In both business and the military, preparing leaders and their teams/units to manage in unpredictable environments – from strategy to tactical execution – is crucial. U.S. military planners have come up with a term to describe dynamic and unstable environments: VUCA. This acronym, which is also now often applied to business, stands for Volatile, Uncertain,…

A colleague from Kenya once told me, “In Europe you have lost touch with nature, we are more integrated with it, we see ourselves as part of it – this must make a difference in the way we approach management”. Pope Francis's recent trip to Africa reminded me of this sentiment. Caring for the Earth – “our…

Albert Einstein is famously quoted as saying “Imagination is more important than knowledge”. Indeed, Einstein even went further when he said “Imagination is everything. It is a preview of a coming attraction”. But, then, you may ask, what do these words actually mean, especially for people who are more associated with the world of technology,…

Randall Krantz, an IESE alum, shares his optimism on the upcoming climate summit in Paris for which he is involved in organizing a conference of mayors.