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Interview with Michał Sztanga, Managing Director of Future Processing
Michał Sztanga, managing director of Polish software developer Future Processing, explains how his company takes “getting...
The Top 10 Young Leaders Of Europe Poised To Transform The World
By Paula Hass and Valentina Loiz
The future of Europe depends on the ideas, ambition and determination of young people. The young achievers on this...
Quantum Computing: The Second Quantum Revolution Transformation Of How Business Is Conducted
By Rosario (Roy) Girasa and Emilio Collar
In the field of physics, we have experienced the quantum revolution in the early 1900s, while in the...
Future, Delayed: The #1 Reason Digital Transformation Could Stall During a Recession (And How...
By Andre Schindler, General manager of EMEA for NinjaOne
The past two-and-a-half years have ushered in an accelerated era of digital transformation, but now economic...
Resilience Is More than Being Able to Rebound: It Should Be Used As a...
By Jacques Bughin
While they may not be able to prevent pending economic crises such as those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses can use...
Inside the Journey of a Decacorn
By Jacques Bughin
Start-ups – and their unicorn, and now decacorn, darlings – are critical both for value creation as well as for economic growth...
From Bottleneck to Builder: Why Letting Go is a Strategic Leadership Move
By Filip Pesek
Startups thrive on founder hustle, but doing it all can become a growth bottleneck. This piece explores the hidden costs of over-functioning...
SMEs’ Changing Organisational Landscape: Strategising the Workplace of the Future
By Ambika Zutshi, Asha Thomas, Tapan Sarker and John Mendy
The varied challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic have left many SMEs floundering. Here are...
Diamonds In The Rough: Spotting Opportunity During A Crisis
An exclusive interview with Cedar Rose founder and non-executive director Christina Massaad
After helping kickstart digital transformation across the MENA region, Cedar Rose is now...
Unlocking innovation with xTech partners
By Alan Thorogood and Stephanie L. Woerner
When undertaking a sizable project, a large organization might consider partnering with a small company in order to...
BYD’s Rapid Ascent to the Global EV Leader
By Jiayi Huang and Xiangming Chen
From a battery maker to the world´s leading electric vehicle producer, BYD's spectacular rise is an eventful journey fueled...
The Next Wave of AI: from Generation to Agency
By Jacques Bughin
If you're quietly patting yourself on the back for finally getting a grip on AI and its impact on your organization, here's...
Corporate Innovation in the Age of AI: A Changing Landscape
In today’s economy, information overload is fast becoming the norm. From sifting through flooded inboxes to endless scrolls on LinkedIn, there’s a continuous stream...
Hacking Trustworthy AI
By Jacques Bughin
In the aftermath of the initial AI tidal wave that has rolled across business and industry, there are signs that the emphasis...
How AI can Help SMBs Build Credibility and Earn Consumer Trust in an Increasingly...
By Suhaib Zaheer
All Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMB) owners know the importance of gaining customer loyalty and trust, in order to grow and scale...
DART: On Target to Meet the Needs of the Travel Industry
Insights from Riversoft CEO, Alex Kuo
In the fiercely competitive world of the post-pandemic travel industry, travel suppliers are looking to provide a leaner, more...
Decentralise to Incentivise: The Quest for Unbiased, Explainable AI
Interview with Ala Shaabana, Co-founder of Opentensor Foundation
Amid widespread concern regarding possible built-in bias, opacity, and misalignment in big-tech-dominated AI, one strategy that offers...
The Hidden Secrets of High-Performing Corporations
By Michael J. Provitera and Mostafa Sayyadi
We aim to expand Kotter’s change model to address both scholars and practitioners throughout the world to initiate...
How Global Companies Are Implementing Supplier Diversity Policies
By Anna Sáez de Tejada Cuenca and Gemma Berenguer
It has become increasingly common for companies to implement supply-chain diversity to maintain a good image...
Going Faster Is Not Enough Add Innovation to Outperform
By Peter Weill, Jan Brecht and Stephanie L. Woerner
To stay relevant and achieve resilience, company leaders need to focus not only on speed but...
AI Can Increase Companies’ Profit Significantly
By Ralph Geertsema, OP Lumijärvi, and John Wass
Introduction
Over the recent years, AI has conquered the world by storm and has been widely used so...
AI in Finland: From Relatable Stories Towards AI Ecosystems
By Anna Lahtinen and Heikki Kallasvaara
Finland is experiencing dynamic growth in the number of companies that are developing and / or using artificial intelligence (AI)...
Taming complexity with intelligence: a movement to help businesses along the SAP S/4HANA...
Interview with Mr. Bjoern Braemer, SVP & Global Head of the SAP S/4HANA Movement
SAP S/4HANA is the digital core that is enabling organisations around...
Generative AI In Innovation Development: A Catalyst For Creative Disruption
By Filippo Frangi
From identifying strategic opportunities to enabling faster experimentation, from co-designing with users to reshaping go-to-market strategies, GenAI is pushing the boundaries of...
Becoming More Visionary When You Are Motivated by Immediate Results
By Jenny Fernandez
Leaders often prioritise immediate results, but visionary leadership requires balancing short-term gains with long-term strategy. This involves embracing flexibility, empowering teams, and...
