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The first steps towards creating a credible sustainable business, is to clearly frame what sustainability really means for your organization and ensure cross-organizational buy-in....
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Fintech: We must vote yes to digital identities and make it a human right
Carlos Moreira, Wisekey CEO and Founder, and IMD’s Professor of Finance Arturo Bris say it’s a lack of understanding that’s holding back the freedom that in fact comes with blockchain-based digital identities....
Keeping culture alive amid the ruins of a pandemic
April 15, 2021 • by Michael Day in Leadership • 10 min read
Leaders of arts and heritage organizations reveal the daunting challenges they have faced during the past year navigating closures and lockdowns...
Culture eats strategy for breakfast
April 15, 2021 • by Michael R. Wade in Management • 1 min read • 
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Over the past twenty years, a simple five word phrase has become one of the most popular ideas in business....
How to boost your team’s immunity to conflict: Step 4 of 5
Destructive conflict is often rooted in perceived incompatibilities between team members. By being proactive and surfacing these upfront, when the pressure is off, managers can inoculate teams against future blow-ups....
Monopoly free and open to critique: with decentralized finance, this could be the future of our financial system
April 9, 2021 in Finance • 4 min read
Decentralized finance is causing quite a stir, not least its dominant blockchain-based ledgers. In the latest edition of Fintech Chainmail, our interview series with a Fintech leader, we meet Ajit Tripathi, head...
AI is coming for your job (part 2)
April 8, 2021 • by Michael R. Wade in Management • 1 min read • Podcast available
In the past, when machines replaced human workers we created new jobs elsewhere and avoided mass unemployment....
How to put purpose at the core of strategy
Competition for new growth and opportunity is fierce and relentless. In this fight, business leaders are often left puzzled as to why their strategies, the result of arduous planning and painstaking research,...
Progression planning: 4 ways to create tomorrow’s leaders today
Why are more and more companies accelerating the integration of their succession management and leadership development programs? The answer is simple: impact. Connect the two and you could be growing your future...
How to boost your team’s immunity to conflict: Step 3 of 5
Destructive conflict is often rooted in perceived incompatibilities between team members. By being proactive and surfacing these upfront, when the pressure is off, managers can inoculate teams against future blow-ups....
How to boost your team’s immunity to conflict: Step 2 of 5
Destructive conflict is often rooted in perceived incompatibilities between team members. By being proactive and surfacing these upfront, when the pressure is off, managers can inoculate teams against future blow-ups....
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April 1, 2021 • by Michael R. Wade in Management • 1 min read • Podcast available
From the Terminator movies to the musings of Elon Musk, the world is full of worrying predictions about what will happen to us when machines become super-intelligent....
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