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Three questions to help you manage corporate digital responsibility

October 20, 2021 • by Öykü Işık, Michael R. Wade in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

You can think of data in a very similar way to a physical product, and that comes with a number of ethical issues including how it is sourced, transported, sold, packaged, and...

Seeking common prosperity from a global perspective

October 20, 2021 • by Xiang Bing in Asian hub • 16 min read

Since 1979, the market economy and global free competition has created unprecedented economic development and wealth creation. However, this has also led to massively uneven distribution of income and wealth, a decline...

How to know if your industry is about to be disrupted

October 19, 2021 • by Howard H. Yu in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

It is important to be in front of any major changes coming to your industry. There are signs you can look for that will signal if change is underway and you have...

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Set the CEO free if you want to be a success, says Straumann chairman

October 19, 2021 in CEO Dialogue Series • 9 min read

Gilbert Achermann has taken on both roles with the Swiss dental group, giving him an insight into how to make the relationship between the two work well...

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How smart subsidies help social entrepreneurs scale impact

October 18, 2021 • by Patrick Reichert in Finance • 6 min read

To make social enterprise financially viable, investors should optimize subsidy design...

How to rebound when your sector takes a hit: Part one

October 18, 2021 • by Niccolò Pisani in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Executives now take the possibility of things like supply chain disruptions far more seriously than they previously did. When you perceive risks and disruptions as real and likely threats, it shapes our...

In the lonely century, office time gives staff the ‘social glue’ to perform better

October 15, 2021 • by David Bach in Human Resources • 7 min read

An alarming rise in loneliness is damaging our health, our communities and the bottom line. Having convinced themselves of the benefits of remote working, companies must not lose sight of the importance...

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Generating new business models with AI

October 15, 2021 • by Patrick Reinmoeller in Innovation • 5 min read

Despite some ethical concerns, leaders must know how to tap new capabilities to transform their businesses...

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Janice Wang

October 14, 2021 in Podcasts • 1 min read • Podcast available

Edwin Keh speaks with Janice Wang, The CEO of Alvanon, a global fashion innovations and product development company...

Why publicly listed family-controlled firms grow faster

October 14, 2021 • by Ivan Miroshnychenko, Alfredo De Massis, Danny Miller, Roberto Barontini in Family business • 6 min read

Analysis shows that family firms on average grew 2% more than non-family firms...

Shipping is the lifeblood of the global economy and an essential part of all major supply chains, with around 90% of goods transported by sea

MSC is investing in shipping and logistics networks to help ease supply chain crunch, says CEO

October 13, 2021 in Career path • 6 min read

Soren Toft, CEO of the world’s second-largest container carrier, says the resurgence of global trade amid the pandemic has highlighted the need to reinforce cargo transport systems and infrastructure....

How to think about data as a commodity with similar ethical issues

October 13, 2021 • by Öykü Işık, Michael R. Wade in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

In terms of sustainability data and physical commodities are similar, and companies need to start considering them in similar ways when it comes to ethics and responsibility....

Coach your people to switch from survive to thrive mode

October 12, 2021 • by Michael D. Watkins, Brenda Steinberg in Leadership • 7 min read

Understanding what motivates your people can help you connect with your staff and prevent them from becoming disengaged as they contend with the uncertainty wrought by the pandemic....

Four things you need to ask about your corporate digital responsibility plan

October 12, 2021 • by Öykü Işık, Michael R. Wade in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

You need to have a CDR plan, either as part of or separate from your overall sustainability strategy. To evaluate where your company is currently at in terms of CDR, you should...

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Trust is a must, here are the tools to help you achieve it

October 11, 2021 • by Gabriele Rosani , Paolo Cervini in Audio articles • 6 min read

As the office environment changes, many leaders are still suspicious of remote workers, but an innovative new approach can bring about real change....

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The four principles to survive disruption and flourish in a changing world

October 8, 2021 • by Howard H. Yu in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Brain circuits The four principles to survive disruption and flourish in a changing world by Howard YuPublished 8 October 2021 in Brain circuits • 2 min read To survive in a world...

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HR data and personalization – TMI, or just enough?

October 8, 2021 in Data in your Equity, Inclusion & Diversity strategy: friend or foe? • 6 min read

The growing amount of data on diversity, equity and inclusion (DI&E) can help shine a light on gender imbalances in the workplace and pressure companies to alter their behavior. So said panelists...