Tetra Pak (A): The challenge of intimacy with a key customer

The colossal wave of downsizing in the last few years is dividing the workplace in two, between the leavers and the survivors. Business has traditionally emphasized the consequences of downsizing on the leavers, sometimes putting in place severanc...

It takes more than an occasional yoga class to tackle the problems of burnout, financial stress, and poor mental and physical health. New research reveals which strategies can move the dial on employee well-being.

This article examines four critical governance failures in boards: risk management, strategic oversight, executive and non-executive relationships, and integrity. It advocates for a shift in the role of boards from reactive oversight to proactive ...

As campaign disasters at Apple, Bud Light, and Jaguar demonstrate, boards shy away from marketing oversight at their peril.

BARCELONA, JANUARY 2023. What started in 2016 as a humble entrepreneurial attempt to contribute to a more sustainable future had turned into a solid eyewear brand present in major Western markets. François van den Abeele was even more excited by t...

Within days of Donald Trump’s election win in November 2024, China’s president Xi Jinping was at a ceremony opening a deep-water port in Peru as part of a “diplomatic blitz” through Latin America. Xi’s presence was a symbol of China’s rising influ...

Alex Reinhardt was brought in to turn around a renewable-energy company that had been on the verge of bankruptcy until the German government bailed it out. After he fainted from overwork and burnout and had to take a medical leave, the board appoi...

For companies to become sustainable environmentally and socially, they need pressure and direction to change. Much of that pressure can come from markets and regulators, but people on the inside must focus that pressure in a directed way. Most com...

Moving toward sustainability is fundamentally about changing an organization, altering established practices, and shifting people and resources to new directions. As with any major change initiative, sustainability transformation has the potential...

Sustainable business transformation requires more than just a solid strategy – it demands leadership that is visionary, courageous, and deeply committed to change. This third section of the book focuses on the leadership imperative – the essential...