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Sora and Gemini: Innovations in AI

March 22, 2024 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit Joshi in Artificial Intelligence • 2 min read • Podcast available

Mike & Amit discuss the latest innovations presented by Open AI in 2024...

AI = Accountability + Inclusion

March 21, 2024 • by Heather Cairns-Lee, Öykü Işık, Sarah E. Toms, Josefine van Zanten in Artificial Intelligence • 10 min read

Organizations must ensure they have a strategy for AI’s governance and ethical oversight. DE&I offers principles and practices that can inform decision-makers....

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Five key energy batteries

March 21, 2024 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu, Jennifer Jordan in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

How can you optimize how you use your energy? Check these five dimensions first....

Will the current “ambitious” sustainability targets foster the next wave of corporate scandals?

March 20, 2024 • by Marco Clemente, Christian Vögtlin in Sustainability • 7 min read

Being too ambitious with sustainability targets can lead to dire consequences. Here are five strategies for leaders to ensure success without risking reputational damage – or worse...

How to run a high-performing business: Hire more women leaders

March 19, 2024 • by Diana Markaki-Bartholdi in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 9 min read

Gender stereotyping is the enemy of men who want to run successful, sustainable businesses. It’s also the enemy of women who want to work for successful, inclusive companies with gender diversity at...

Root and branch: How Lionheart Agrotech is changing agribusiness from the ground up

March 19, 2024 • by Benoit Leleux in Management • 8 min read

Three lessons from a business that is pioneering an environmentally and socially sustainable approach to coconut farming....

Organizations must perform and transform to survive and thrive

March 18, 2024 • by Howard H. Yu, Zhike Lei in Business transformation • 8 min read

The most successful future-ready organizations operate on dual horizons. They continue to perform while transforming and exploiting their core business. They do this by driving efficiencies and continuous improvement while exploring new...

Discovering your different selves in role

March 18, 2024 • by Ben Bryant in Leadership • 9 min read

With around 30 years’ experience in different executive roles, Ernst and Young veteran Janet Truncale will become the firm’s first female CEO in July. As she makes this historic career shift, it...

4 ways to close the gender pay gap

March 18, 2024 • by Raina Brands in Brain Circuits • 5 min read

Do salary histories hold women back? What about maternity breaks and part-time options? Instead of dwelling on what doesn’t work, hone in on what can....

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Navigating the authenticity paradox in leadership 

March 15, 2024 • by Jennifer Jordan in Leadership • 6 min read

Balancing authenticity with workplace demands poses a challenge for leaders striving for integrity. How can leaders reconcile their true selves with organizational expectations?...

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Having to lead the team through a particularly stressful period when a number of colleagues were injured and evacuated, Robin sought the support of a professional executive coach who could shed light on what was going on.

Knowing when pressure is too high

March 15, 2024 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu, Maude Pittet Nazareno in Coaching Corner • 4 min read

Having to lead the team through a particularly stressful period when a number of colleagues were injured and evacuated, Robin sought the support of a professional executive coach who could shed light...

Beyond the hype cycle: GenAI use cases in supply chain planning

March 14, 2024 • by Ralf Seifert, Alberto Fabregat, Srinath Goud Vanga in Finance • 9 min read

How can businesses employ large language models in supply chain management?...

Outdated myths shouldn’t hold women back

March 14, 2024 • by Ginka Toegel in Brain Circuits • 4 min read

Here are four myths and three remedies to help women achieve more at work...

Europe and Africa need an open dialogue to tackle global issues together

March 13, 2024 • by Antonella Mei-Pochtler in Innovation • 8 min read

Africa’s entrepreneurial attitude towards innovation and citizen-centric solutions could help provide new answers to global issues that Europe also faces. What needs to happen is a meaningful eye-to-eye dialogue between the two...

In business as in life, relationships matter – especially when family is involved

March 13, 2024 • by Peter Vogel in Family business • 6 min read

IMD’s Peter Vogel outlines three lessons that non-family leaders can learn from the Sika takeover battle....

How to protect yourself as a female CEO

March 12, 2024 • by Corinne Post in Leadership • 8 min read

Female CEOs facing the 'glass cliff' must navigate challenges strategically – assess, negotiate, and persist for lasting leadership success....

Bitcoin’s comeback: Does the crypto bull market have further to run?

March 11, 2024 • by José Parra Moyano in Finance • 6 min read

As the bellwether digital coin reaches a record high of $69,000, why a spring event known as “the halving” is expected to propel prices higher still in the broader crypto universe....

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Breaking barriers: Women leading the charge in traditionally male industries

March 8, 2024 • by Öykü Işık, Sarah E. Toms, Josefine van Zanten in Videos • 8 min read

Through the lenses of global corporations, small businesses, and academia, we delve into the progress made by integrating more women into these sectors – and identify areas needing further improvement....

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Some 63% of the respondents claimed they expect their investments in AI to increase over the coming three years.

How AI can undermine financial stability

March 8, 2024 • by Jon Danielsson, Andreas Uthemann in Finance • 6 min read

As AI is increasingly used in the financial system, it exacerbates existing sources of instability and creates new ones. What we should be worried about, say Jon Danielsson and Andreas Uthemann, is...