Breathe in the A.I.R.
June 28, 2021 • by Alyson Meister, Dominik Breitinger in Magazine • 9 min read
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Inside the hidden job market: what helps senior executives gain traction
Most senior executives know that leadership hiring happens through relationships, not job boards. The harder challenge is navigating the hidden job market without losing focus, credibility, or energy....
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AstraZeneca and how to immunize against negative reactions
June 25, 2021 • by Tobias Schlager in Magazine • 5 min read
A seemingly altruistic venture by the pharma giant badly misfired when reports of potentially fatal blood clots emerged. Tobias Schlager explains what needed to be done to rescue the company from the...
Review of The Future is Asian: Global Order in the Twenty-First Century
Rather than a long volume on one country or another, this book provides what The Wall Street Journal calls “a valuable and thoroughly researched analysis.” This selection will not only be highly...
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Bertrand Piccard
June 24, 2021 in Leadership • 1 min read • 
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“Solar Impulse” explorer Bertrand Piccard on finding purpose. As an explorer, Bertrand Piccard has always had a strong sense of purpose. But now he finds he has a gift for helping other...
From audio apps to food delivery, picking winners in era of change
June 24, 2021 • by Howard H. Yu in Magazine • 8 min read
Super forecasters see things more accurately than their peers. Keeping a fluid mindset is vital as we steer a course towards a post-pandemic business landscape. Howard Yu gazes into his crystal ball...
We’re social animals, it’s time bosses learned how to protect their flock
June 23, 2021 • by Zoe Finch Totten in Magazine • 13 min read
Support for our mental wellbeing tends to focus on the individual, but that approach goes against our true nature and has led to an increase in loneliness and isolation, and a fall...
How do we tackle digital’s crisis of trust?
Public and private sector actors must work together to adopt existing tech solutions for the crisis in trust, while fostering platforms for stronger stakeholder engagement and building more robust frameworks for legislation...
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
There is a growing need to provide executives with the tools to take a more integrated approach to impact and business – and to change mindsets when it comes to financial decision-making....
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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...
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