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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.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Leadership

Why Mark Zuckerberg’s Leadership Failure was a Predictable Surprise

By David De Cremer In today’s more developed global village, responsible leadership is of paramount importance especially from businesses that make use of digital platforms....
cloud

How European Companies can use the Cloud to Increase their Competitiveness

By Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Sybille Berjoan, Surya Mukherjee and Gargi Chakrabarty Most European business leaders think of cloud as shared, public data centers to host workloads...
Chief AI Officer with diverse business team in modern office during a late-night meeting. Professional discussion on artificial intelligence strategy. Concept of corporate teamwork, innovation, and AI technology.

The Rise of the Chief AI Officer: Turning Ambition into Value

By Dave McCann Long gone are the days when we referred to Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an emerging opportunity — simply put, it’s now an...
Cyber-physical Systems

What Challenges Does 2024 Have in Store for Securing Cyber-physical Systems?

Interview with Grant Geyer, Chief Product Officer at Claroty Criminal groups are increasingly targeting operational technology (OT), the systems that control and monitor physical hardware and...

Empowering the Workforce: A New Era of Leadership – Interview with Richard Dennys of...

With a career spanning over three decades, Richard Dennys, CEO of Game Lounge has navigated the complexities of corporate life, from traditional industries to...
global business strategy

Leadership and Culture: Part 1 – The Case for Culture

By Sean Culey Issues of corporate culture have long been of great concern to executives and management theorists alike for a simple reason; culture matters...
AI Panic

AI Panic: Middle Workers are Most at Risk – Yet We’ll Adapt

By Dr Helmut Schuster and Dr David Oxley AI headlines warn of a job apocalypse, but history tells a different story. We love to...
Student Accommodation

U.S Accommodation Guide for Students

After you've decided which college you'd like to attend in the United States, you'll need to make another deliberate choice: where to reside. It may...
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...

Needed: Executives (and Citizens) with a Global Mindset

By Nakiye A. Boyacigiller We are facing challenges of a global nature that require global citizenship, global responsibility, and global solutions. These cannot be achieved...
Video Conference

Video Conference: The Perfect First Impression

Making a great first impression is paramount to business relations and with online meetings becoming the norm these days, there are a few additional...
The Inspiring Life of a Director

The Better Boards Podcast Series: The Inspiring Life of a Director

The podcast and the article are brought to you by The Better Boards Podcast Series. We all have dreams. When we sit in our offices,...
Paul Ingram

Empowering Your Leadership at the Pulse of Business in New York City

BUY DIGITAL COPY Interview with Professor Paul Ingram, Faculty Director of Advanced Management Programme from Columbia Business School Executive Education   Located in one of the...
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,...
WBS featured

Get Ready for Disruption: WBS Prepares Executives for a Volatile Future

Interview with Tim Wray Director of Executive Education Warwick Business School We live in turbulent times, and business leaders need to draw on a range...
Soterion

Business-Centric GRC for SAP Customers – How to Get the Most out of Your...

By Dudley Cartwright, co-founder and CEO of Soterion Investing in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) is one of the most important business investments you can...

Limitless Vision Infinite Possibilities: The Story of Allied Wallet CEO Andy Khawaja and his...

“Keep on climbing, the sky is the limit and believe me you will never reach the top because it’s endless.” In this interview, CEO...

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...
Helmuts Bems - How AI is Changing Music Production

Rewriting the Beat: How AI is Changing Music Production

Interview with Helmuts Bems of Sonarworks As AI reshapes creative industries, Sonarworks CEO Helmuts Bems offers a clear-eyed look at its role in music production....
Business School ESMT Berlin

Online or on Campus? Germany’s Top Business School ESMT Berlin Offers the Best of...

Modern business is global. The trend, increasingly turbocharged by the pandemic, of the world of business getting smaller due to the increases in digital...
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...
Mid-Career

Making a Mid-Career Pivot with the Advanced Finance Program

Suzanne Ley spent more than 15 years in corporate and investment banking when she decided she needed a new challenge. “The dynamics of the...
Leadership

“Focus on the People” – Carl Day of Apogee on Leadership and Teambuilding

Interview with Carl Day, Chief Sales Officer, Apogee    In an insightful conversation with Carl Day, Chief Sales Officer at Apogee, we explore the transformative journey...
The Better Boards Podcast Series

The Better Boards Podcast Series: Governance – Are Boards Part of the Problem or...

The podcast and the article are brought to you by The Better Boards Podcast Series. So much of the global discussion of corporate governance...
superficial chain and being authentic

Authenticity at Work: Be Honest, is it a Good Thing?

