Leadership and People Management
Fear is one of the universal and central emotions to human existence. Some 200,000 years ago fear helped our caveman ancestors to survive on a daily basis, and it seems to have been an adaptive feature of our cognitive and affective repertoire ever since. Although nowadays we hardly find any saber-toothed tigers, we successfully focus…
Leadership and People Management
In my previous blog post, I discussed the topic of entrepreneurial talent and highlighted some findings from the latest GTCI report. One of the key points in the report was about the need to nurture such talents as they provide small businesses, large organizations and countries with a competitive edge. The notion of nurturing implies…
Leadership and People Management
The notion of talent is central to all stories of success. We can speak about high achieving talents in sports, find many historical accounts about talented leaders of countries and nations, and attribute business success to talented heads of organizations. Yet, behind these success stories of talented leaders in the field there are usually stories…
Leadership and People Management
In the last blog post I touched upon the topics of internet addiction, digital distractions, and the harmful influences of our online lifestyles, in general. Following up on the topic, let’s look at the notion of deep work, a term coined by a computer science professor at Georgetown University, Cal Newport. In his bestselling book,…
Leadership and People Management
Now we have reached the last lap of the Brexit debate before the final date at the end of March, and the pressure is mounting. Ireland will be pressurised by both London and the EU on the ‘backstop’, the EU will be pressurised by London to give some substantial concession. London, in turn, will pressurise…
Leadership and People Management
Internet and information technology tend to be viewed as major contributors to the development of global businesses and, generally, productivity growth. I have also repeatedly written about these benefits, be it business opportunities created by social media platforms, new forms of work, such as telecommuting and virtual expatriation, or improved connectivity that allows for functioning…
Globalization
I asked my second year MBA students, who come from 29 different countries, to reflect on the future of Europe after Brexit using scenarios laid out by the European Commission last year.
Sustainability
While the world turns its back on diesel engines, German industry appears to be fighting back with a campaign on social media and new technical arguments but that may not be enough to turn the tide.
Leadership and People Management
Reflecting about what nurtures personal and professional relationships, we are probably quick to think about trust as a main ingredient. And when you are asked what trust means, you probably think ‘less control’. If I trust you, I shouldn’t need or want to control you, right? Well, this logic is challenged as soon as you become a…
Leadership and People Management
One headline reported on a last Sunday morning newspaper read, “Theresa May leaves diplomats in 'disbelief' after presenting EU leaders with unchanged Brexit demands”. Incredible, you may think after the enormous and indeed, historical, defeat she had suffered in the House of Commons during the week. But is it really incredible or is it…
