Ilham Kadri
Ilham Kadri was recently named by Fortune Magazine as one of the most powerful women in business. And, in the two years since becoming the CEO of Solvay, she’s successfully guided the...
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14 hours ago • by Alyson Meister in Wellness • 7 min read
Leaders can sustain performance and make better decisions by managing their cognitive energy as deliberately as they manage their time, writes Alyson Meister....
Continue readingMay 20, 2021 in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 1 min read • Podcast available
Ilham Kadri was recently named by Fortune Magazine as one of the most powerful women in business. And, in the two years since becoming the CEO of Solvay, she’s successfully guided the...
May 18, 2021 • by Susan Goldsworthy in Leadership • 8 min read
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....
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....
May 14, 2021 • by Salvatore Cantale, Luigi Rizzo in Finance • 6 min read
Shareholder activism campaigns surged at the end of 2020 and will only intensify in the years to come, even in the traditionally more sedate European market. Here’s one reason why......
May 14, 2021 • by Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
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...
May 13, 2021 • by Didier Bonnet, Katharina Lange, Frédéric Dalsace in Technology • 8 min read
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....
May 12, 2021 • by Jim Pulcrano, Matthieu Manzoni in Strategy • 7 min read
Good fortune plays a part in launching a successful business idea, but curiosity and confidence are needed to take full advantage....
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....
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....
May 7, 2021 in Competitiveness • 5 min read
Business leaders will have to learn to navigate the shifting geopolitical climate....
May 6, 2021 in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 1 min read • Podcast available
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....
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...
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....
May 4, 2021 • by Ralf Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 4 min read
Some have argued that supply chain management is on its way to becoming obsolete. Recent events would seem suggest otherwise....
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....
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....
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?...
April 29, 2021 • by Michael R. Wade, Jialu Shan in Technology • 6 min read
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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