“Sometimes You’ll Have to ‘Zig’ When the Blueprint Says ‘Zag.’” In his autobiography, Michael Bloomberg, No. 9 on the Forbes list of the richest people in the world with assets of $55 billion, details the earliest days of his company. One of his key insights is that rigid planning can do more harm than good: […]
The collapse in international tourism has only made matters worse. Whether it’s London’s West End or Tokyo’s Ginza, luxury retailers pack together to attract well-heeled travellers both domestic and international. International tourists can count for as much as 75% of footfall in those locations, and a tendency to buy higher-priced, higher-margin products means their importance […]
Vinod brings over 30 years of telecommunications experience to Vodafone, gained in a wide variety of global roles spanning Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas. Most recently, Vinod was Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tata Communications, where he first joined as its Chief Operations Officer in 2004. You often talk about large organisations’ […]
Just understanding the cause of Tesla’s success through the lens of ‘a car company’ will only provide a partial picture. Tesla may look a lot like a carmaker in the traditional sense of the word. The company manufactures personal vehicles that are high performing and sleekly designed and that surpass industry safety standards. They also […]
While the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not legally binding, governments are expected to own and establish national frameworks to achieve the 17 Goals by 2030. Coupled with this, private-sector enthusiasm for the SDGs is strong and growing and we see more and more companies translating interest into actions. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) […]
It used to be that you would walk into a store or shopping mall, browse casually for a few hours, maybe grab a bite to eat in the food court, then walk out without having purchased anything. Even as vaccination numbers continue to climb, those days still feel as if they may never return. In-store […]
For many of the offspring of Silicon Valley, the past year has been a coming of age moment, as they’ve used their technological solutions to solve problems in a socially distanced world. But the poster child of this moment of opportunity hasn’t just established itself as a problem solver for the here and now, it […]
For, as we now exit lockdown and transition from COVID’s ‘new normal’ to post-vaccine freedoms, it’s important that CEOs take stock and turn the page to a new chapter of business. There’s been a cacophony from big business about how they’ve set about transitioning from the old, worn paths of legacy behaviours and investments, to […]
Some people believe that becoming rich is a question of luck. I disagree. Whether chance presents you with a good opportunity or not is not the key question, but rather: Do you actually recognise the opportunity in front of you? Or do you fail to appreciate it for what it is? As the Swiss author […]
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