Mastering the Game: Lessons in Leadership from Rugby to the Boardroom
By Darren Cassidy
Mastering the Game: Lessons in Leadership from Rugby to the Boardroom explores the parallels between high-performance rugby and successful business leadership. Drawing...
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...
Covering Blind Spots. Does the Board have the Right Information for Effective Decision Making?
By Pedro B. Agua
Does your board have the right information for decision making? Better decision making has been a growing demand at any organizational...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: The Inspiring Life of a Director
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We all have dreams. When we sit in our offices,...
The Eutopia of Engaging in Unconditional Kindness to Self and Others
By Salvador GarcĂa Sánchez and Simon L. Dolan
Introduction
“Resilience” seems to be a common term used by professionals in many disciplines. Psychologists and medical experts...
Artificial Intelligence: Will You Be a Saboteur or an Impressionist?
By Gregory Unruh and Fernanda Arreola
The rapid adoption of AI in today's organisations leaves workers with two choices: waste their energy in a futile...
Ethics in Leadership: The Best Executive Education Programs of 2024
By Pamela Martinez
Ethical leadership must be a core value in today’s business world.
Introduction
The significance of emotional intelligence among leaders has escalated in importance for organisational...
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...
Why Culture is the Ultimate Business Symptom and NOT a Root Cause of a...
By Jim Vaselopulos
When we think of medical symptoms, fever, chills, or nausea might come to mind. But what about business symptoms? These “problems”, more...
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...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: On Being an Effective Non-Executive Director
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One of the most frequently asked questions to Better Boards...
How to Overcome Fear of Standing Out at the Workplace
By Syed Balkhi
Standing out at the workplace can be intimidating, especially if you’re an introvert. However, overcoming this fear is essential if you want...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: The Board as a Team
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The Board as a Team may be a surprising topic....
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...
Cybersecurity Made Simple: Taming the Password
Interview with Michael Crandell, CEO of Bitwarden
In the old days, all we had to memorise was a birthday or two. Now, the internet and...
Doing it Right by Putting Humans First: Interview with Paul Evans
Paul Evans and his friends founded software specialists Mindera with the emphasis on thinking of everyone else – clients, employees, and society – first....
Why Strong Technology Leadership Matters to Europe’s Future Competitiveness
The Right Leadership Can Help Bridge Europe's Lag in Technology Adoption, R&D, and Patents
By Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Svenja Falk, and Surya Mukherjee
Increasing leaders’ technology quotient...
Preparing for Mandatory Reporting Under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive is Essential
By Tim Bovy and Ian Hodges
The date for the initial filing of mandatory reports is fast approaching. The European Union Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: The Retention Factor – Why Boards Need to Prioritise...
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When LGBT+ employees feel their employers aren't doing enough to...
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,...
Pioneering Biotech Investment with Patient-Centric Vision
Interview with Dr. Simeon George from SR One Capital Management
The biotech industry, a realm of constant innovation and transformation, is driven by brilliant minds...
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...
From A Millennial Crisis To A Purposeful Leadership
Interview with Agne Nainyte by Mira Vasic
The new era of leadership is asking for authentic leaders, which are purpose-driven and compassionate. Agne Nainyte leads...
Is the Toxic Working Culture an Opportunity for Company and Personal Growth?
By Marcelina Horrillo Husillos, Journalist and Correspondent at The European Business Review
The link between toxic gap, gender gap and mental health is key to...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Governance – Are Boards Part of the Problem or...
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So much of the global discussion of corporate governance...
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...
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...
Q&A: How Can Executive Education Address the Unique Challenges of Senior Women Executives?
By Pamela Martinez
Organisations must intentionally invest in developing, retaining, and supporting talented women leaders.
Introduction
Even in top positions, women face challenges within institutional structures, systems...
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 Better Boards Podcast Series: On Making it in the Boardroom
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The boardroom is a desirable place, and after a successful...
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...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Building a Successful Employee Engagement Process
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The landscape of employee relations is changing, particularly in...
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...
Coaching: What is it and does it work?
By Adrian Furnham
Business coaching is big business. Two years ago, the International Coaching Federation had 53,000 members and estimated that there were 100,000 life...
Re-Defining HR Leadership in the New Hybrid Work Era, with a Touch of Humanity
By Arancha Torres Gonzalez
Jacinda Ardern is often hailed as one of the great leaders of the 21st century. She helped guide New Zealand through...
The Many Colours of Wisdom: Creating Reflective Leaders
By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
In these most turbulent of times when enlightened leadership is needed more than ever, relying simply on knowledge,...
COVID as an Economic Opportunity: Lessons From the Subprime Crisis on Resilient Businesses
By Jorge Sá
Most businesses were taken completely off-guard when the COVID crisis hit. The absence of historical data on such an event meant that...
Leadership Plus: A Steady Hand and a Maverick for Good Times and Trying Times
By Michael Useem and Stephen K. Klasko, M.D.1
The search committee for a new chief executive of the Jefferson health system in 2013 had narrowed the...
Why It Doesn’t Always Make Sense to Keep Away From the Edge
Interview with Rob Coupland, Chief Executive Officer of Pulsant
When you need to process your company’s data rapidly and cost-effectively, proximity to the edge can...
Mastering Board Governance in the Digital Age
In the drive for digitalisation, the emphasis tends to be on the operational aspects of the business. But shouldn't there be benefits for the...
Want to Succeed in Business? Get your Culture in Good Shape
Interview with Mr. Ian Johnston, Partner at Heidrick & Struggles
It’s common to refer casually to a company’s “culture”. But what does that really mean...
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...
What Are We Doing Today to Prevent Our Company’s Next Ethical Disaster?
By David De Cremer
Imagine that you are walking past a restaurant where you clearly see that the condition of the electric wiring in the...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Managing Governance Risk
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Risk identification, ownership, and monitoring sit at the highest levels...
Climate Action is in the Hands of the C-Suite
By Renaud Bettin
As companies face rising pressures from consumers, investors, and sustainability reporting regulations, it is essential that the entire C-Suite assumes responsibility for...
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...
Fear of High-profile Influential Women Keeps Witch Hunts Alive
By Marcelina Horrillo Husillos, Journalist and Correspondent at The European Business Review
Across New England, where witch trials occurred periodically from 1638 until 1725, women...
Artificial Intelligence as an Enabler for the Real Kind: Interview with Kit Cox, CEO...
We’ve heard much about the applications for generative AI in the creative fields, such as writing, design, and software development. But what does the...
Resilience to Turbulence: How to Keep Going in Uncertain Times
Interview with Petra Jenner, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Splunk
Recently, dramatic events like pandemics and...
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...