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So, you want to become a Board member? Here’s the bottom line. If you do it well, being a Board member will be more work than you anticipated;  more responsibility than you may have understood; a bit more frustrating than you expected; and a rewarding joy and a privilege. Board service is a real job — […]

A majority of the world’s wealth is created by family owned businesses. Estimates suggest that these businesses — majority owned by a single family — may contribute over 70% of the world’s GDP.  They deliver a superior return on assets in the U.S. (+6.5%), even more in Europe (+8%). But the current economic stress created […]

Last week our Life Sciences & Health practice hosted a global webinar on the current status of the coronavirus pandemic. Medical scientist Dimitri Lavillette explained the incredible advances of immunization in using your own  body as a bio-lab in the development of a vaccine – within a single year. Dr. Richard Jones looked at a […]

Since November, 2019 this tiny virus has been responsible for infecting 115 million people in 219 countries

Anne de Landsheer is a specialist in Intercultural Intelligence – a vitally important aptitude for executives and scientists working across borders and cultures.  Her previous post is Are You Measuring Intercultural Intelligence? .  Here, she speaks with writer Joan Miller.   MILLER:    Anne, how do you assess the ICQ of an executive level candidate? Are […]

Cybersecurity is no longer a niche issue for tech companies. With our growing reliance on online platforms, it’s very quickly becoming a priority

The view of earth from the International Space Station, 400 km up, is stunning.  You can’t help wondering if you can see all the band-aids. Our poor, bruised planet and the people who live here have survived one of history’s more trying years. The worst pandemic in over 100 years has affected over 200 countries […]

This four-part series recognizes the challenging factors surrounding a search for the ideal leader of a Private Equity company

How do you build an Agile workforce? How can agile recruiting find those individuals best able to adapt to new situations and a changing environment?

Human resources professionals, specialized in issues of emotional well-being, play an increasingly important role in managing a remote work culture of the company.

Thanks to COVID-19, every member of the G7 is in a deep recession, from Japan’s 7.6% contraction to Britain’s 20.7%. China, the first country that reported an outbreak last January, is already back to growth. China may be the only major country to end 2020 with a growing economy. China owes its spectacular economic turnaround […]

Why should you coach a Leader? By the time an executive gets into the top chair he or she has been through a lot and learned a lot. Or, if they have been recruited into the job, their credentials have been microscopically reviewed and evaluated. So, why would you need to coach a leader? Leadership […]