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July 24, 2026 • by David Bach in Strategy • 7 min read
How can leaders stay competitive amid geopolitical uncertainty? David Bach explores resilience, AI, energy security, trust and European reform...
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What business leaders can learn from orchestras about alignment, collaboration, and turning strategy into performance....
June 25, 2026 • by Qiyu Xu in Strategy • 6 min read
To navigate this turbulence, business leaders must decentralize operations, plan for worst‑case scenarios, and embrace the new world order....
June 24, 2026 • by Judit Polgár in Strategy • 4 min read
Judit Polgár’s story shows how mindset, discipline, and persistence turn a pawn into a queen....
June 18, 2026 • by Mark J. Greeven in Strategy • 8 min read
Faced with restrictions on advanced technologies, Huawei has been forced to rethink how to raise performance. So, in a very different way, has Elon Musk. Together, they reveal something about how organizations...
June 16, 2026 • by Paul Strebel in Strategy • 10 min read
MG formed a central part of the golden age of British motoring, but the wheels came off in 2005...
June 12, 2026 • by Howard Yu in Strategy • 7 min read
he SpaceX IPO illustrates a key finding of the latest Future Readiness Indicator, today’s winners are no longer asset-light, but asset heavy. Does this mean that vertical integration should be top of...
June 12, 2026 • by Dan Pontefract in Strategy • 11 min read
The career ladder is obsolete. Here’s how to survive and thrive through a 60-year career....
June 11, 2026 • by Robert Hooijberg in Strategy • 2 min read
Protect your pipeline: actionable steps to develop leaders from entry-level roles as AI transforms junior work tasks....
May 28, 2026 • by Michael R. Wade, Massimo Marcolivio in Strategy • 11 min read
Turning AI into ROI requires a clear focus on the value you are trying to create, disciplined metrics, and outcome-based governance....
May 28, 2026 • by Karl Schmedders in Strategy • 4 min read
A new book challenges the conventional belief that sustainability alone drives customer purchases. In a webinar hosted by Karl Schmedders, the book’s co-author, Goutam Challagalla, explains how companies can make sustainability...
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