We know that gender equality remains a huge problem for businesses, but for real change to occur, the drive has to come from the top.  So, firstly, why is this important? The case for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace is considerable, not only from a moral perspective, but...

Several years ago, I was speaking to an investment manager who constantly delivered a good and steady financial performance. I asked him what his investment principles were. One of them, he said, was that he never invested in anything that was labeled as ‘exciting.’ His view was that exciting things...

Most organisations do a terrible job of onboarding. According to Gallup, only 12 percent of employees believe their company did a good job onboarding them. Onboarding is the process of taking someone from outside your organisation and making them a productive, independent, and confident member of your team who understands...

Psychotherapist Esther Perel shares the challenges that we encounter when we are connecting in this digital age. She argues that we have never been more accessible to each other and spend most days communicating virtually via text messages, emails, and video conferencing. The issue is, we just don’t speak to...

As of December 8, 2022, Guillaume Pousaz was the wealthiest man in Switzerland, with an estimated net worth of 23.0 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte (No. 2, $14.4 billion), Ivan Glasenberg  (No. 3, $9.1 billion); and Ernesto Bertarelli  (No. 4, $8.5 billion). Magdalena Martullo-Blocher is the fifth-richest person in Switzerland, with a...

As of December 8, 2022, Stefan Persson was the wealthiest man in Sweden, with an estimated net worth of 15.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Melker Schorling (No. 2, $9.6 billion), Jorn Rausing   (No. 3, $9.5 billion); and Finn Rausing   (No. 4, $9.5 billion). Kirsten Rausing is the fifth-richest person in Sweden,...

Managing people is not easy. Each person has had different experience of previous workplaces. They also have different expectations of their manager and different ways of communicating. However, to become a manager that people want to work for is within our own control. Managers need to be both professionally good...

As of December 8, 2022, Amancio Ortega was the wealthiest man in Spain, with an estimated net worth of 62.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Sandra Ortega Mera (No. 2, $6.2 billion), Rafael Del Pino (No. 3, $4.1 billion); and Daniel Mate   (No. 4, $3.6 billion). Juan Roig is the fifth-richest person in Spain, with...

FTX, an abbreviation of "Futures Exchange", was co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) in May 2019. The trajectory of growth of FTX, which operated from Bahamas, has been phenomenal and it stood tall in the crypto exchange market. Before the negative news started pouring in, FTX held its position as the...