The COVID-19 outbreak is an unprecedented situation for governments, companies, and societies. Business leaders should respond promptly and with urgency. This is a key moment for leaders to step up and do what’s right to protect people, customers, and the…
Coronavirus has posed tremendous global disruption in the end-to-end global supply chain. When we think about supply chain disruption, consider the products you use every day. Each product entails many elements before it reaches you. Read more in news.usc.edu Five…
Over the past week, excitement over the sight of swans in the city’s canals has shifted to the water itself—which is slowly but surely turning less green. Without gondola traffic to stir up sediment, much of the water is now…
Sometimes the right approach to redesigning an enterprise is a simple, static one. But often it isn’t, and in those cases a systems approach is needed to reach a solution that addresses dynamic factors like resilience. Read more in BCG…
According to a massive new study conducted by McKinsey, just about nobody knows what a chief design officer is actually supposed to do. McKinsey analyzed 1,700 companies and conducted interviews with 200 senior design leaders and 100 CEOs. Read more…
A new set of maps charts the world’s oldest companies—and exposes the ways many of them relied on slave labor. Read more in Fast Company This map shows which companies have lasted hundreds (and even thousands) of years By Elizabeth…
When you separate work and life, it’s a little bit harder to make that connection. But when you think of work as part of a full life and a holistic experience, it becomes easier to see that success in one…
With three decades leading people under my belt, I’ve learned (sometimes the hard way) what motivates people, and demotivates them. I still cringe when I hear leaders say any of these 17 no-no’s. Read more in INC 17 Phrases Great…
While workplace environments have become physically safer and more free of accidents over the years, leading experts argue that the health impacts of social work conditions — the human environment — have remained unaddressed. Read more in inc How Toxic…
Researchers found 44 per cent of the population have purchased toys they enjoyed as kids because they bring back happy childhood memories.Colouring books, cuddly toys and board games top the list, with jigsaws and Lego completing the top five most…
