Stroke by stroke: how rowing shapes resilient leaders
Katrina Edmunds’ return to rowing shows how sport builds resilience, teamwork, and leadership—lessons that drive success in business and life....
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Middle managers shield teams from brutal leadership. Learn to stop buffering, translate conflict, and steer strategy with clear trade-offs....
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Is your board a high performer? The four pillars of good governance
The corporate world is littered with high-profile failures of governance. We all have ideas about good governance, but few people can evaluate their own board in these terms. Didier Cossin explains what...
Rethinking the default: how ‘Lifepreneurs’ are reshaping business and society
Women’s financial security, career progression, and personal safety have long been shaped by systems that overlook their realities. 'Lifepreneurs' – entrepreneurs who innovate from lived experience – are challenging these defaults....
Should I stay or should I go now? How to decide whether it’s time for a new role
Skills are becoming obsolescent faster than ever, and potential leaders are given little time to achieve mastery. Use this questionnaire to decide whether to prioritize depth of experience in your current role,...
How AI will help us pursue sustainability goals: the industrial use case
Digital technologies, and artificial intelligence in particular, allow us to extract insights from data. This will allow industrial companies, the backbone of our economy, to be more resource-efficient, more productive, and more...
Do you know how to mend the broken talent pipeline? A checklist for leadersÂ
With established methods of finding and retaining talent no longer fit for purpose, businesses need to find more effective solutions. They can start by challenging their leaders and hiring managers to perform...
Rewire your brain to turn challenge into opportunity
The ability to flip negative signals in your brain into positive ones quickly is a transformative skill that turns challenges into opportunities. Dr. Estie Alessandrini explains how it’s done by asking yourself...
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