How to manage emotions when facing defeat, with Zhike Lei
January 25, 2024 • by Zhike Lei in Strategy • 2 min read • 
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Professor Zhike Lei discusses how to create a failure-positive workplace and how to manage fear...
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When it comes to working capital, don’t dig yourself into a hole
January 12, 2024 • by Salvatore Cantale, Marc Woodfield in Strategy • 8 min read
Companies figuring out how to respond to the shock of higher borrowing costs must beware of three common misconceptions....
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Zhike Lei discusses how to understand failure
January 11, 2024 • by Zhike Lei in Strategy • 1 min read • Podcast available
Professor Lei discusses how to reassess failure, and to recognise the opportunities it brings...
Essential levers to add value and create maximum impact
December 21, 2023 • by Adrian Ackeret in Strategy • 12 min read
Ventures that change ecosystems will pioneer the impact economy, argues Adrian Ackeret, and they require a supportive environment for innovation, entrepreneurship, and funding....
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Capital Conversations: Olivier Laplace on the Technology Investment Market
December 12, 2023 • by Karl Schmedders, Raphaël Grieco in Strategy • 1 min read • Podcast available
In episode one of Capital Conversations, Olivier Laplace, Managing Partner at VI Partners, discusses the evolving landscape of the technology investment market...
Perfect the art of collaboration: Understanding partners’ needs and cultures
Teaching computer literacy to children in rural India means building cross-sector partnerships that create value for everyone involved. KidsWhoKode Founder and CEO Shweta Mukesh explains how she brings together diverse organizations to...
The chickens are coming home to roost: Companies admit their climate promises were unrealistic
The vast majority of plans are not worth the paper they are written on, recent research shows. A comprehensive path toward net zero should address Scope 3 emissions, incorporate carbon offsetting, and...
Regenerative business: Three Rs are the new triple bottom line
October 26, 2023 • by John Elkington in Strategy • 12 min read
What’s a regenerative business model? It starts with designing companies as if we mean to stay on this planet....
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