By Niccolò Pisani and Omar Toulan
Whereas facts suggest that German companies are among the best equipped and most active to pursue global growth, they...
By David de Cremer
Compliance strategies are integral in creating a trustworthy, high performing and innovative work culture. As such, it is imperative for companies...
By Tadhg Nagle, Thomas Redman and, David Sammon
Bad data impacts managers and their companies far more than most realise today and presents an enormous...
By David Dubois and Gilles Haumont
Organisations today have massive amount of data at their disposal. However, not all C-level executives have clear typology of the...
Blockchain & Crypto
The Reliance on Blockchain Technology Will Increase as Businesses Become Knowledgeable on How to Leverage It
Not every company will accept Bitcoin as a potential investment. However, businesses cannot deny the potential of the technology behind the cryptocurrency. Blockchain's tamperproof...
By Steven MacGregor
We look at agile ways of working this month, including an excerpt from episode 7 of the Chief Wellbeing Officer podcast with global...
By Matteo Altobelli
Marketing budget has been exponentially going digital. In this article, the author explores the social media platforms being used by 108 fashion...
By Adrian Furnham
Until recently the concept of office politics was exclusively associated with dirty tricks and Machiavellian manipulation. But recently psychologists using the concept...
By Richard Markoff and Ralf Seifert
As the manufacturing industry enters into the fourth industrial revolution or the Industry 4.0, supply chain leaders are challenged...
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....
By David De Cremer, Jess Zhang, and Leander De Schutter
Digital platform businesses are increasingly being confronted with a host of unethical consequences due to a lack of...
Digital Transformation
When Technology Meets Finance: An Interview with CFO, Rabobank Asia Niels Boudeling
Finance leaders are aware of the tremendous impact of technological advancements and of the need to improve their business strategies to keep their competitive...
By Steven MacGregor
I’ve been lucky to have had some great conversations this past week without travelling too far from home. Two days spent with...
By Elena Mazzotti and Francesca Caminiti
Propelled by data-driven innovation, fintech companies continue to gain traction – taking some financial firms by surprise. For banks...
By Megan Reitz and John Higgins
The need for transparency has never been more important, both in politics and in business. However, new research from...
By Patrick Dailey and Joel Koblentz
As the impulse of industry players to stay ahead of the competition skyrockets, how will you drive superior performance...
Emerging Ideas
Bridging the Circular Economy and Social Enterprise: The Dutch Ministry of Defence and Biga Groep
by Khaled Soufani, Terence Tse, Mark Esposito, Giorgos Dimitriou and Panayotis Kikiras
A holistic approach to circular economy is the one that merges the mission-driven...
By Ben Wilde
Better supply chain visibility is what you need to safeguard your brand. Trends ranging from globalisation and social media to rising...
By Mario Raich, Simon Dolan, Dave Ulrich, and Claudio Cisullo
The rapid and disruptive technological developments are leading us into a global all encompassing transformation....
Business Mobility & E-Commerce
Digitisation for the Short, Medium and Long-Term for Better Customer Experiences
By Joerg Niessing
Many companies today understand that the wave after wave of digital technology is a phenomenon they need to respond to as quickly...
By Steven P. MacGregor
I was teaching Masters students at IE’s School of Human Sciences and Technology this week. Teaching wellbeing at work to an...
Digital Transformation
Machine Intelligence Will Shake Up Banking, But the Disruptors Won’t Be Fintech Startups
By Urs Rohner and Howard Yu
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are being woven into the fabric of every aspect of our lives. The financial...
By Simona Rocchi, Bahaa Eddine Sarroukh, Karthik Subbaraman, Luc de Clerck and Reon Brand
How do brands stay meaningful and relevant in the 21st...
By Tony Bailey
As students get their A-level results and graduate from university this summer, a new tranche of young people will enter the workforce....
Editors' Pick
Hunter or Hunted? How Digital Media and GDPR Increases Importance of Inbound B2B Sales
By Laurence Minsky and Keith Quesenberry
Today, through prior digital and social media research, organisational buyers approach their vendor sales teams much more informed. Hence,...
