Just deserts!
From the Editors
It was Joseph de Maistre who said, "Every country has the government it deserves", and “In a democracy people get the leaders...
Negotiating Advice for Women: The Problem-Solving Conversation
“You can’t improve on a skill that you’re avoiding,” says Wharton management professor Nancy Rothbard. “Many people shy away from negotiations because they associate...
It Pays to be Nice
From the Editors
Ryanair’s 32% jump in their first-half year profits for this year is said to be down to Ryanair being nice to its...
Leading Huawei: Seven Leadership Lessons of Ren Zhengfei
By David De Cremer and Tian Tao
"Every generation produces its own great character, and each exerts impact for hundreds of years." True to this...
A Transformation Manifesto
By Richard Lynch and Jack Calhoun
Transformation is not about external forces, they are inevitable. It’s not about reorganisations, they don’t work. There are more...
Senior Team Development for the Unwilling
By John Sutherland
Traditional team work over-emphasises the whole team approach far more than is needed for most practical purposes. In this article, John Sutherland...
For Whom the Bell Tolls, Really. The Impact of the Sanctions Against Russia
By Dan Steinbock
The sanctions against Russia are working; but not for Russia, Ukraine, the EU, or even the US.
In the 2nd quarter, Russia’s GDP...
Reimagine EU’s Policies towards Migration
From the Editors
Over the past few weeks Europe has been plagued by the spectre of Syrian refugees fleeing to its shores. This comes at...
Leadership Dispatches: Business Lessons From A President Taking Charge
By Michael Useem, Howard Kunreuther, and Erwann Michel-Kerjan
This article discusses the leadership of President Sebastián Piñera following the Chilean earthquake of 2010. The authors...
For Whom the Bell Tolls, Really – The Impact of the Sanctions Against Russia
By Dan Steinbock
The sanctions against Russia are working; but not for Russia, Ukraine, the EU, or even the US.
In the 2nd quarter, Russia’s GDP...
Aargau, Switzerland – The Centre for High-Tech Industries
Welcome to Aargau – the Swiss high-tech canton with a Triple A rating. In Aargau, where the number of people working in R&D is...
Unlocking Leaders’ Potential
CareSource, one of the largest public sector managed care companies in the United States partners with ICF (International Coaching Federation) to deliver Leadership Transition...
The Illusion of Choice
From the Editors
As Greece and the rest of the Eurozone finally reached an agreement last week for a third Greek bailout package, one cannot...
Moving Beyond the Anecdotal: What Will It Take to Create Your Digital 2.0 Business...
By Todd Fisher and Richard Lynch A Strategy to Execution planning process focused on Technology Strategy, will raise the TQ (Technology Quotient) of ...
Aargau – The Swiss High-Tech Canton in Hot Pursuit of Silicon Valley
"Hightech Aargau" is a program of the Aargau government to encourage innovation and growth. With that, the canton of Aargau aims to become the...
A Tale of Two Cities
From the Editors
The results of the May 2015 UK general elections were received with contrasting reactions from two camps. Less than 48 hours after...
The Rise of the Mobility Maker
Forward-thinking fleet managers can spark sustainable change by re-evaluating their roles and pursuing a new approach to Business Mobility.
Just a few years ago, the...
S&OP Made Practical
By Karin Bursa
The biggest obstacles to S&OP excellence stem from the complexity of managing the process which requires amongst other things, identifying, gathering and...
Creating a “Super Economic Block”
From the Editors
Many observers have commented, over the past year, that without Russia, Europe seems incomplete. Not only is the Russian Federation demographically and...
The Future of Gender Equality, from School to Boardroom
Helena Morrissey Talks with Camille Merrells
Helena Morrissey is the unstoppable CEO of Newton, Chair of the Investment Management Association (IMA) and founder of...
Creating Collaborative Advantage
By John Sutherland
Successful collaboration between businesses can have myriad advantages. In this article, John Sutherland talks us through four key aspects for successful collaboration...
Opening the Eyes of the Digitally Myopic!
By Eric Duffaut
There are none so blind as those who will not see. They’ll probably go bankrupt too. It has never been easier to...
Dream Bigger Be Braver
Exclusive Interview with Cheryl Giovannoni by our editor Camille Merrells
Cheryl Giovannoni is the dynamic CEO of Ogilvy & Mather UK, the advertising giant responsible...
The World Business Forum New York
By Henrietta Morris “We have to unlearn what we think we know about leadership.” – Linda Hill This was the message, in this instance boldly stated
Leading Innovation through Executive Education
Interview with Professor Saul Estrin, LSE
In today’s fast-changing global environment, business leaders need new tools to face new challenges like never before. Innovation is...
Making Capabilities Explicit is The Work of Leadership
By Richard Lynch, Amber Román And Derval Kennedy
In “Clarifying Strategy Is Simple. Aligning Your Organisation Is Not.” (The European Business Review, Sept/Oct 2014) the...
Are Digital Technologies the Planet’s Last Best Hope? (If bananas are anything to go...
By John Bates
Humanity’s destructive ecological footprint is only getting bigger and effective solutions are needed more than ever. Below Dr. John Bates explains...
Incorporate Innovation into your Business Model
Interview with Jeff Rosenthal
Innovation is a surefire way to achieve growth and success for your company. Below Jeff Rosenthal, CEO of the UC Berkeley...
The End of Competitive Advantage
Interview with Rita McGrath
The European Business Review talks to Forbes’ #6 most influential business thinker, Rita McGrath, about innovation, the end of competitive advantage,...
Leveraging Your Collective Genius
Interview with Linda Hill
Harvard Business School Professor and World Business Forum speaker Linda Hill gives The European Business Review her take on leading innovation.
Linda...
Laying the Foundation
By Damian Goldvarg
While organisations may be becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of a strong coaching culture, translating this into practice is a very...
Six Months on: Have we Learnt from our Heartbleed Mistakes?
By David Sandin
Here David Sandin, product manager at Clavister, looks at whether we have heeded the lessons of the Heartbleed bug, the implications of...
Aargau, Switzerland: Home of Innovation
Welcome to Aargau – the Swiss high-tech canton with a Triple A rating. In Aargau, where the number of people working in R&D is...
How Political Intelligence Sets Successful Leaders Apart
By Gerry Reffo and Valerie Wark
Leadership Alert! There are times when the classic development of leaders no longer fully equips them or their organisations...
Technology Innovation the New Currency of the Digital Age
By David Stokes
The advent of the internet changed modern day lives irreversibly but the new game-changer is already here: mobile digital technology is changing...
How We Teach: Innovation
Interview with Bangor Business School
In our quest to keep you up to date with the latest research in business education, we talk to John...
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