Be close to people and show vision: pandemic lessons for luxury
Chief executive of leading Swiss luxury watch brand says COVID-19 prompted a complete reassessment of the business model....

June 18, 2026 • by Mark Greeven in Innovation • 8 min read
Faced with restrictions on advanced technologies, Huawei has been forced to rethink how to raise performance. So, in a very different way, has Elon Musk. Together, they reveal something about how organizations...
Continue readingMay 17, 2021 in Innovation • 4 min read
Chief executive of leading Swiss luxury watch brand says COVID-19 prompted a complete reassessment of the business model....
March 19, 2021 • by Amit Joshi in Innovation • 4 min read
The film industry is remaining relevant during the turbulence of the pandemic: how can other industries be equally adept at applying similar lessons? Hollywood film producer Michael Dounaev speaks to Amit Joshi,...
March 18, 2021 in Innovation • 4 min read
In the post pandemic world, keeping society fit and healthy will be the responsibility of every business sector, but even more important will be the handling of sensitive personal data, writes Stephan...
March 17, 2021 • by Howard Yu in Innovation • 6 min read
Welcome to The Forecaster. Every quarter Howard Yu will preview business trends likely to preoccupy international executives over the coming months. Think of it as a boardroom crystal ball, in which we...
March 15, 2021 • by Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux, Michael R. Wade in Innovation • 6 min read
Demis Hassabis created the algorithms that crushed the world’s finest chess and Go players. But now it’s time to get serious as the DeepMind co-founder and CEO takes on his biggest challenge...
March 11, 2021 • by Michael R. Wade, Andrew Tarling, Rainer Neubauer in Innovation • 3 min read
What does it mean to be an effective leader in an environment characterized by increasing digital disruption?...
March 10, 2021 • by Michael Watkins, Janet Spencer in Innovation • 6 min read
Most major organizational change ends in failure. How can you beat the odds and be successful?...
March 10, 2021 • by Peter Vogel, Patrick Reinmoeller, Karl Schmedders in Innovation • 6 min read
Family businesses traditionally pull together to survive a crisis, but the dramatic impact of the pandemic has brought even the strongest to their knees. They will have to developnew skills to adapt...
March 10, 2021 • by Lindiwe Matlali in Innovation • 8 min read
It’s not a lack of talent but a lack of opportunity that is holding back Africans, argues Lindiwe Matlali, the leading light in a not-for-profit organization which helps young people to reach...
March 5, 2021 • by Öykü Işık in Innovation • 10 min read
During lockdown, families have turned to PlayStation, Xbox and Twitch in ever increasing numbers. That’s good for business, but there is a social cost and the regulators are circling, reports Öykü Işık...
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