Leading Change with the Status Quo
By Jason Kofman and Leo Rocha
Change is inevitable — but failure doesn’t have to be. Yet too many organizations struggle with change programs because...
Shaping the Future of Shoppable Video: Leadership, Innovation, and Opportunity
Interview with Sarah Lawson Johnston of Vudoo
Video content is rapidly evolving into a direct sales channel. Sarah's career in adtech showcases a consistent drive to...
Beyond “No Politics”: The Business Case for Meaningful Transformation
By Kate O’Neill
Calls to keep business “politics-free” often overlook crucial issues at the intersection of technology, humanity, and commerce. In this timely piece, Kate...
How to Turn Gen Z’s Career Chaos Into an Opportunity
By Yakov Filippenko
Gen Z’s chaotic approach to careers — job-hopping, ghosting employers, and “career catfishing” — may seem baffling, but it’s also an opportunity....
Legal and Compliance Challenges in Ethical Value Chains: Mitigating Corruption and Protecting Brand Equity
By Ken D. Johnson and Dana E. Heitz
The article explores how companies can build ethical value chains by addressing corruption through legal compliance and...
Leading Neurodivergence at Work
By Leanne Maskell
Neurodivergent women face unique challenges in the workplace, often masking their differences to fit in. This article explores how allyship, support, and...
Queen Bee: What The Beehive Can Teach Us About Women In Leadership?
By Philip Atkinson
The complex and sometimes mysterious workings of a beehive can be a metaphor for working life today.
If we lift the lid of...
Beyond AI Adoption: Why Workforce Upskilling is the Real Competitive Advantage
By Michael Wade and Amit Joshi
A large insurance company planned to roll out AI tools for their employees, including models for churn reduction, customer...
Furniture-as-a-Service: How Enky is Redefining Sustainability and Flexibility in Workspaces
Interview with Aïssa Laroussi of Enky
You may not realise it yet, but the way businesses approach office furniture is changing—radically. Imagine a workspace that evolves with you, minimising waste...
The Business Case for Gender Diversity: Why Finance Needs More Women at the Top
By Eugenia Mykuliak
Global efforts to promote diversity and inclusion are growing, but when it comes to finance, leadership, in many ways, still remains very...
From Burnout to Breakthrough: Why Resilience Matters and How to Create It
By Shawna Simcik
In today’s demanding corporate environment, employees are more burned out than ever. Even high-performing employees, who may continue to deliver results and...
Why Women’s Leadership Matters in AI and Compliance
By Moran Goldwein
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we recognize the extraordinary contributions of women in shaping industries and driving innovation. AI and financial...
Reversing the Decline: How HR Teams Can Drive Gender Parity in 2025
By Professor Geeta Nargund
Recently, The Pipeline, a leading gender and diversity consultancy, reported a fall in the percentage of women in executive committees of...
Women Entrepreneurs: Bold in Business Yet Blocked by Broken Systems
By Sarah Hewitt
They have the confidence, they have the ability, but research shows that women entrepreneurs around the world face systemic barriers to growing...
The Drama Queen Leader: Theatricality and Inappropriate Behaviour
By Adrian Furnham
Friendly, dramatic, and attention-seeking, they are difficult to miss. You may find them entertaining in social settings, but what happens when you...
The Happiness Payoff: How Employee Wellbeing Drives Business Success
By Mark Price
Employee happiness is a crucial driver of business success, enhancing productivity, loyalty, and commercial performance. Lord Mark Price, founder of WorkL, outlines...
Leadership Dystopia – The Dangers of Leadership as a Reward
By Dr. Helmut Schuster and Dr. David Oxley
What do you want to achieve in your career? “I’m seeking a leadership position?” What’s your goal...
A Vision for Tomorrow: Crafting a Compassionate Blueprint for Our Shared Future
By Simon L. Dolan
The future of work is not just a matter of technology and efficiency; it’s about people. Many of us are navigating...
