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Future ready: why thoughtful restraint beats dash for growth

February 13, 2025 • by Howard H. Yu, Jialu Shan, Lawrence Tempel, Alexandre Sonderegger in Future readiness • 7 min read

Why is Hermès outpacing Nike, and what’s driving the success of Roche and NVIDIA? Their cautious and steady approach is making them the best-equipped to face an uncertain 2025....

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Traveling into the future to find an antidote to antibiotic resistance

January 20, 2025 • by Knut Haanaes, Carlos Cordon in Future readiness • 8 min read

With millions of lives at risk, resistance to antibiotics is one of the most pressing health challenges of our time. Our ‘Future Back' approach to problem-solving could help find a cure....

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What impact does mental health have on the family enterprise ecosystem?

November 14, 2024 • by Elizabeth Tetzlaff, Peter Vogel, Peter Jaskiewicz in Future readiness • 7 min read

An exploration of mental health in family business and its triggers, symptoms, and implications on the family enterprise ecosystem with tangible next steps to help leaders achieve long-term success....

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The CHRO agenda: A playbook for an unpredictable world

October 30, 2024 • by Lars Häggström in Future readiness • 8 min read

An increasingly complex business environment demands CHROs to be outward-looking, future-focused, and highly collaborative....

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How CEO’s drive saved car giant Ford from the scrapyard

October 2, 2024 • by Howard H. Yu, Jialu Shan, Alexandre Sonderegger , Lawrence Tempel in Future readiness • 8 min read

Companies desperately in need of a turnaround in fortunes should take inspiration from the successful 2008 rescue mission by the then-new Ford boss Alan Mulally....

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Future-ready? A methodical approach will repay you 

August 9, 2024 • by Howard H. Yu, Jialu Shan, Alexandre Sonderegger , Lawrence Tempel in Future readiness • 7 min read

Singapore-based DBS bank was being shaken by nimble competitors from China, and it needed to change fast. But CEO Piyush Gupta knew that blowing a fortune on the latest technology was not...

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Get to know Globalization 3.0: A pop quiz 

July 25, 2024 • by Richard Baldwin in Future readiness • 7 min read

After the first and second waves of globalization, we are firmly in wave three. See it clearly in this three-question quiz....

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Swiss banking: In search of a secure future

July 19, 2024 • by Peter Nathanial, Ludo Van der Heyden, Salvatore Cantale in Future readiness • 14 min read

In light of the Swiss Federal government’s report following the Credit Suisse debacle, how can the Swiss banking sector regain its reputation for stability and resilience?...

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AI’s new skills twist

July 2, 2024 • by Richard Baldwin in Future readiness • 6 min read

AI-enabled “middle jobs” to reduce income inequality in advanced economies...

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Open your company up to unexpected opportunities

July 1, 2024 • by Mark J. Greeven, Howard H. Yu, Jialu Shan in Future readiness • 3 min read

Treat your organization’s core capabilities as services in order to open up to new opportunities for innovation....

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