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How Twitter is redefining the family-run business
January 5, 2023 • by Arturo Bris in Family business • 4 min read
In a context in which private equity is infiltrating family-run businesses, Twitter could be considered the latest rendition of the family-run firm....
The future of mega dive, with professor Cyril Bouquet
January 5, 2023 in Management Cast • 1 min read • 
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IMD Professor Cyril Bouquet discusses how the mega-dive approach will change, and the importance of investing in the future...
Futurity, continuity and perseverance: the key assets in surviving adversityÂ
January 4, 2023 • by Alfredo De Massis, Ivan Miroshnychenko in Audio articles • 7 min read
A certain type of family firm showed resilience in the worst months of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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The investor who believes in giving back to his homeland
January 3, 2023 • by Jean-François Manzoni in Audio articles • 9 min read • Podcast available
The Wallenberg sphere operates in about 180 countries and its holdings generate a total of $160bn of annual revenue. But Marcus Wallenberg, chairman of the family holding company, explains to Jean-François Manzoni...
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Tukule Founder Khadija Mohamed-Churchill offers advice for other impact entrepreneurs
December 29, 2022 in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 1 min read • Podcast available
Tukule Founder & CEO Khadija Mohamed-Churchill reveals what motivates her and offers advice for other impact entrepreneurs...
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Hallelujah: this time the quest for purpose and meaning may be more than empty promises
December 29, 2022 • by Michael Skapinker in Audio articles • 10 min read
Michael Skapinker, who once shared the quiet pessimism of Leonard Cohen, explains why a new era of positive change may be upon us....
How working for the collective good helped bring a family closer together
December 28, 2022 • by Malgorzata Smulowitz, Peter Vogel in Audio articles • 9 min read
The Ahlström family in Finland recognizes that commercial success depends not only on generating profit but also on making a positive global impact on the lives of others, write Malgorzata Smulowitz and...
Businesses will need to take rapid action on nature reporting following COP15 biodiversity agreement
The global agreement on protecting nature and preventing biodiversity loss hammered out at the United Nations COP15 conference in Montreal will have significant implications for business, says Natalia Olynec....
Why training matters, with professor Cyril Bouquet
December 22, 2022 • by Cyril Bouquet in Management Cast • 1 min read • Podcast available
In Episode 19 of ManagementCast, Cyril Bouquet discusses the importance of investing in executive development through times of financial hardship...
Khadija worked for a bank but now uses her skills to feed those in need
Building a social enterprise requires both a big heart and a clear strategic focus, says Khadija Mohamed-Churchill, founder and CEO of Kwanza Tukule. In an in-depth discussion with Jean-Francois Manzoni, she reveals...
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