The New Organic Search: You Don’t Rank Because You Matter – You Rank Because...
By João Filipe Pereira
The landscape of organic search is undergoing a profound transformation, shifting from authority-based rankings to intent-driven relevance. João Filipe Pereira explains...
Designing a Corporate ESG Programme that Attracts, Nurtures, and Retains Women
By Chaitra Vedullapalli
Inclusion is the new kid on the block that every company interested in advancement is courting. And one of the best methods...
Energising Together: The Art of Unleashing Collective Potential
By Marcus Wylie
Generating and harnessing energy within an organisation isn't just a fleeting or whimsical notion: it is a powerhouse that ignites the entire...
Europe Must Invest in Technology, Talent, and Trust to Realise the Potential of Generative...
By Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Jack Azagury and Dominic King
Could generative AI breathe new life into the old continent? Europe’s technology deficit with North America is...
Six Ways Companies Can Use Generative AI to Boost Performance
By Ram Gopal
The AI of the beholder: Managers need to examine where AI can improve workflow processes.
Generative AI’s impact on productivity could add trillions...
Don’t Fear the Black Swan, Take it as an Opportunity to Soar
By Kevin Peters, President and CEO, NetNumber
When a black swan event, an unexpected occurrence that has a substantial impact on society and business, happens, businesses...
What Do You Need to Know About dropshippingXL?
Dropshipping is a very popular and profitable business model for entrepreneurs. You can open a dropshipping store without having to worry about inventory or...
Aligning Organisational Ecosystems to be Fit for Purpose
By Jonathan Trevor and Kazuhiro Asakawa
In the first of a two-part series, we explore how firms are reaping the benefits of leveraging a network...
Five Critical Aspects of a Successful Transformation from Matrix to Agile
By Yves Doz and Maria Guadalupe
Created in the 2000s by software developers, the Agile way of working is fast becoming the defining approach across...
Preserving the Human Element in Robots with Blue Ocean Robotics
Interview with Claus Risager, Blue Ocean Robotics Chief Strategy Officer
In the films, robots are often shown as a threat, frequently getting out of control...
How to Put Curiosity to Work in Your Organisation
By Louise Muhdi
Companies are starting to understand why it is important to cultivate curiosity among their workforce. Yet, only a few possess a good...
How Some Companies Beat the Competition…for Decades and Even Centuries
By Howard Yu and Jialu Shan
The average lifespan of companies is becoming shorter. For them to survive the competition it is important to learn...
A New Business Leadership Paradigm to Understand Signals and Timing: When to ENTER a...
By Peter Lorange and Karin Mugnaini
In business, as in a host of other contexts, timing is everything. While sensing the optimum moment for a...
Scaling You: Leverage the Value of YOUR Time to Scale Your Business Impact
By Elizabeth Eiss
Small businesses often face unique challenges in scaling their impact while juggling limited resources such as funding, sales, customer care, talent, and time....
Science for a Better Tomorrow
By Ulrich A.K. Betz
The future holds daunting challenges for the human race, and some good news wouldn’t come amiss. Here, Ulrich Betz gives us...
Scandinavian secure-sharing software as a service: The ultimate solution for decision-makers
Interview with Møyfrid Øygard, Managing Director at Admincontrol
Admincontrol provides software solutions for secure collaboration and easy sharing of documents in business processes, such as...
Chips Everywhere and with Everything
By Elizabeth Stephens
Until recently, Taiwan’s central position in the global supply chain of advanced semiconductors was not seen as an issue. But today, in...
Accelerating Europe’s Path to Reinvention
By Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Svenja Falk and Laura Wright
Despite the challenging business environment, European executives are optimistic about their organization's future growth. By embracing Total...
Extending The Time Equation: How TimeXtender Helps Businesses Save Considerable Time, Money by Automating...
Time is finite.
We cannot produce more time for ourselves. We can only improve what we do with our time. This is the essence...
Agile Anarchy is the Name of the Future
By Guido Stein and Alberto Barrachina
To build agile organizations you must understand human relationships
1. Change> Transform Your Approach to Transformation
This technical note explores some...
Corporate Governance In Startups Balancing Innovation and Sustainability
By Javier Cabetas, Iván Fernández-Muñoz, Pedro Cesar Martinez-Moran, and Fernando Diez
In an increasingly complex and globalised business world, corporate governance can guide companies to...
How Top-Performing Firms Needed to Reorganise Seven Times for Digital
By Peter Weill & Stephanie L. Woerner
Top-performing firms reorganise several times to effectively use digital to capture value. In a series of CEO interviews,...
Collaboration as Strategy: Five Dimensions for Winning in an Age of Polycrisis
By Dr. Louise Muhdi
Polycrisis is rewriting the rules of competitive advantage. Organizations clinging to siloed operations are losing ground to competitors who have mastered...
Why We Need A Resolution Revolution
By David Liddle
If you've ever thought that there must be a more positive, less damaging way of resolving workplace disputes than that offered by...
Beyond Good Intentions – Bringing Strategy To Giving, Impact Investing, and Corporate Responsibility
By Olga Almqvist
Value-driven leaders and people with means have an array of options for giving back to society. But whether through philanthropy, impact-driven investments,...