How to quiet your inner critic
Brain circuits How to quiet your inner critic by Alyson Meister, Amanda SinclairPublished 22 June 2021 in Brain circuits Is the person who is stressing you out you? Here are ways to...
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An adventurer’s advice? Don’t stress over things beyond your control
June 21, 2021 in Magazine • 8 min read
Bertrand Piccard believes the COVID-19 crisis could be a chance to reset our priorities, leading to a more efficient, cleaner and fairer world. Interview by Alyson Meister...
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Accelerating transitions to sustainable business models after COVID
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Try this drill with your team today to prepare for a ransomware attack
A new cybersecurity report is making headlines for its finding the vast majority of ransomware victims are attacked more than once and the costs are steep. Are you prepared to handle this...
Why worry about the wellbeing of winners?
June 18, 2021 • by Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg in Leadership • 7 min read
Success in business is normally an energizer, but everything changed in this era of pandemic fatigue, writes Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg...
The importance of being out in the workplace
June 17, 2021 • by Nikki Symmons in Leadership • 6 min read
Leadership The importance of being out in the workplace by Nikki Symmons Published 17 June 2021 in Leadership • 6 min read DownloadSave “From the locker room to the board room, visible LGBTQ+ female leaders are...
China needs to do more to rank with the world’s best
June 17, 2021 • by Arturo Bris in Competitiveness • 6 min read
Why is the second largest economy only 16th in global competitiveness? Size and state dominance may still be partly to blame, but the People’s Republic is moving in the right direction, writes...
Chinese lessons in entrepreneurship: Choose the right track and insist on doing the right thing
June 14, 2021 in Technology • 4 min read
Julian Ma, founder and CEO of Inceptio Technology, the self-driving truck startup, and veteran of Tencent, Motorola and G7, advises would-be entrepreneurs to stick to their true passions and focus on people,...
Asia holds key to CO2 emissions crisis
June 14, 2021 • by Nick Parsons in Asian hub • 3 min read
The impact of CO2 emissions on climate change is one of the most urgent problems facing the world today, but any solution must focus on Asia....
Cyberthreats are expanding rapidly in the wake of the pandemic
June 8, 2021 in Technology • 4 min read
It can be hard to keep up with the rapidly changing landscape surrounding digital technology, but it is critical that we do. As executives have ramped up their digital adaptations to cope...
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