Managing mixed emotions coming back to the office: stamping out egoism
Coming back into contact with more colleagues as COVID-19 subsides will give rise to a whole host of emotions. In part 3 of 3, learn how to stamp out egoism...
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Letting go to grow: How one entrepreneur reclaimed his life and business
Frank's transformation from overwhelmed investor to empowered leader demonstrates how coaching and collaboration enabled him to stand back, delegate, and recover his life....
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Fuse soft skills and digital for customer centricity on steroids
Technology alone cannot unlock all the answers for understanding customers. Companies must blend soft skills such as empathy, humility and audacity with digital innovation to achieve true customer centricity. ...
Five Shenzhen-based companies to watch
11 May 2021 ⢠by Simon Cartledge in Asian hub ⢠6 min read
Chinaâs hi-tech manufacturing hub is the poster child of the countryâs success, but the future is less certain. ...
Business leaders see gender quotas as ânecessary evilâ to improve boardroom diversity
10 May 2021 in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ⢠3 min read
The controversial policies are an imperfect solution to the glacial pace of progress on tackling gender inequality in senior leadership positions. ...
US-China cold war will force the EU to choose sides, experts say
7 May 2021 in Competitiveness ⢠5 min read
Business leaders will have to learn to navigate the shifting geopolitical climate. ...
Jordy Kool
6 May 2021 in CEO Dialogue podcast series ⢠1 min read ⢠
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Jordy Koolâs CV is a page-turner. But, as he tells Jean-François Manzoni, his success has been built on a few simple principles....
How can we fix digitalâs big trust problem?
6 May 2021 in Technology ⢠3 min read
Governments and the private sector are in a race against time to stave off a crisis of public trust in digital identities. Experts argue that policymakers and businesses must work in closer...
How organizations can re-shape individual jobs to eliminate bureaucracy
5 May 2021 ⢠by Alessandro Di Fiore in Team building ⢠7 min read
We focus so much on teams when considering agility â but at least 60% of tasks are better performed individually in the majority of businesses....
The new CEO: agent of change or accidental terminator?
3 May 2021 ⢠by Thomas Keil, Marianna Zangrillo in Leadership ⢠6 min read
The four questions to ask in order to reorganize your top team productively rather than axing at will. ...
Søren Skou
1 May 2021 in CEO Dialogue podcast series ⢠1 min read ⢠Podcast available
In this in-depth conversation, A.P. Moller-Maersk CEO Søren Skou gives his thoughts on the changes COVID-19 has brought to the business world - and the need to adapt in a digital world....
Home alone or office drone? How to get the balance right
30 April 2021 ⢠by Glenn Dutcher, Rachel Morrison in Human Resources ⢠7 min read
Home working has become part of the furniture. How can companies design flexible working strategies to boost productivity and well-being? ...
Digital transformation: how to bridge the gap between knowledge and action
There is no hiding from digital disruption, and the pandemic definitely accelerated the process for many organizations. But while companies know they need to transform, they are really struggling with how to...
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