COVID-19: A Turning Point for Inequality?
Benjamin KesslerApril 27, 2020
By Benjamin Kessler The pandemic calls into question the economic trends of the last four decades. Question: What do Comoros, Micronesia, Tajikistan and Tuvalu have in common? Answer: They are among the very few – 18, to be exact – countries with no officially reported cases of the novel coronavirus (as of this writing). Indeed, […]
A Crisis Management Blueprint for COVID-19
Ludo Van der HeydenApril 27, 2020
By Ludo Van der Heyden Crisis is conquered through a positive combination of talents and competencies. In recent days, it’s become commonplace to call COVID-19 an “unprecedented crisis”. It is a politically convenient cliché, implicitly letting leaders in many Western nations off the hook for their manifestly slow and insufficient responses to the […]
COVID-19: What Every Business Can Do to Help
Katell Le GoulvenApril 20, 2020
By Katell Le Goulven How large corporations, SMEs and society can work together during this time of crisis. The 2020 Edelman trust barometer – surveying 34,000 people in 28 countries – showed that 74 percent of people expect their CEOs to take the lead on change to address global issues. In the context of COVID-19, […]
In Times of Crisis, You Can Help More Than You Think
Amit BhattacharjeeApril 20, 2020
By Amit Bhattacharjee If you’re reading this, you probably have the wherewithal to help others hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the global coronavirus case count rises by the tens of thousands a day, the number of people in need of financial help may be following an even steeper exponential curve. In the United States […]
Your History With Money Affects How You Negotiate
He TianyuApril 13, 2020
By He Tianyu The mindset fostered by financial scarcity hinders the pursuit of win-win outcomes. Today’s smart leaders would never dream of conducting cross-border negotiations in a culture-blind way. They are well aware that when internationally diverse groups sit down to negotiate, the differences in their cultural values are at the table too. To achieve […]
The Three Main Challenges of Remote Working
Mark MortensenApril 13, 2020
By Mark Mortensen Even for long-established teams, moving from physical to virtual is a game-changer. COVID-19 has forced us to adopt large-scale remote working with far less preparatory time than any of us would expect or want. The good news is that we have learned a lot over the years, the tools and technologies supporting […]
Fighting the Loneliness Epidemic
Manfred F. R. Kets de VriesApril 6, 2020
By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries How individuals and firms can take action when loneliness becomes a preoccupying concern. “We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.” – Albert Schweitzer Loneliness is the most central and inevitable challenge of all human experience. We are born alone and will die […]
What Distinguishes Europe’s Family Business Champions from the Rest
Alexandra von StauffenbergApril 6, 2020
By Alexandra von Stauffenberg Where do Europe’s family firms stand globally, in terms of creating sustainable, long-term value? Most family business founders aspire to build a firm that will last for generations to come. Sadly, that’s a rarity: According to Gallup, less than one-third of global family firms outlive the founder, and a scant 12 […]
What Elite Museums Can Teach Us About Running a Creative Business
Frédéric GodartMarch 30, 2020
By Frédéric Godart Balancing between the creative imperative and the bottom line is an art perfected by top museums like MoMA. Picture yourself in a museum of modern art. On the walls of the gallery are two Picasso paintings, Dish of Pears and Seated Nude, alongside other paintings by European artists active in the early […]
The Neuroscience Behind What the Crowd Thinks
Leonie KobanMarch 30, 2020
By Leonie Koban Information about how others feel about pain has an outsized effect on our own response to it. Pain is central to the human experience. While some suffer in silence, others are wildly vocal about the slightest prick of pain. Understanding pain is necessary to treat and manage it across many […]