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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 Leadership • 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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How to handle a power imbalance in negotiations

August 9, 2024 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu, Fiorella Erni in Leadership • 9 min read

Negotiation is hard at the best of times, especially when your counterpart may question your legitimacy. Negotiation experts Fiorella Erni and Francesca Giulia Mereu share three key pieces of advice on navigating...

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Is the single CEO leadership model still fit for purpose?

August 8, 2024 • by Lars Häggström in Leadership • 9 min read

As the scope and demands of the CEO role become ever more complex, shifting to a shared leadership model, such as a co-CEO arrangement, could help prevent burnout, increase job satisfaction, and...

Want to succeed in negotiation? Learn to tame your inner zoo

August 2, 2024 • by Maude Pittet Nazareno, Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Leadership • 3 min read

Negotiation can be fraught even outside conflict zones. Lessons from frontline humanitarian negotiators show how awareness of the brain’s behavior centers can set you up for success....

Driving the Future: How NIO is resetting the standards of customer experience for premium brands

July 26, 2024 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod, Rui Meng, Hui Zhang in Leadership • 6 min read

Never heard of NIO? Those who haven’t are set to become few and far between, as the electric vehicle (EV) maker continues its fast and furious rise into the world’s top premium...

How to create and sustain cultural change – notes from the Olympic hosts

July 26, 2024 • by Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff in Leadership • 11 min read

As Paris gets ready for this summer’s Olympic Games, we consider what the French organizers can teach businesses about embedding and maintaining cultural change...

Showing up and letting your abilities shine

July 19, 2024 • by Paul Vanderbroeck in Leadership • 4 min read

When Eva was put forward for promotion her confidence faltered, impairing the relationship with her nominating boss. Executive coaching got them both back on track....

Will activists bring the curtain down on corporate arts funding?

July 10, 2024 • by Michael Skapinker in Leadership • 7 min read

A rise in climate change protests against leading arts institutions spells trouble for the future of corporate sponsorship. Companies and cultural organizations must learn to manage the risks....

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Decision-making under pressure

June 28, 2024 • by Pierluigi Collina in Leadership • 6 min read

The world’s most famous referee Pierluigi Collina shares his insights into how to make decision making under pressure...

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Cyber resiliency: Building a secure future

June 27, 2024 • by Jamie Woodruff in Leadership • 10 min read

To safeguard your organization from persistent cyber threats, look beyond technology and focus on educating your people, says prominent cybersecurity expert and ethical hacker Jamie Woodruff....

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In it for the long run? Here’s what the world of sport can teach executives