Does tech and the silver tsunami spell the end of the business dynasty?
It’s too early to tell which of the current wave of successful enterprises will turn out to be built to last, but the creation of family-led giants in the mold of Tata...
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Lean and clean are perfect partners, says CEO of engineering giant
Morten Wierod, President and CEO of ABB tells Jean-François Manzoni how a leaner-and-cleaner mission, decentralized discipline, and a culture of speed are driving its transformation for the road ahead....
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How Twitter is redefining the family-run business
January 5, 2023 • by Arturo Bris in Innovation • 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....
Hallelujah: this time the quest for purpose and meaning may be more than empty promises
December 29, 2022 • by Michael Skapinker in Innovation • 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 Innovation • 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....
The silent but powerful investor: the evolution of the family office
As family offices grow in popularity and expand into riskier investments, families should take a holistic view of their whole ecosystem to build a healthy future for themselves and society, argues family...
How HEINEKEN is reimagining learning to support strategy and purpose
Arnold Dhanesar is Global Head of Talent, Culture & Leadership at The HEINEKEN Company, with functional leadership of the center of expertise for the 82,000-strong organization. We asked him about his role...
Towards climate-neutral aviation
December 1, 2022 • by Sascha Nick in Innovation • 6 min read
To play its part in global efforts to solve the climate crisis, global aviation would need to reduce passenger flight volumes to 1984 levels and set up a new fund to finance...
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