How have business priorities changed pre- and post-Covid?
By Francois Lacas, Deputy COO at Yooz
The global pandemic has dramatically refocused business priorities for businesses across the UK.
In a life before Covid, businesses...
We Have No Other Way than Becoming Digital: 5 Steps to Digital Transformation
By Max Azarov, CEO & Co-founder of Novakid
In 2020, global spending on digital transformation topped $1.3 trillion. That's a 10.4 percent year-on-year increase. There's...
Unraveling the Neurobiology of Trust and Its Application to Leadership Roles
By Simon L. Dolan, Kyle Brykman, Javier S. Casademun, and Miriam Diez Pinyol
Trust, a cornerstone of human relationships, is deeply rooted in neurobiology and...
Managing By Traction (MbT) Reinventing Management in the Cyber-Age
By Mario Raich, Tomasz Krzemiński, Claudio Cisullo, Simon L. Dolan and Bonnie A. Richley
Abstract
“We are at a critical turning point in human history! We...
Leadership and Culture: Part 2 – Engaging the Enterprise: Creating a Growth Mindset Tribe
Mindset Tribe
By Sean Culey
Part 1 of this article (published in The European Business Review, May/June 2012) set out the case for Culture; it’s impact...
Your Company Already Knows Enough. Why Doesn’t It Change?
By Rakesh Kumar Murugan
AI can accelerate what companies know; advantage depends on how quickly credible learning changes decisions, resources, incentives, routines, and capabilities.
The review...
From Fear to Future-Proofed: How Workplace Upskilling Can Combat FOBO
By Jon Grannis and Bob Chonka
With AI-driven change now a staple of the workplace, upskilling has moved from optional perk to business essential for...
A Transformation Manifesto
By Richard Lynch and Jack Calhoun
Transformation is not about external forces, they are inevitable. It’s not about reorganisations, they don’t work. There are more...
Reputation Equity: The Missing Piece in the DEI Conversation
By Charlotte Otter
As systemic responses to the lack of diversity in the leadership ranks of the world’s top companies are removed, the time has...
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...
Organisational Identity as the Touchstone for Strategic Decision Making
By John C. Camillus
A firm’s Identity – its core values, enduring aspirations and distinctive competencies – is intended to guide management’s decision making. This...
Customer Obsession Is Today’s Transformation Imperative
By Shirley Macbeth, Chief Marketing Officer, Forrester
Who drives transformation in your business? After years of fighting for a seat at the boardroom table, the...
Experiential Learning: Different Approaches and Best Practices for Learning, Organisational Development and Culture Change...
By Christoph Williams
Experiential learning transforms training into lasting behavioral change, helping organizations strengthen leadership, accelerate innovation, and deliver measurable business results.
Experiential learning delivers greater...
Synergy or Conflict? Lessons for managers on how to successfully adopt AI to augment...
By Jakob Stollberger and David De Cremer
Artificial intelligence undeniably offers the potential to improve decision-making, at least in certain contexts. In this article, AI experts Jakob Stollberger...
Change Capability Building
By David Miller and Audra Proctor
The volume and complexity of change that organizations are facing continues to increase, and they cannot risk the negative...
Creating a One-Company Culture: Internal Strategy for External Success
By Paul Argenti
In the last century, large corporations have expanded in size, reach, and complexity. To keep employees aligned strategically, management must dedicate resources...
Seven Lessons From Crisis Communications During the Pandemic
By Adnan Bashir
If you happen to be a marketing or communications practitioner, chances are that the first half of 2020 was a whirlwind time...
Internalising Values in Organisations
By William S. Harvey, Sharina Osman and Marwa E.A. Tourky
We read a lot about the importance of organisations being led by their values, but...
The Importance of Managing Goals and Accountability in AI Transformation
By Jordan Richards
Too many businesses are adopting AI without a clear strategy for goals or accountability — and the results are as predictable as...
A Revolution at the Organisation’s Core: Millennials
By Guido Stein and Miguel Martín
How do organisations strategise to create a sound and functional workforce? In this article, the authors present how...
Maintaining a Strong Organisational Culture in a World of Continual Change
By Carole Valette
In today's environment of rapid and constant change, organisational culture has become a crucial focus. With persistent instability—that some are calling...
Scaling Agility: The Fuel that Drives the Organisation’s Digital Transformation
Interview with Professor Stijn Viaene
In today’s rapidly-changing corporate world, it’s imperative for businesses and organisations to respond and adapt more quickly than ever before....
Strategising to Win On the Global Playing Field: Making Real Strategic Choices in...
By Bart Tkaczyk
Attract the best people. Own shares either in good ships, or in none at all. Make your ship attractive, then good people...
