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Human Leadership & Transformation
How bosses can ensure ‘meaningfulness’ at a company
Employees are a rare commodity. The skills shortage and advancing demographic change mean that companies have to work increasingly hard…
3 January 2023 | 4 minute read
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Human Leadership & Transformation
Challenging hierarchy
Total bureaucracy, bullshit jobs, functional stupidity, mediocracy, etc. All of the most scathing critiques of contemporary managerial systems seem to…
22 December 2022 | 4 minute read
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Human Leadership & Transformation
Coping with corrupt situations: why companies must consider the context
Corruption is a challenge for society, depriving businesses and governments of money. New research shows the answer to what constitutes…
15 December 2022 | 6 minute read
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship: is your startup idea a “good” one?
What does it mean to have a “good” startup idea? How about a “great” one? How does one assess an…
14 December 2022 | 7 minute read
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Executive career success: how to cash in on international experience
Overseeing the construction of a new factory in Brazil, chatting with the manager of a subsidiary in Germany, attending a…
12 December 2022 | 6 minute read
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Human Leadership & Transformation
Advancing global LGBT+ rights through the big business of sport
Since Qatar was chosen to host the 2022 World Cup, there has been mounting criticism in light of the country’s…
8 December 2022 | 4 minute read
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5 tips to build strong cross-cultural virtual teams
With an ever increasing globalisation and the advancement of digital connectivity, working in a multicultural, cross-continental virtual team has become…
5 December 2022 | 5 minute read
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Technology & Society
My boss wants me to launch us into the Metaverse. What do I do?
It’s the question that strikes fear into the heart of any digital native: developing an effective Metaverse strategy that makes…
24 November 2022 | 7 minute read
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Human Leadership & Transformation
“Caution: cash bonuses dilute easily, but non-monetary rewards live on”
It may be common practice at your company to award employees bonuses to recognise outstanding performances or exemplary behaviour. In…
24 November 2022 | 3 minute read
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