Delivering Innovation - Accenture Research
To Find Value in the Digital Age, Find It for Others First
By Omar Abbosh, Vedrana Savic and Michael Moore
To grow their businesses consistently, leaders must envision a much bigger picture of where value resides than...
By Steven P. MacGregor
The Minister for Development arrives at the office by bicycle, and gets straight to work. Meeting the other ministries is first...
Finance & Economy
Limitless Vision Infinite Possibilities: The Story of Allied Wallet CEO Andy Khawaja and his Multi-Billion Dollar Company
“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...
By Richard Markoff and Ralf seifert
As part of the broader Industry 4.0 trend, the digitalisation of supply chains is happening quickly. Much of the...
By Adam Bock and Gerard George
The combination of globalisation, Moore’s law and ubiquitous information have transformed industries into fluid, rapidly-changing landscapes. Today’s competitor is tomorrow’s...
Digital Transformation
The Competitive Advantages of the Digital Economy Require a Digital Mentality
By Michael Gravier, Christopher Roethlein, and John Visich
In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, supply chain leaders are being challenged by the profound effects of...
Marketing & Communication
Digital Advertising’s Wild West: Deciding Which Media Channel is More Effective is the Key
By Tahir Nisar
A digital advertising campaign may be stymied by the difficulty in attributing the value of online investment to various online channels such...
By Mark Anderson
How will you cultivate great leadership to drive superior performance? In this article, the author elaborates on the importance of unleashing the...
Business Mobility & E-Commerce
The Case for 5G: Towards an Internet of Skills and a World of Synchronised Reality
By Maria Lema and Mischa Dohler
Mobile Systems have become commodity and this article thus examines the timely question of what 5G can deliver in...
By William Webb
The expectation around 5G surpasses all previous generations. We are told it will herald a digital utopia with services beyond our dreams...
By CB Bhattacharya, Ernesto Ciorra and Joanna Radeke
Best-in-class companies galvanise their workforces to serve a larger purpose – creating a better world. They empower...
By Andrew Chakhoyan
When Estonia is contemplating a launch of its own digital currency (Estcoin), Deutsche Telekom is running pilots on a 5G connection,...
By Cory Searcy
A growing number of companies are working to develop sustainable supply chains. A key challenge is to align their supply chain...
By Steven MacGregor
I’ve been lucky enough to teach executives from companies including Oracle, Telefónica, Chevron Philips and Banco Santander the past few weeks in a...
By Karl-Heinz Streibich
The pace of change in the digital era is too fast, and survival is the main objective. Software AG CEO Karl-Heinz Streibich...
By Joe Beccalori
One of the most dreaded activities that executives have got to face is treading through an overwhelming amount of electronic messages. In...
By Lauren Noël and Christie Hunter Arscott
Imagine you enter an interview for a job and an executive asks you: “What’s your superpower?” How would...
By Won-Yong Oh, Loren Falkenberg, and Jim Dewald
There has been an increase in the number of women serving on boards. Today, everyone talks about...
By Steven MacGregor
We continue our global influencers series this month in conversation with Ann Pickering. This was a recorded interview that you can listen to...
By Mark Purdy, Athena Peppes and Suning An
The physical constraints of distance and geography shape how we live, work, produce and consume. But advances...
By David De Cremer
Where do you see your company many many many years from now? In this article, David De Cremer tells us the...
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...
Business Mobility & E-Commerce
When it Comes to Cyber Security, A Step Ahead is a Step Out of Harm’s Way
By Laurence Minsky, Ben DiSanti, & Joseph Carson
Marketing in the digital arena is one great balancing act. On one hand is the need for...
By Gregory Gimpel
While many brilliant ideas come from start-ups with unsustainable business models, well-established firms suffer from an inability to innovate, especially in regulated...
By Stijn Viaene
In this article, Prof. Stijn Viaene continues to shed light on the realities that executives and business leaders must face in the...

















