Leap and Run Framework: Breaking Free from Incrementalism
By Varun Yadav
Under the relentless pressure of sustained growth, businesses prioritize incremental improvements over transformative changes. However, rapid technological disruptions, lower entry barriers, fierce...
Managing Paradox: the discipline of strategic execution
By Andrew Binns and Wendy Smith
When a business faces the paradox between transforming for the future and securing its current market position, leading change...
“Reverse Backstabbing”- The Art of Praising People Behind Their Backs
By Avi Liran
Gossip can be hurtful and malicious, leaving behind a bad smell. And while we may not always avoid it, we can choose...
Doping Sustainability
By Maude Lavanchy and Karl Schmedders
“The system” doesn’t necessarily reward companies for their initiatives towards sustainability. In fact, they may find themselves at a...
5 Ways to Build an Agile Organization
An agile business model aims at satisfying customer wants through the continuous delivery of valuable goods and services. It's a customer-centric organization that transforms...
Why Change Isn’t the Problem; How People Experience It Is
By Eleanor Tweddell
Most organisations plan meticulously for change itself and barely at all for how employees experience it, a gap now costing revenue, trust...
Navigating Tech Companies Mergers: The Key to a Seamless Transition
By Slava Todavchich
Successful company mergers have far-reaching impacts, not only shaping the competitive landscape but also influencing the lives of employees and the fabric...
Human By Design: Five Principles for Using AI Without Burning Out Your People
By Chris Tamdjidi
AI can boost productivity, but without intentional design it erodes trust, meaning and culture. Here are five tips for navigating the AI...
Take Back Control: Sherilyn Williams Casiano on providing the affluent true control of their wealth
What is the secret to sustain and grow your wealth in the most effective and efficient way? In this interview with Sherilyn Williams Casiano,...
The Key Levers for Sales Transformation Success
By Warren Shiver and Michael Perla
For a sales organisation to reach its “ideal transformational advantage” it needs to pull the right levers in...
6 Ways to Lead Reinvention in the Workplace
By Gary Waldon
Leaders need to understand the scale of change our teams will need to adapt to and as a result your leadership skills...
Soft Skills: Key To Leadership In A Changed World
Interview with Gina Lodge, CEO of The Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC)
Nobody knows for certain what the post-COVID business world will look like...
Knowledge Management: Bridging the Gap between Research and Practise
By Mostafa Sayyadi
There are some executives that like to look at academic journals but unfortunately, the crossover literature has not reached them enough. In...
5 Tips to Manage your Hospitality Business post-COVID
The time has come – this is the moment that the entire hospitality industry has been waiting for. As the world relieves itself from...
Reimagining the Future: Unleashing the Deep Transformation and its Impact on Business, Society, and...
By Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, and Claudio Cisullo
In a world where everything seems to change with increasing frequency, we risk becoming more blasé...
Must-Have Technology Capabilities for Digital Transformation Mastering the Magnificent 15
By Stephen J. Andriole
Digital transformation is about efficiency and competitiveness. It requires a deep understanding of current and emerging business processes and models and...
Bridging the Leadership Capability Gap in AI-Driven, Rapidly Scaling Global Teams
By Dane Hudson
As AI compresses growth timelines and distributed teams replace the “one office” environment, the leadership capability gap that once took years to...
Why People-Centred Leadership is So Important in the Age of AI and Disruption
By Tom Emery
As AI and disruption reshape work, people-centred leaders who prioritise trust, empathy, and human connection will be best equipped to guide teams...
Are We in Good Shape for a Digital Transformation?
By Anand Swaminathan & Jürgen Meffert
Innovation cycles run ever faster – with each of us experiencing ever more discontinuity. Anand Swaminathan and Jürgen Meffert,...
Flat Organizations Can Foment Trust and a Sense of Purpose, but Come with Their...
By Mireia Las Heras and José Pérez del Valle
Flat organizations are becoming popular across industries, emphasizing employee autonomy and responsibility. While these models promote...
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...
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...
Leading towards Change of Ethics and Caring: Resisting Temptation and Reaping the Benefits
By Riane Eisler, Simon L. Dolan & Mario Raich
Businesses stand at a crossroads, and our current systems are not sustainable given the present economic...
How Technology is Transforming Education
Technology has long been changing the world and today’s society is shifting to become a Cyber Reality. The good news is that this shift...
The Strategy-to-Execution Process: A Critical Component of Transient Competitive Advantage
By Jack Calhoun
It’s not simply having a good idea that separates marketplace winners from losers – it’s possessing the ability to execute. In fact,...
The Transformation Imperative Collaborative Leadership is Key For Future Success
By John Mattone
In this article, John Mattone discusses how progressive leaders in the business world are moving away from a conventional leadership culture and...
4 Tips for Successful Adoption of New Technology
What good is an investment in the latest technologies if no one within the organization uses it? This is all too common in practice...
