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AI, culture and well-being: New Spotify CHRO unveils her top priorities

February 25, 2026 in Leadership • 6 min read

Spotify CHRO Anna Lundström drives AI readiness, culture, and personalized well-being to empower employees and sustain Spotify’s innovative, human-centric growth....

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Can NIO reinvent the automotive industry, Mark Zhou?

February 24, 2026 • by David Bach in Leadership • 2 min read • Podcast available

Chinese auto startup NIO went from zero to nearly a million customers in under ten years. Mark Zhou, who leads product and R&D, discusses how; and explains why community – not hardware...

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5 ways to reconnect with your inner child in the workplace

February 24, 2026 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Leadership • 3 min read

Our previous brain circuit on this subject explored what your inner child can do for you, such as take risks or look at a situation differently. Here are five ways to reconnect...

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How to succeed as an enterprise co-pilot: Three priorities for the modern CFO

February 24, 2026 in Leadership • 5 min read

Schindler CFO Carla De Geyseleer explains how today’s CFO acts as a strategic co-pilot, uses sustainability to drive growth, and develops future finance leaders....

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The confidence myth holding women back at work

February 23, 2026 • by Ginka Toegel in Leadership • 9 min read

In her latest book, The Confidence Myth, IMD Professor Ginka Toegel examines why confidence is so often misinterpreted at work – and how organizational systems shape who is seen as confident and...

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Building a healthy community creates a healthy society

February 23, 2026 • by Gladys Moran in Leadership • 4 min read

The physical, mental, and emotional well-being of your people is an often overlooked metric that will lead to improved results for your organization, suggests Gladys Moran...

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Why you need to agree to disagree

February 20, 2026 • by Nathalie Ducrot in Leadership • 5 min read

Elizabeth faces a career crossroads and works with a coach to clarify her ambitions, negotiate her future, and harness the power of constructive disagreement...

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Why your personal brand matters

February 18, 2026 • by Cindy Wolpert in Leadership • 3 min read

How people engage with you is shaped by your brand. If you are known to be reasonable, pragmatic, and strategic, they will want to work with or for you. But if you...

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Scaling a startup: Why you must focus on the ‘who’ as well as the ‘what’

February 13, 2026 • by David Sluss, Katie Badura, Yufei Zhong in Leadership • 7 min read

Passion for the product is vital to launch a startup, but it’s not enough to lead a scaling enterprise. David Sluss, Katie Badura, and Yufei Zhong share a two-step approach to...

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Is it time you went back to beige?

February 12, 2026 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Leadership • 3 min read

Beige gets a bad rap from brand consultants, but when you’re stressed, it’s hard to think clearly: you need to return to neutral first. To reset your nervous system, try going back...

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