Geopolitics
What competitiveness requires now
How can leaders stay competitive amid geopolitical uncertainty? David Bach explores resilience, AI, energy security, trust and European reform
July 24, 2026
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Brain Circuits
Why are bad habits hard to break, and what can I do about it?
Habits form in the basal ganglia and can resist effort – discover substitution strategies that replace old routines with productive ones at work.
July 23, 2026
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CFO Horizons
Why “business partnering” is no longer enough for CFOs
Explore the evolving role of CFOs as strategic enablers, emphasizing value-driven decisions and advanced finance strategies for modern organizations.
July 23, 2026
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Leadership
The great reversal: How to survive in the China pressure cooker
Homegrown brands are overtaking once prestigious multinationals in China. Winter Nie, Yunfei Feng, and Marco Gadola offer three pathways for global players to respond.
July 21, 2026
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Leadership
Has your team lost its mojo?
Every team has a “mojo” phase. People are curious, meetings have energy, problems feel solvable, and even conflict can feel productive. Then, slowly, something changes…
July 20, 2026
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Leadership
Get on base: Buy runs not reputations
Strategic leadership insight from Moneyball: stop paying for reputations and buy runs by valuing on-base potential and data-driven decision making.
July 17, 2026
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Brain Circuits
Why are bad habits hard to break, and what can I do about it?
Habits form in the basal ganglia and can resist effort – discover substitution strategies that replace old routines with productive ones at work.
July 23, 2026
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Brain Circuits
How to maximize your unique strengths in five simple steps
Could your confidence use a boost? Identifying your ‘superpowers’ will help you develop a personal brand and flourish as a leader. Here’s how to do it.
July 14, 2026
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Brain Circuits
Are you unintentionally creating a toxic workplace?
Toxicity often starts when talk diverges from action. Learn diagnostic questions to reconcile lived experience with strategy and improve outcomes
July 8, 2026
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Brain Circuits
Is your legitimacy being questioned? Here’s how to respond
Having your legitimacy questioned can happen to anyone, particularly in novel, tense, or challenging circumstances. Here are three tools to deal with it.
July 7, 2026
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Brain Circuits
Don’t just do something – sit there!
Leaders are conditioned to leap into action to meet challenges. But what if remaining calm and simply listening is what the people around you need in such moments?
July 3, 2026
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Brain Circuits
A trust test for leaders
Trust is foundational in leadership, yet is more of a science than an art. Answer the questions below to assess whether an absence of trust is affecting your leadership.
July 1, 2026
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Rewriting Your Leadership Code
How your childhood made you the leader you are, and what you can do about it
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