By Adrian Furnham It is often said that honesty is the best policy. But if we apply that maxim invariably and unquestioningly, does that automatically...
The Rising Star Exploring the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) Role

The Rising Star: Exploring the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) Role

In recent years, the concept of sustainability has gained significant traction across industries and societies worldwide. As organizations recognize the importance of integrating environmental,...

The Heart of Change Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations

By John P. Kotter & Dan S. Cohen In The Heart of Change, John P. Kotter and Dan S. Cohen argue that successful large-scale organizational...
retirement planning for business owners

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...
Network to the Networked Board

Governance 4.0: Moving Beyond Directors’ Networks to the Networked Board

By Dr. Dean Blomson Like many other things in the modern world (such as our road transport systems, for example), company boards operate according to...
Leading Through the Fear of DEI: A Guide for European Business Leaders

Leading Through the Fear of DEI: A Guide for European Business Leaders

By Dr. Poornima Luthra Why recognizing and overcoming fear is essential for creating truly inclusive organizations There is evidence of a growing resistance to DEI in...

What Did 2023 Teach Us About Leadership? An Answer in the Form of Three...

By Martin Gutmann After his takeover of Twitter in October of 2022, Elon Musk admonished his staff to be “extremely hardcore.” Many heeded the call,...
women leaders

Think Managers, Think Men; Think Leaders, Think Women

By M.S Rao, Phd “Can you imagine what the world would be like if women who constitute almost half of the global population had access...

The 7 Keys to Unlocking Organisational Greatness

By Sean Culey Sean Culey, member of the European Leadership Team of the Supply Chain Council and CEO of business improvement consultancy SEVEN Collaborative Solutions,...

The Happiness Conundrum

By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries Based on a case example of a deeply unhappy person, this article examines the elusive topic of happiness,...
holy-grail

The Odds of Successful Entrepreneurship: How to Overcome the Holy Grail Syndrome

By Tijs Besieux In this article, Tijs Besieux discusses the four steps to overcoming the Holy Grail Syndrome, which could hinder an entrepreneur’s road...
women in tech

Tech Giants Embrace Women’s History Month: Insights on Appreciation and Corporate Culture

By Vladimir Polo History United States, 1911 the Socialist Party of America organized International Women's Day to honor the women's labor movement.  California, 1978, the first Women's...
Leadership

How Are Leadership Dynamics Changing in Today’s World?

Globalization, digitalization, and rapid technological innovation have a profound impact on leadership models worldwide. As a result, corporate, political, and social leaders feel compelled...

The Fairness Challenge of the Internet of Things

By Bang Ngyuen and David De Cremer The Internet-of-Things essentially enables mass data collection and analysis, to the benefit not just of businesses, but individuals...
Group of colored businessman with one red leader.Trust in capability concept

From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: The Business Case for Trust in Capability®

By Dr. Dennis Reina and Dr. Michelle Reina When performance stalls, a lack of trust in capability® is often at the root of the problem....

Bumps in the Road: Recovering From Leadership Setbacks

By Doug Lennick and Chuck Wachendorfer Most leadership setbacks happen, at least partially, because leaders make mistakes. Unfortunately, high achieving leaders are often intolerant of...
Enlightened Management Systems

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...
Championing Triple Ownership Programs

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...
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...

All Leaders Need to Become Explorers

By Jacob Morgan Leaders of the future need to be comfortable charting their own paths and venturing into the unknown. In past decades, leaders had...

Looking at the Universe as a Systemic Whole: Women in Global Leadership

Interview with Magdalena Mook  CEO, International Coach Federation The International Coach Federation (ICF) is a rapidly growing organisation, encompassing 26,000 professional coaches globally. The European Business...
The Tragedy of the Trad Wife Movement

The Tragedy of the Trad Wife Movement

By Kelly Mooney The trad wife movement has been marketed as a romantic antidote to workplace burnout. However, it ultimately narrows women's choices, requires financial privilege, and...
jessica letterman

Future-proofing payment systems: the silver lining is in the cloud

Exclusive interview with Form3 Chief Customer Officer Jessica Letterman Maintaining legacy payment systems is costly for banks, especially with continual changes in the regulatory framework....
fiu-fi

When Work Meets Passion: FIU Center for Leadership on Co-creating a Better Future with...

Having hosted programmes with participants from 16 countries across 4 continents and from more than 200 organisations in the past 10 years, the Center...

Leadership in Times of Crisis

By Lucy Franklin What a difference a few weeks makes. When planning for the new financial year, I doubt anyone in Europe saw this coming...
AĂŻssa Laroussi - Furniture-as-a-Service

Furniture-as-a-Service: How Enky is Redefining Sustainability and Flexibility in Workspaces

Interview with Aïssa Laroussi of Enky You may not realise it yet, but the way businesses approach office furniture is changing—radically. Imagine a workspace that evolves with you, minimising waste...

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