
Leadership
The DELA Summit: Supporting Social Entrepreneurs for a Better Future
Last week, I attended the DELA Summit in Älmhult, Sweden—a remarkable gathering co-hosted by Ashoka and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship. The summit brought together a…
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Thriving in a VUCA World: Why Vertical Leadership Development is Key
In today’s world, we as business leaders face challenges that the best practices of management theory and even the best Ivy League business schools…
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Book: Leadership and the New Science
I just finished listening to the book Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World, by Margaret Wheatley, initially published in…
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My brain is plastic – yours too!
When I was younger, I was taught that our brains stopped developing at the age of 25. It was believed that the brain had…
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Why We Need Inner Development to Navigate and Catalyze Outer Change
Today’s world is often described as VUCA—volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. The acronym captures the unpredictability of modern life, where everything from climate change…
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Inner Development for Outer Change
The Inner Development Goals (IDG) Summit in Stockholm last week was an inspiring reminder that the path to a sustainable, thriving future lies in…
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Book: All Societies Die – How to Keep Hope Alive
In today’s world, with the accelerating impacts of climate change, nature loss, rising inequality, and increasing political instability, Samuel Cohn’s book All Societies Die:…
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The power of Executive Presence
Have you ever considered what makes you want to follow one leader but not another? In its essence, it boils down to that person’s…
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Book: Immunity to Change – How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization
In their groundbreaking book “Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization” published by Harvard Business…
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Book: Energy Rising – The Neuroscience of Leading with Emotional Power
Energy Rising: The Neuroscience of Leading with Emotional Power, by Julia DiGangi (Harvard Business Review Press, 2023), delves into the intricate relationship between neuroscience,…
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