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Success in business is normally an energizer, but everything changed in this era of pandemic fatigue, writes Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg...
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10 hours ago • by Qiyu Xu in Geopolitics • 6 min read
To navigate this turbulence, business leaders must decentralize operations, plan for worst‑case scenarios, and embrace the new world order....
Continue readingJune 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...
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...
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...
June 16, 2021 • by Patrick Reinmoeller, Mark Greeven, Yunfei Feng in Asian hub • 5 min read
Shein’s super-charged rise has lessons for fashion retailers around the world, say Mark Greeven, Patrick Reinmoeller, Mark Greeven, and Yunfei Feng....
June 16, 2021 • by Niccolò Pisani in Brain Circuits • 2 min read
This exercise takes you through three steps to help you evaluate how global your company really is....
June 14, 2021 in Technology • 4 min read
Julian Ma, founder and CEO of Inceptio Technology, the self-driving truck startup, and veteran of Tencent, Motorola and G7, advises would-be entrepreneurs to stick to their true passions and focus on people,...
June 14, 2021 • by Nick Parsons in Asian hub • 3 min read
The impact of CO2 emissions on climate change is one of the most urgent problems facing the world today, but any solution must focus on Asia....
June 10, 2021 • by Marta Herraiz Fernández in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 4 min read
As a young woman Marta Herraiz Fernández struggled to define her sexuality because of a lack of positive role models. Now she is recognized as one of the leading voices for LGBTQ+...
June 10, 2021 • by Robert Hooijberg, Michael Watkins in Strategy • 6 min read
Many businesses are mandating rigid approaches to returning to the office. Instead, leaders should focus on leveraging what we have learned about work through the pandemic and organize schedules and space around...
June 9, 2021 • by James Henderson in Leading in Turbulent Times • 4 min read
The once popular model of having a high-level management team develop a strategy which is then communicated to the rest of the organization is quickly becoming archaic. A truly inclusive strategy is...
June 8, 2021 in Technology • 4 min read
It can be hard to keep up with the rapidly changing landscape surrounding digital technology, but it is critical that we do. As executives have ramped up their digital adaptations to cope...
June 7, 2021 • by Ina Toegel in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
June is pride month so there is no better time to evaluate whether your organization is doing what it can to foster inclusiveness and diversity. Many LGBTQ+ individuals still find it difficult...
June 7, 2021 • by John Elkington in Governance • 5 min read
Boards and companies have made wide-ranging sustainability goals; regeneration is what they should be talking about...
June 4, 2021 • by Peter Leonard in Innovation • 9 min read
While many organisations are developing and implementing a range of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions, there are costly reputational, regulatory and legal risks that need to be carefully considered...
June 3, 2021 in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 1 min read • Podcast available
With a career that spans four decades, multiple categories and two stints as CEO, Alexis Nasard has a lot of leadership experience banked. In this podcast, he shares his learnings - and...
June 3, 2021 • by Marion Mulder, David Bach in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 5 min read
Equity, Inclusion & Diversity is a space in a constant state of evolution, says co-founder of Workplace Pride , the international platform for LGBTQ+ inclusion at work. Networks and resources are places...
June 3, 2021 in CEO Dialogue Series • 9 min read
Alexis Nasard extols the virtues of inclusive capitalism to create a society where everyone is a winner. Interview by Jean-François Manzoni ....
June 2, 2021 • by Mark Greeven, Katharina Lange in Sustainability • 7 min read
Renewables trailblazer Orsted and tobacco giant Philip Morris have transformed their business models – fueled partly by HR best practice....
June 1, 2021 • by Philip Rosenzweig in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 8 min read
Our book for May is a very important book that has received considerable attention and praise, all fully justified. It speaks to business, of course – work design, product design – but...
June 1, 2021 • by Thomas Keil, Marianna Zangrillo in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
As they seek to mould the company in their image, new CEOs often have to face a decision: Is it better to work with the existing leaders or try to develop a...

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