Four lessons from BYD's rise – and why Tesla should be worried
BYD overtook Tesla’s EV annual market share in 2025 as it mastered unglamorous fundamentals and built capabilities sequentially while competitors chased disruption and moonshots....
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How China’s innovation system really works
As debate grows over whether China is winning the technology race, executives should focus instead on how its innovation system is designed – and what that means for competition....
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The many faces of ‘juan’: How China’s labor evolution shows multinationals the cost of systems built on exhaustion
Some of China’s most profitable companies have thrived by piling pressure on workers – sometimes with tragic results. Zhike Lei outlines how multinationals can design work that avoids burnout and exploitation. ...
Scaling a startup: Why you must focus on the ‘who’ as well as the ‘what’
Passion for the product is vital to launch a startup, but it’s not enough to lead a scaling enterprise. David Sluss, Katie Badura, and Yufei Zhong share a two-step approach to...
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Cementing the future: How City Cement is pioneering low-carbon solutions for Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
As Saudi Arabia builds toward Vision 2030, City Cement’s CEO Majed Al-Osailan is leading a bold shift to make cement viable in a low-carbon future....
China’s primacy challenge: Government security imperatives override business logic
The great-power rivalry between China and the US is structural, not an aberration: zero-sum thinking, tech rivalry, and weaponized trade will outlast leaders and reshape business. ...
Decoding the New China Playbook: 9 strategic shifts that redefined the dragon in the decade to 2025
China's economy shows contradictory signals – macro headwinds yet surging innovation investment and competitive intensity. To decode this evolving reality, here are the nine key trends global businesses must understand about operating...
How to build a business that survives the next five years
Forget everything you’ve heard about genius CEOs, intuition, and heroic decision-making, says Susanne May – use Jensen Huang’s radical leadership of Nvidia as a blueprint to succeed in the AI era....
How to prepare for a world where living to 100 is the new normal
A century of progress in medical science and healthier living has gifted us extra decades of productive life. Avivah Wittenberg-Cox suggests ways to ensure that you and your organization are ready to...
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Get fit for 2026: Why execution, not expenditure, is the key to success
According to the 2025 Future Readiness Indicator, companies that move fast and build efficient ecosystems have the best chance of success. Howard Yu and his team analyze the data ...
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Before you say yes: Five lenses for effective family due diligence before joining a family business board
Joining the board of a family business can be one of the most rewarding roles a director takes on, but it requires a different kind of due diligence. Beyond financials and formal...
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