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5 actions for Earth Overshoot Day

August 1, 2024 • by Thomas Vellacott in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

By Earth Overshoot Day on August 1, humanity will have used up all the natural resources that our planet can provide for the year. Businesses can help to reverse this trend....

Culture wars: Creating a ‘buzz’ without being branded a failure

July 31, 2024 • by Philip Thomas in Creativity • 9 min read

While it’s tempting for business leaders to think they can safely navigate a divisive cultural and political landscape, in reality, it’s a fool’s errand....

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M&As fail a lot. Is talent the reason?

July 31, 2024 • by Sumeet Salwan in Competitiveness • 10 min read

Why do 70% of all mergers and acquisitions fail? Is it because our due diligence fails to adequately address the all-important issue of human talent? Sumeet Salwan, Co-Founder of CEO Works and...

Six lessons from Paris 2024 on how to win the game of advancing gender equality

July 30, 2024 • by Ronit Kark in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 8 min read

Here are six best practice examples from the Olympic Games to ensure business leaders can accelerate gender equality in their organizations...

Sustainability in crisis: Billions are flowing out of ESG funds. What lies ahead?

July 30, 2024 • by Karl Schmedders in Sustainability • 6 min read

ESG equity funds have gone from promise to peril, with poor returns and political backlash sapping investor sentiment. Could this mean the future looks brighter and greener for stocks and bonds?...

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Why boring is beautiful with GenAI

July 30, 2024 • by Amit Joshi in Artificial Intelligence • 5 min read

While some companies I work with are trying to do too much with the latest AI tools, others are much more successfully taking a ground-up approach to capture real value....

“Success is about having a vision and being privileged enough to see the impact”

July 29, 2024 • by Lana Haddad in Women's empowerment • 8 min read

Lana Haddad, Chief Operating Officer at the International Olympic Committee, reflects on what has propelled her to succeed in traditionally male-dominated industries....

There's a $4tn opportunity on the table but women will get less than 1%. Is this the best we can do?

July 29, 2024 • by Shelley Zalis in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 6 min read

Female-owned businesses secure only a fraction of procurement contracts globally. It’s time to challenge the status quo by addressing systemic barriers and fostering inclusive practices....

Driving the Future: How NIO is resetting the standards of customer experience for premium brands

July 26, 2024 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod, Rui Meng, Hui Zhang in Future of Luxury • 6 min read

Never heard of NIO? Those who haven’t are set to become few and far between, as the electric vehicle (EV) maker continues its fast and furious rise into the world’s top premium...

Asset-light Nike model is driving change in the auto industry

July 26, 2024 • by Jerry Davis in Competitiveness • 7 min read

The rise of electric vehicles – and a flood of new, small market entrants – is transforming the nuts and bolts of car making. Does this shift finally spell the end for...

How to create and sustain cultural change – notes from the Olympic hosts

July 26, 2024 • by Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff in Innovation • 11 min read

As Paris gets ready for this summer’s Olympic Games, we consider what the French organizers can teach businesses about embedding and maintaining cultural change...

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How Silicon Valley firms are putting the “AI” in retail

July 25, 2024 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit Joshi in Mike & Amit Talk Tech • 1 min read • Podcast available

Mike and Amit discuss what makes retail tech successful – and what your shopping experience may look like in years to come...

Get to know Globalization 3.0: A pop quiz

July 25, 2024 • by Richard Baldwin in Brain Circuits • 7 min read

After the first and second waves of globalization, we are firmly in wave three. See it clearly in this three-question quiz....

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Building systemic resilience in supply chains

July 25, 2024 • by Amanda Williams, Gail Whiteman, Knut Haanaes in Supply chain • 7 min read

Turbulent times can leave businesses scrambling for measures to help them bounce back after disruption. But these actions may in fact increase overall supply chain fragility....

In the footsteps of Frida: women and diversity in the world of art

July 24, 2024 in Creativity • 12 min read

More women artists from diverse backgrounds, including Latin American, are fetching record prices at auction. Equitable representation in the art world is opening new markets, driving economic growth, and showing the way...