The Rise of Three New Leadership Roles for the Future of the Hyper-Innovative Corporate...
By Mostafa Sayyadi and Michael J. Provitera
Every executive knows that leadership is critical to business success. However, current leadership styles and roles are not...
Reclaiming Ambition: How Women in Leadership Can Take Back Control
By Jenny Mitchell, CFRE, DMA, CEC
Stop waiting to be noticed at work and instead, start letting go of expectations of what an ambitious woman...
AI in the City: The Right Tools in the Right Place
Interview with Dalius Kazlauskas of WAICF
The World Artificial Intelligence Cannes Festival takes place in that city from 13 to 15 February. Keynote speaker Dalius...
From Metrics to Money: How to Demonstrate the ROI of DEI and Wellbeing Initiatives
By Dr. Serena H. Huang
Demonstrating the return on investment (ROI) of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and wellbeing initiatives is crucial for securing executive...
The LGBTI+ Wisdom Among Us: Redefining the Concept of Leadership
By Joel A. Davis Brown
In an era defined by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (V.U.C.A.), traditional leadership models are proving inadequate to meet global...
3 Reasons Saying ‘Yes’ is Stalling Your Professional Growth
By Katia Vlachos
Saying ‘yes’ too often can dilute your focus and impact, trap you in a reactive posture, and potentially lead to burnout, stalling...
The Leadership of Giorgia Meloni – The Only Female Prime Minister in G7
By Gaia van der Esch
Out of the 193 Member States of the United Nations, only 28 are led by female Presidents or Prime Ministers....
The Empathy Illusion: Why AI’s Perceived Humanity Matters More Than Its Reality
By Luke Treglown
AI is transforming how we work and interact, not just through efficiency but by mimicking human qualities like personality and empathy. As...
Four Areas Where Boards Fall Short
By Didier Cossin and Yukie Saito
This article examines four critical governance failures in boards: risk management, strategic oversight, executive and non-executive relationships, and integrity....
The Silent Colonization of Consciousness: AI as the New ‘Other’
By Samer ElHajjar
Is there a parallel between the historical colonization of peoples and lands by others more powerful, and the increasing encroachment of artificial...
How Coaching Leaders Can Drive Talent Mobility and Address Workforce Challenges
By Diane Newell
This article looks at the role of talent mobility in addressing retention challenges and bridging skill shortages. It emphasises how leadership coaching...
Inside Tesla: A Rare Glimpse of Tesla’s Mysterious Innovation Culture
By Mostafa Sayyadi and Michael Provitera
Now, a critical and unanswered question is: How can CEOs develop an effective innovation culture so that their companies...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: How to Lead Through Complexity
The podcast and the articles are brought to you by The Better Boards Podcast Series.
Every year, the world's preeminent leadership advisory firm, Egon Zehnder, conducts...
Is EQ the Real Tech Skills Gap? Interview with Jen Brown of GoTo
As technology accelerates innovation, emotional intelligence (EQ) stands out as an indispensable skill in bridging the human-technology divide. Research reveals that 90% of top...
Not the Loudest Person in the Room? An Introvert’s Guide to Being Noticed at...
By Sissel Heiberg
Being an introvert at work often involves misunderstandings, and frustrating interactions arising from assumptions about how we prefer to operate. Some experience...
Maintaining a Strong Organisational Culture in a World of Continual Change
By Carole Valette
In today's environment of rapid and constant change, organisational culture has become a crucial focus. With persistent instability—that some are calling...
Environmental Heroes and Villains – What Separates Truly Sustainable Organisations from those that Play...
By Giovani Palafox-Alcantar
COP29 underscored the gap between climate commitments and tangible actions, reflecting both progress and significant challenges. What is the critical role of...
Empowering the Workforce: A New Era of Leadership – Interview with Richard Dennys of...
With a career spanning over three decades, Richard Dennys, CEO of Game Lounge has navigated the complexities of corporate life, from traditional industries to...
