Why Trust Is the Future of AI Leadership – Interview with Alice Sesay Pope
As AI transforms organisations, leaders who build trust through transparency, governance, and human judgment will create more lasting value than those focused on technology alone.
As...
Connecting the Dots to a Successful Transformation: People, Technology, and Mindset
By Samah El Hage and J. Mark Munoz
Transformation is accelerating, yet many programs fail to deliver sustained value. This article introduces the DOTS model—Direction,...
Why AI Ignores Great Marketing and What to Do About It
By Petra Smith
Generative AI doesn’t respond to persuasive copy - it evaluates consistency, specificity, and third-party evidence across your entire digital footprint.
Marketing has always...
Trust Is the Moat That Growth Metrics Cannot Build
By Yulia Farber
After a decade of hypergrowth metrics defining success, the companies built to last are those that users actively choose to trust.
For ten...
The Democratisation Tax: Why Modern Enterprise Leaders are Evolving from Aggregators to Synthesizers
By Tariro Mutizwa
Navigating the systemic friction of decentralised C-suites now necessitates that CEOs move beyond strategic aggregation to master the discipline of active strategic...
From Protest to Proxy: Hacktivists on the Front Line in Europe
By Mackenzie Storm
Hacktivists have evolved from conscience-driven activists to state-sponsored cyber soldiers waging hybrid war against businesses critical to society, from energy to finance,...
Why a Successful Leader is an Engaging Storyteller
By Ang Brennan
Most strategies fail not because they're poorly designed, but because leaders haven’t yet developed the storytelling skills to make them live and...
Being Part of a Business Group Is Beneficial – but Some Firms Gain More...
By Jeoung Yul Lee and Dr. Murod Aliyev
From LVMH to Meta, business groups promise brands scale, capital, and credibility. But new research shows that...
Radical Renewal – Why it is Critical for Companies and Why they Fail in...
By PhD Nando Malmelin and Matti Pihlajamaa
In volatile environments marked by geopolitical shocks, sustainability pressures, and rapid advances in AI, incremental improvement alone can...
What Western Leaders Can Learn from China’s Changing Business Etiquette in 2026
By Dr Catherine Hua Xiang
Chinese business etiquette is often reduced to rigid hierarchy and indirect communication, but this perspective no longer reflects reality. In...
The Great Disengaged: Why Re-Recruiting Your Own People is the Smartest Talent Strategy in...
By Dominic Ashley-Timms and Laura Ashley-Timms
Job hugging’ is on the rise as high retention becomes a red flag and silent productivity killer – but...
The Efficiency Paradox: When Operational Success Masks Strategic Risk
By Andrew Bryant CSP
The pursuit of operational efficiency is one of the defining leadership challenges of the AI era. But efficiency without effectiveness is...
EU AI Act Preparatory Obligations in Force: What it Means for Risk, Governance and...
Preparatory obligations under the EU AI Act have taken effect, signalling a shift from policy ambition to operational enforcement. Organisations must now address enterprise...
Industrial Real Estate is a Must-Have in a Volatile Investment Landscape
By Timur Tillyaev
Today’s investment environment is defined by rapid change. Exciting tech developments and financial innovations are happening at a rate faster than ever...
Leading with Purpose: Uniting Inner Conviction and Societal Demands
By John Almandoz and Carlos Rey
It's one thing to talk about corporate purpose, quite another to make it happen in a way that has...
5 Leadership Competencies Every Modern Business Needs
By Peter Fenley
This article argues that modern leadership goes far beyond authority and titles. It highlights five essential competencies—emotional intelligence, adaptability, strategic thinking, inclusive...
Powerful 2026 Resolutions from Leaders Shaping the Future of Work
By Charlie Curson, Barbara Salopek, Dominic Colenso, Jenny Millar, Angela Cox, Mehdi Paryavi and Jean-Paul Fonteijn
This article explores the key leadership mindsets set...
How to Turn Long-Term Expatriates Into Global Assets
By Sebastian Reiche, Stefan Jooss, Margaret Shaffer and Jan Selmer
More and more professionals are extending the time they spend on international assignments, building lives...
Nordic Leadership in an Age of Decision Fatigue
By Frida Kristina Nilsson
Many in the modern workplace are reaching the limits of their decision-making capacity. Leaders face a rising tide of choice paralysis,...
Stop Solving With Addition: How Default Thinking is Costing Your Company
By Donna McGeorge
Innovation isn’t always about what’s next or new. Sometimes, it’s about what you’re willing to walk away from. Strategic subtraction is a...
Virtual Working: When It Comes to Sensitive Conversations, the Medium Affects the Message
By Dr Melissa Dunlop and Professor Adrian Furnham
The remote-working era brought us many challenges in communicating effectively with our fellow humans via a computer...
The Digital Revolution Forgot Management
By Carlos Hernandez Jerónimo
Digital tools are rushing into boardrooms like robots into kitchens. Yet, without order, structure, and clear management, they only speed up...
Insights into the Relevance of Strategic Management
By Dr. Anna Rostomyan
In order to thrive, start-ups and other innovative ventures are well advised to begin with a well-thought-out plan. Could the concept...
Six Red Flags Your Team is Unhappy and How to Fix Them Fast
By Lord Mark Price
An engaged workforce drives performance, but dissatisfaction often surfaces quietly. Drawing on 40 years’ experience, Lord Mark Price identifies six warning...
