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Maintaining market position with Seán Meehan
April 28, 2022 in Management Cast • 1 min read • 
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In episode 3 of ManagementCast, Professor Seán Meehan describes the pitfalls of pursuing customer-centricity, and how to avoid them...
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Society must take action to change gender norms and encourage more girls to study STEM subjects if we are to improve the pipeline of women tech talent and leaders said Heather Cairns-Lee,...
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Corporate net zero strategies lack teeth, say IMD experts. To translate pledges into action, firms must commit to realistic intermediary targets, rethink their value chains and shift to a long-term mindset....
Find your inner mountaineer to hit the heights of leadership
April 19, 2022 • by Vincent Bieri in Leadership • 7 min read
Vincent Bieri, the co-founder of Swiss Unicorn Nexthink and a long-term advisor and investor in startups, explains the mountaineering skills needed to reach the highest peaks of business leadership....
How should leaders manage hybrid working relationships?
April 18, 2022 • by Karin Sanders, Andrew Dhaenens, Patrick Sharry in Management • 5 min read
Organizations and their leaders need to adapt to new ways of working and hybrid work relationships....
‘A supply chain is as strong as its weakest link’
As we move towards a world of more constrained supply, companies will have to shift their focus to designing products and services around what is available and working more closely with suppliers...
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Three paradoxes luxury brands face in the digital era
April 14, 2022 • by Hannes Gurzki in Luxury • 6 min read
Extending products and experiences into the digital world and using consumer insights to personalize the interactions will help luxury brands maintain exclusivity and stimulate consumers' fantasies in the digital age....
How to become customer-centric with Seán Meehan
April 14, 2022 • by Seán Meehan in Management Cast • 1 min read • Podcast available
In episode 2 of ManagementCast, Professor Sean Meehan gives an insight into how to become customer-focused...
’20 years on, it’s clear that the euro has been a force for good’
April 7, 2022 • by Arturo Bris in Finance • 6 min read
The common currency was a bold experiment, but there can be no doubt that its success has brought prosperity and stability to all who signed up....
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