lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and sustainability, where innovation meets impact...
Businessman with emotional intelligence together with successful multiethnic business people working on teamwork meeting in corporate office.

The Most Misunderstood Skill in Leadership: What Emotional Intelligence Really Looks Like in Action

By Scott Hutcheson Emotional intelligence is often described in vague or idealistic terms, but its real power lies in how it shows up moment to...

Claiming Your Value: A Key Skill for Women in Transition

By Sally Helgesen “What’s your worth?” might be one of the more difficult questions that women, particularly in the corporate world, need to face. In...
PRIVA

The Alternative to Food System Chaos: Interview with Meiny Prins, CEO of Priva

Our systems of food production and distribution are fundamentally flawed, jeopardising both the planet and its inhabitants. But, as Meiny Prins, CEO of Priva...
taskus

Outsourcing That Puts People First

Interview with Rajnish Sinha, CPO at outsourcing provider TaskUs Traditionally, the welfare of a company's employees lies within its own control. But what if that...
HiRes

First Look: Developing A New Map For Effective Business Succession in Family Businesses

By Richard Shrapnel Family Business Succession is never a simple, straightforward endeavour. Besides the financial outcomes of the transition, the human needs and emotional involvement...

“Collaboration Is Key To Unlocking the Full Potential of AI”

TEBR interviews Farah Deendar, AI Sales Director, Global Black Belt at Microsoft, and speaker at the upcoming AI Expo Europe. The discussion includes strategies...

Leadership with a Smile Managing Our Emotions as a Tool of Enacting Leadership

By Marian Iszatt-White Practicing leaders often have to manage their emotions as part of enacting their leadership role: whilst we all do this as part...
Woman with umbrella against disaster

A Beacon of Leadership: Pioneering Resilience for Vulnerable Communities through Insurance 

By Pamela Martinez In the traditionally male-dominated field of insurance, Ekhosuehi Iyahen stands out not only for her groundbreaking work but also for her role...

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...
Empathy - Emotional Intelligence

Efficient Decision-Making with EQ Skills in Business

By Anna Maria Rostomyan In our everyday life, we are constantly faced with different situations that require drastic critical thinking and decision-making skills, especially in...

The Most Powerful Man In The World

By Katharina Balazs The man whose victory seemed unimaginable was suddenly President-elect of the United States of America. President-elect Donald Trump has started to constitute...

Innovating Your Team’s Conditions for Success: Use the 3 Cs!

By Fernanda Arreola and Dan Hammond As leadership roles move from merely directorial to creating great conditions for team success, leaders should employ the three...
Simon Dolan - Columnist

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...

Comparative Decision Making: An Emerging Interdiscipline

By Philip Crowley & Thomas Zentall How can we continue to analyse human decision making in an age when free will is considered to be...

Operationalising Excellence: Making it Happen – Part I

By Sean Culey In the last edition of The European Business Review, my article called ‘The 7 Keys to Unlocking Organisational Greatness’ was published, in...

Evolving Leadership in the Digital Age

By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries To become more effective and reflective leaders, executives need to learn to improve their behavioural reactions to difficult...
Nada Lena

From Adversity to Advocacy: The Vision Behind Rise Up For You

Interview with Nada Lena of Rise Up For You From overcoming personal adversity to empowering others, Nada Lena Nasserdeen, Founder and CEO of Rise Up...

The Power of Women Entrepreneurs Across the World

By Marybeth Gasman Women across the world sustain economies and innovation through entrepreneurship. More than 250 million women are entrepreneurs and over 150 million are...

Leading Innovation through Executive Education

Interview with Professor Saul Estrin, LSE In today’s fast-changing global environment, business leaders need new tools to face new challenges like never before. Innovation is...

Making Capabilities Explicit is The Work of Leadership

By Richard Lynch, Amber Román And Derval Kennedy In “Clarifying Strategy Is Simple. Aligning Your Organisation Is Not.” (The European Business Review, Sept/Oct 2014) the...
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...
DEI in the company

The DEI Crossroads: How European Organisations Can Navigate Change 

By David Liddle  European leaders face a pivotal moment. As DEI comes under fire globally, particularly in the United States, David Liddle challenges organisations to...
auditor

How and When to Seek an Auditor?

Tax audits are a business’ and employer’s worst nightmare. While these investigations are not that common and are surely unusual, it’s best to prepare...
Business woman stress and burnout

How to Protect Your Senior Leaders from Burnout: Simple, Company-Wide Leadership Behaviour Changes to...

By Andy Brown Protecting senior leaders from burnout is essential for sustainable business success. This article from award-winning leadership coach and Amazon best-selling author, Andy...
Corporation

AoEC Certifies As a B Corporation

The Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC) is delighted and proud to announce its certification as a B Corporation. As an accredited global coach training company,...

Overcoming the Triple Hurdle of Diversity Management

By Winfried Ruigrok Diversity management is a key instrument to position your company as a preferred employer. Fail to recite this mantra and you risk...

Competitive advantage through software: Contrasting Enterprises & Startups

By Grant Hull I have an interesting vantage point whereby one portion of my professional life I work in the innovation scene with startups and entrepreneurs,...
new leadership

New Leadership for a Sustainable Future

By Matt Gitsham At the close of COP26, an article in the Financial Times reported that although global executives welcomed the deal reached at the close...

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...

Can Women Fix Capitalism?

By Joanna Barsh Gender equality at the top of business has stalled, and trust in business is alarmingly low. Putting more women in charge could...

Leading Huawei: Seven Leadership Lessons of Ren Zhengfei

By David De Cremer and Tian Tao "Every generation produces its own great character, and each exerts impact for hundreds of years." True to this...

Woman in Consulting: Q+A with Claire Arnold

Claire Arnold is a founding partner of Maxxim Consulting. In this interview, she told us about her management philosophy, visions as well as her...
Resilience in leadership

Why Resilience Isn’t Just Being Tough, but How You Bounce Back from Failure

By Dr Melisa Buie Dr Melisa Buie explores why resilience is the ability to learn, adapt and grow stronger through failure - rather than...
International Women's day

Trailblazer Females – Women’s Day 2023: Today’s Workplace Equality Challenges

By Marcelina Horrillo Husillos, Journalist and Correspondent at The Business European Review As we celebrate International Women's Day in 2023, this article explores the incredible...