3 Key Organizational Shifts to Bolster Profits, People, and the Planet
By Maria Brinck
Businesses can thrive globally by integrating environmental, social, and governance principles into long-term strategy, demonstrating that responsibility and profitability go hand in...
In Cross-Cultural Negotiations, Prepare for “Tight–Loose” Clashes
By Katie Shonk
Cultural mismatches, especially between “tight” and “loose” organizational norms, can derail even the most promising business partnerships. Here, Katie Shonk explores the...
Onboarding Immigrant Employees Amid Growing Far-Right Support
By Dr. Max Reinwald
In the global context of mass migration and aging workforces, immigrant newcomers play a vital role in the labour markets of...
Strategic Insights: Taking Over a Start-Up vs. an Established SME
By Fernanda Arreola, Damien Guermonprez, and Renaud Redien-Collot
The skills required to successfully lead one type of enterprise may not fully apply or be relevant...
What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Value?
By Ari-Matti Erjansola
This essay discusses the plural nature of value in business, arguing that value is not fixed or purely economic but relational and...
Negotiation Mindset Transformation: Driving Growth in the Business Landscape
By Karin Mugnaini
Negotiation is a strategic business driver with impact on value creation and performance. This article explores how companies can achieve consistent success...
Dynamic Strategy Map: Navigating Uncertainty with Real-Time Adaptation
By Alex Milovanovich
Blending classic and modern strategy thinking, this article presents the Dynamic Strategy Map - an iterative, seven-step process, integrating deliberate strategy building...
Scaling You: Human + Digital = A Winning Formula for Small Business Success
By Elizabeth Eiss
As a small business owner or solopreneur, you are the engine of your business—and the driver, mechanic, and GPS all rolled into...
Building Strategy Capabilities for Uncertain Futures
By David Booth and Eva Tomas Casado
The business environment is changing, and strategy needs to follow. Traditional strategic planning methods no longer serve their...
The Business Case for Happiness: Five Expert Tips for Creating Thriving Workplaces
By George Kohlrieser, Andrew Kohlrieser, Lord Mark Price, Zoe Sinclair, Michael Wade, Amit Joshi and Tim Duggan
In an era where employee wellbeing fuels business...
GenAI: Prompting A Better Marketing Strategy
By Joerg Niessing and David Dubois
Amid the rise of GenAI, executives must master prompt crafting to optimize their marketing and sales strategies.
In the ever-evolving world...
US Tariffs: How Should Europe Respond?
By Dr Angela Garcia Calvo
As Europe (and the rest of the world) continues to navigate the daily twists and turns of President Trump’s recent...
Business Teams: Bad, Sad, and Mad… and How to Fix Them
By Georgie Fienberg and Adrian Furnham
If you want the best from your car, it helps to have some idea of how it all works....
The Business Symphony: Management Lessons from Music Creation
By Varun Yadav
Introduction
The corporate world has long borrowed insights from disciplines such as military strategy, psychology and philosophy. In this trend of cross-discipline management...
Psychological Safety: The Visible Hand of Disruptive Innovation
By Dr Alexandra Dobra-Kiel
In an era defined by rapid technological advancements and unprecedented global challenges, the need for disruptive innovation has never been greater....
How to Lead Successful Change Management for Good
By Knut Haanaes and Julia Binder
In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety. This...
How to Better Understand Your Market to Drive Business Growth
By Francis Rodino
If you don’t truly understand your market, you’re shooting in the dark. Successful businesses thrive on market intelligence—knowing exactly who their customers...
Getting Value from Digital Technologies
By Frank Cespedes and Georg Krentzel
Companies need digital technologies in an omni-channel buying world where online and in-person interactions are complements, not either /...
Navigating the Ethical Landscape of Generative AI
By Laetitia Cailleteau, Philippe Roussiere and Professor Thierry Rayna
With the game-changing explosion of AI into the commercial world, business leaders have, predictably, focused on the...
Four Areas Where Boards Fall Short
By Didier Cossin and Yukie Saito
This article examines four critical governance failures in boards: risk management, strategic oversight, executive and non-executive relationships, and integrity....
Small Employers 2025: Scaling Impact on Customers, Community & Capital
By Elizabeth Eiss
Small businesses, the backbone of the global economy, face unique challenges in scaling their impact while juggling limited resources. In 2025, the...
“Delegate to Grow, Deliver Work with Real Impact, Stay Deliberately Profitable:” Eight Creative, Tech...
From an AI-driven creativity crisis, the new junk food ad ban to a possible Omnicom/Interpublic merger, 2024 has been nothing if not challenging. As...
The Application And Impact Of Emotions in Politics
By Dr. Anna Rostomyan and Dr. Monika Klein
Emotions play a significant role in political decision-making. In this hypothesis, the authors suggest that emotions, such...
Unlocking innovation with xTech partners
By Alan Thorogood and Stephanie L. Woerner
When undertaking a sizable project, a large organization might consider partnering with a small company in order to...
Why Many Sales Incentive Models are Short Sighted
By Leo Rocha and Jason Kofman
Picture running a marathon as if it were a sprint. Initially, your speed puts you ahead, but as the...
The Consistency Trap: How to Make Better Decisions
By Dr. Tim Mullett, Reader, Behavioural Science at Warwick Business School
Repetitive strain: Consistency bias can blind decision-makers to key factors when making similar choices.
Practice makes...
