Optimism as strategy
Countries building ecosystems where government vision, business innovation, and investor confidence reinforce each other to gain competitive advantage through strategic optimism. ...
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Are you stuck in a leadership comfort zone? 
If you’re known as a solid executor and a safe pair of hands but can’t see an exciting  future for yourself in the organization, you may be overly risk-averse. Answer the questions below to see if this applies to you and check out...
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At the centre of everything: how CFOs lead through connection, curiosity and data
Finance cannot be perceived as a back-office function, says Swissport’s Nordics & Baltics CFO Sasa Tulikoura. CFOs must strengthen three priorities: inspiring curiosity in teams, connecting across the business, and building momentum...
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Holcim’s Ram Muthu on circularity, EU regulation, and what it really takes to decarbonize cement at industrial scale....
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