The European Business Review

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LEADING IN THE POSTCOVID WORLD

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Soft skills KEY TO LEADERSHIP IN A CHANGED WORLD • Nobody knows for certain what the post-COVID business world will look like and exactly what challenges await business leaders. Gina Lodge, CEO of the Academy of Executive Coaching, believes that the human traits of compassion, transparency and self-awareness are among the key characteristics that leaders will need to display as they confront the future that lies ahead.

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DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: SPOTTING OPPORTUNITY DURING A CRISIS • After helping kickstart digital transformation across the MENA region, Cedar Rose is now a mature company ready to thrive in a post-Covid business world. Founder Christina Massaad reflects on her 20 years at the helm, shares how to inspire future leaders and offers key lessons for managing a remote working team.

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An Effective Intersection of AUTOMATION and PRODUCTIVITY:

Heine Krog Iversen is the founder and CEO of TimeXtender.

Future-proofing payment systems: THE SILVER LINING IS IN THE CLOUD • Maintaining legacy payment systems is costly for banks, especially with continual changes in the regulatory framework. What if this could be outsourced to a company that handles all that for you, providing access to an always-on, always up-to-date payments system through cloud- and API-based services? Jessica Letterman, Chief Customer Officer at Form3, has the answers.

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GETTING THE EDGE • How can businesses leverage artificial intelligence effectively? Oleg Lola, CEO of MobiDev, outlines his company’s approach to harnessing the power of AI in the design of effective solutions for companies across a range of sectors, and in particular the central role played by the customer in the design process.

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INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING IN EXECUTIVE EDUCATION ACCOMMODATING THE MODERN LEARNER • ESMT Berlin is the highest-ranked business school in Germany and Top 10 in Europe. Founded by 25 leading global companies, ESMT offers a full-time MBA, an executive MBA, a part-time blended MBA, and a master’s in management, as well as executive education on its campus in Berlin, in locations around the world, and in an online blended format.

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INTRODUCING THE DIGITAL VERSION OF STRUCTURED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING: Illustrative Case Studies and Reflections on Organisational Change

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Strategic Drivers FOR THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA

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A Method of Foresight in the field of Strategy Innovation

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BUILDING A FUTURE-PROOF COMPANY – FOUR CORNERSTONES OF TRANSFORMATIVE CORPORATE FORESIGHT

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COVID-19 VACCINES TO SAVE THE WORLD: DON’T NEGLECT SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES

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WHY FIXING THE PLANET IS ALSO ABOUT SEIZING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES • Companies’ efforts to become more sustainable can often be driven by regulation or government incentives. We propose a different approach – one that harnesses digital technologies to drive growth.

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THE ISSUES THAT SHAPE STRATEGY

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