I heard a commentator on the radio go on and on about what a disaster Donald Trump’s tweet about China was. He wasn’t complaining about the content but about the idea of a president elect using twitter in such a delicate diplomatic situation and not using the conventional channels. Tweeting, he claimed, lowered the dignity…

At 68, the former Vice President, Author, Activist, and Investor is more eloquent than ever on the current and future situation with regards to climate change and how business will lead the way.

The rise of populism across the Western world is creating comparisons with events in Europe at the start of the 20th century. How valid is this and what can be done to tackle populism?  

These days I’m teaching a course on Managing Corporate Growth in IESE’s Executive MBA (EMBA) program. One of the issues we’ve discussed is international expansion. We touched upon the difficulties of getting data in the African context. We discussed the shortcomings of official statistics -- if you follow this blog regularly, you may know that…