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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...
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Physician and Paralympian William Tan on why a winning performance should serve a greater purpose....
Continue readingJune 24, 2021 in Leadership • 1 min read • Podcast available
“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...
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...
June 23, 2021 • by Mark J. Greeven in Asian hub • 4 min read
Express delivery firm becomes Thailand’s first unicorn....
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...
June 22, 2021 • by Öykü Işık in Technology • 3 min read
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...
June 22, 2021 • by Alyson Meister, Amanda Sinclair in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Brain circuits How to quiet your inner critic by Alyson Meister, Amanda SinclairPublished 22 June 2021 in Brain circuits Is the person who is stressing you out you? Here are ways to...
June 21, 2021 • by Howard H. Yu in Brain Circuits • 2 min read
Do you wonder how you can show up for your LGBTQ+ colleagues? Here are some tips....
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...
June 19, 2021 • by Niccolò Pisani in Brain Circuits • 1 min read
This exercise helps you to evaluate whether your company’s regional focus needs to be strengthened or weakened....
June 18, 2021 • by Vanina Farber in Leading in Turbulent Times • 4 min read
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....
June 18, 2021 • by Philip Rosenzweig in Leadership • 3 min read
From trade to transport, finance to pharmaceuticals, we should look East for inspiration, says Phil Rosensweig....
June 18, 2021 • by Öykü Işık in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
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...
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...
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 J. 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 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...
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