Management

Placing more women in C-suite roles encourages innovation

The evidence shows that more women in top jobs equals greater innovation for firms, but progress is still slow

Another strike against gender inequality in Switzerland

Despite being one of the wealthiest countries in the world, Switzerland must do more to improve gender equality. Recent protests demonstrate just how little progress has been made in recent years

Top 5 ways CEOs can create an ethical company culture

Companies often talk a good game when it comes to ethics, but many fall short of the high standards they set themselves. Here, we outline five ways leaders can help to engender a more considerate workplace

How digital solutions are transforming outsourcing

With the outsourcing sector facing a number of new challenges, industry leaders are embracing digitalisation and international expansion to ensure future success

How Olympic sports science can address C-suite stress

Taking stress management cues from sports science can help board members remain calm when the pressure’s on

PMI: project managers are key to a successful digital transformation

Today, companies must constantly keep up with the pace of innovation or risk falling behind their competitors. Project managers offer the solution, but they can’t change an organisation by themselves

Go-Ahead Group: Moving the city for good

‘What’s good for society and the environment is good for our business in the long term,’ says David Brown, European CEO’s Best CEO in the Sustainable Transportation Industry 2019

How Globalisation Partners’ new platform is making expansion easy

Expanding into new regions is a crucial strategy for any ambitious business. With an array of logistical hurdles to overcome, though, it helps to have an expert on board

How firms can make recruitment more successful and less costly

Recruiting the wrong individual for a role is an all too common occurrence in the business world. But where are managers going wrong, and how can they avoid hiring ill-equipped candidates?

Gender-balanced boards improve effectiveness and leadership

Board-level diversity is a crucial component of corporate success. Today, addressing gender imbalance is easier than ever thanks to the Female Executive Search platform

Equality Check is helping to close the economic gender gap – here’s how

Businesses currently lack the tools and motivation to create gender-equal workplaces. Equality Check, a platform that aims to boost transparency around unconscious gender bias, will help kick-start a global shift towards gender parity

Gender-diverse companies outperform male-dominated rivals, Morgan Stanley finds

Organisations with a higher percentage of women in their workforce and boards typically see better share-price returns than their less diverse peers

ABB hopes new CEO can overturn recent disappointments

Swiss engineering firm ABB appoints new CEO Björn Rosengren to transform the company’s fortunes after years of unsatisfactory results

Understanding and delivering value | PMI EMEA Congress 2019

“It’s important that we understand the different currencies, and how different stakeholders view success,” says IBM’s Jim Boland

Why project managers need to always be curious | PMI EMEA Congress 2019

Project managers must be open to learning and adapting to deliver value successfully, says the Project Management Institute

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