How do we get gender equality on a global scale?
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What is the world-wide impact of gender inequality on economic growth? McKinsey partner Sandrine Devillard and expert Anu Madgavkar have looked at such issues
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Covert branding works against you
Would you buy a product you cannot see that hasn’t even got a name? Thought not. Still some people believe they can get a following on social media by branding themselves that way.
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Actions speak louder than words
A fair idea acted upon is better than a brilliant one never acted upon. The purpose of any business is, simply put, to
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Yoga – an access to having it all?
Want to be healthy, happy, fit, full of energy, excel at what you are doing and reach your goals? Try yoga. It works.
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Is the world heading for patrimonial capitalism?
It probably is and with inequality causing major problems in the world it is lamentable. Not least since voters all over the world
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Do your customers recommend you?
If not, what psychological strategies would make them share their positive experiences with others? Listen to suggestions from Christian Wheeler, professor of marketing
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How do you network on social media?
Would you walk up to a stranger at an event and demand something from him? And if you did, what would the result be? Yes, most likely failure. So why do so many people think they can do that online where chances of succeeding are even slimmer?
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Social media – influence talks!
Have you thought about the fact that the quality of what you post on social media is branding you? That like a skilled politician you need to have an impact?
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Are you a global asset?
Global experience is more important than education when it comes to succeeding in business, according to Anna Tavis, head of talent and development
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Be yourself – instead of – parroting
Can’t help wondering what so many people on social media are doing just parroting others? Or coping and pasting. And what’s worse that seems to account for part of what’s called creativity today.
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Crowdsourcing – The way of the future?
Will R&D departments be replaced by crowd sourcing? Or at least partly? Somewhere out there is the person who can find the missing piece for you. Do you dare to use crowd sourcing to find that expert?
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Global poverty – Are we closing our eyes?
How do you map health clinics or water delivery sources in a slum? Humanitarian agencies will be seeking answers to these and other questions as vulnerable populations settle in a sea of shacks on the outskirts of cities and towns across the world in the next few years.
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Are successful leaders lucky?
The Warren Buffetts and Bill Gates of this world are often described as just lucky. But is that really the reason behind their
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Do you have a language strategy?
Someone suggested that several languages should be used for internal communication in multicultural groups spread around the world. My experience however, is that
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Can you lead multicultural groups spread around the world?
Leadership can be challenging when your team consists of people of numerous nationalitiets and on top of it are in different locations all
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Public relations – how to make your business well known
Without a clear strategy you will lose an abundance of opportunities of doing PR that will not come back, you will react too slowly and lessen the impact of what you are doing.
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Get back in the saddle again!
You can have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the
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How can foreign businesses succeed in China?
Western companies having problems in China is a popular topic in media. But some foreign businesses actually thrive there. Watch this short Stanford
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How will Africans get a better life?
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Africa is a scar on the conscience of the world. Every year hundreds of thousands of Africans risk their life to get to
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Entrepreneurship – do genes play a part?
Why are some of us entrepreneurs and others not? Is it only the environment we grow up in that matters or do our
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How to get your news in the media
Media coverage can make wonders for your business. So solid news media strategies should be part of well-rounded publicity campaigns.
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Would you like a Golden Ticket at Goldman Sachs?
Are you still interested in making a fortune in investment banking? Preferably at Goldman? Here’s a tutorial created by 5 bankers advising you
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Will future leaders have to expand their thinking?
Ever thought about what management will be like in the future? Former McKinsey director Stefan Heck and director Matt Rogers have. In this
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Tough times never last but tough people do
A multitude of people are going through a tough time at the moment. When feeling hopeless, it’s important to remember that what’s not
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Do you know how to succeed globally?
Whatever your feelings about the Chinese, you have to give them credit for swiftly becoming a global power. So what made them so
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The best way to predict the future is to invent it!
What does your vision of the future look like? When you make colleagues travel with you, will they be able to visualize it and make an effort to achieve it?
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How do you respond to risks?
The majority of people either panic or ignore the possibility that a crisis is developing. But that needs to change, unless we want
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Do you agree with Joseph Stiglitz on market fundamentalism?
Yes that’s right not Islamic or Christian fundamentalism but Market fundamentalism. Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz has a lot to say about market extremists. As you may know, he predicted the recent economic crisis but nobody listened until it was too late.
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What’s your online reputation worth?
Small companies can be completely ruined by one person that decide to vent their grievances online. And for large companies losses can amount to millions of dollars. All it takes is one disgruntled employee or customer.
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Do MBAs harm the economy?
No, it’s not a joke. The Economist were debating if the economy would be better off without MBAs. Have some fun and watch,
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