How to Build a Strong Succession Plan with Fractional Leadership Expertise
By Sara Daw
There’s no doubt about it, successful succession is hard.
Research by Deloitte finds that “While 86 per cent of leaders believe leadership succession...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: The Boardroom Awakening – Can Corporate Governance Survive the...
The podcast and the articles are brought to you by The Better Boards Podcast Series.
The ESG narrative has become familiar but does not yet...
Neurodiversity as a Catalyst for Change in the Modern-Day Workplace
By Charlotte Roberts
Gone are the days of a ‘one-size-fits-all’ workplace, and as businesses strive to innovate and adapt, neurodiversity works as a powerful catalyst...
The Rise of Soft Skills in the AI Era: How Women PMs can Lead...
By Roxane Maiorova
As artificial intelligence reshapes technology leadership, the importance of soft skills has become crucial. This shift presents a unique opportunity for women...
Powerful Pageants: What Smart Women can Learn from the Beauty Pageant
By Dr Audrey Tang
Perhaps we need to start by no longer referring to these events as beauty pageants. Modern Pageantry has already evolved in...
The Role of a Leader’s Habits in Shaping Organisational Culture
By Sarah Langslow
As a leader, our teams observe and take cues from our behaviours and habits as to what’s acceptable – and what isn’t....
“Does Everyone Hear Me OK?”: How to Lead Virtual Teams Effectively
By Sergey Gorbatov
In today’s world, virtual teams are no longer the exception – they’re the norm. Whether your team is fully remote or operating...
Passion and Compassion: The Equilibrium of Leadership
Interview with Elize Dimare and Johnny Sørensen of Fire & Shield
Which ability is more important for a business leader: to lead with passion, or...
Leadership and AI: Leading AI’s Impact from the Classroom to the Boardroom
By Nada Sanders, Koen Pauwels, Christoph Riedl, Rick J. Arrowood, and David De Cremer
Should the deployment and facilitation of AI be left to tech experts? How does...
How to Lead if You Inherit a Bad Situation
By Michael Watkins
As businesses navigate market disruptions, technological innovations and an increasingly turbulent world, leaders will frequently find themselves taking control of a team...
Navigating Leadership in Adtech: A Journey of Mentorship and Growth
Interview with Marisa Nelson of Equativ
Have you ever wondered how some leaders navigate uncharted paths to success? Discover how mentorship and building strong relationships...
Creating Lasting Change Through Disability Inclusion: Interview with Caroline Casey of The Valuable 500
In this exclusive interview with Caroline Casey, founder of The Valuable 500, we explore her journey to champion disability inclusion within global businesses. From...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Being on the Board – Keeping it Simple
The podcast and the article are brought to you by The Better Boards Podcast Series
Amid global uncertainty, are boardrooms needlessly complex? Is It possible...
Marketing Communications to Drive Real Business Outcomes
Interview with Diana Akchurina of Easy Communications
Interviewed by Ariane Cornejo for The European Business Review
For Easy Communications CEO Diana Akchurina, the fascination of marketing...
TOP READS OF THE WEEK
GenAI: Prompting A Better Marketing Strategy
By David Dubois and Joerg Niessing
Amid the rise of GenAI, executives must master prompt crafting to optimize their marketing and sales strategies.
In the ever-evolving world of digital marketing, the ability to craft impactful, audience-centric...
Navigating the New Frontier: Embracing Talent 5.0 While Paving the Way for Talent 6.0
By Iolanda Triviño, Simon L. Dolan, and Pedro Cesar Martinez
In the changing world of employment, it's more important than ever to understand the shifts in talent dynamics that are defining our future as organizational...
LATEST FROM OUR COLUMNISTS
Navigating the New Frontier: Embracing Talent 5.0 While Paving the Way for Talent 6.0
By Iolanda Triviño, Simon L. Dolan, and Pedro Cesar Martinez
In the changing world of employment, it's more important than ever to understand the shifts in talent dynamics that are defining our future as organizational...