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A great sense of optimism is diffuse between CFOs across Europe according to Deloitte's thirteenth edition of the "European CFO Survey: Spring 2021". More specifically, in every country and sector surveyed more CFOs feel more optimistic about their company’s financial prospects giving a positive net balance that is at its...

There has been intense activity in recent months worldwide in the venture capital market both in value and number of transactions. Analysts estimate that this trend will continue due to the favorable investment climate as shaped by the implementation of strong government programs for the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic,...

“Does culture eat strategy for breakfast?” Absolutely yes, especially in moments of crisis like the present pandemic when well-laid strategies and business plans get tossed out of the window as we are hurtling through an unknown space in a fast-moving roller coaster. When we started the year 2020 by launching...

Collective intelligence is the actuation of capability that we have together. Of course, this can be higher or lower than the average intelligence of our group. In other words, what we can do together can be better or worse than what we can do apart. Low collective intelligence might be...

First let’s Define “Work Gamification” - it is not about playing games, but in reinventing performance measurement and feedback systems to create positive motivation structures triggering and maintaining excitement and interest in applying personal talents and innovation for the achievement of organizational goals…and for people to enjoy it. Due to...

It’s your lucky day! You meet a kind stranger who offers you your choice of a great deal, something for nothing. No tricks, really: you’re getting a free lunch.  She gives you $45. Then, she asks if you want to keep that money, or give it to her in exchange...

When our business revenue falls short of what it needs to be, it is not only the sales team careers at risk – all jobs are under the spotlight. Which means in this era of uncertainty, with lockdowns and fears of pandemic outbreaks, from the CEO down – we should...

Do you remember your first day of work with your current employer? Did someone show you around, or were you left to find the cafeteria on your own? Maybe you attended an orientation and met your team at a welcome event. Or perhaps your experience was vastly different: you may...

As COVID-19 winds down and employees return to the office, companies need to remember that (paraphrasing Cyndi Lauper) “employees just want to have fun.” Most white-collar employees have been cooped up for over a year, isolated and stressed on many levels: professionally, socially, and even physically. Being human, they need...

The need for a more diverse and inclusive leadership model has led to changes in recent years. Τhrough these changes women won a lot, taking on more senior positions in businesses. In 2021, there is a reason to feel optimistic, as the figure of women in senior positions reached 31%...