Travel and technology after the pandemic
May 19, 2021 in Asian hub • 4 min read
The head of Asia’s leading online travel portal is confident about the future...
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Trust and governance, not data and technology, will separate winners from losers in the race to build ecosystems that sustain value. A remote Scottish island offers a few clues to the way...
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Six leadership myths debunked during the pandemic
In the past eighteen months, our world changed beyond recognition. Many taken-for-granted beliefs evaporated before our eyes. And some of these beliefs have been held for so long that they became myths....
Be close to people and show vision: pandemic lessons for luxury
May 17, 2021 in Innovation • 4 min read
Chief executive of leading Swiss luxury watch brand says COVID-19 prompted a complete reassessment of the business model....
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
May 11, 2021 • by Simon Cartledge in Asian hub • 6 min read
China’s hi-tech manufacturing hub is the poster child of the country’s success, but the future is less certain....
Business leaders see gender quotas as ‘necessary evil’ to improve boardroom diversity
May 10, 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
May 7, 2021 in Competitiveness • 5 min read
Business leaders will have to learn to navigate the shifting geopolitical climate....
Jordy Kool
May 6, 2021 in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 1 min read • 
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Jordy Kool’s 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 digital’s big trust problem?
May 6, 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
May 5, 2021 • by Alessandro Di Fiore in Team building • 7 min read
We focus so much on teams when considering agility – but at least 60% of tasks are better performed individually in the majority of businesses....
The new CEO: agent of change or accidental terminator?
May 3, 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
May 1, 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
April 30, 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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