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MARCH APRIL

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COACHING Soft Skills: Key to Leadership in a Changed World Interview with Gina Lodge, CEO of Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC)

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LEADING IN THE POST COVID WORLD Diamonds In The Rough: Spotting Opportunity During a Crisis An exclusive interview with Cedar Rose Founder and Non-Executive Director Christina Massaad

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TECHNOLOGY Automation and Productivity: Interview with TimeXtender CEO, Heine Krog Iversen

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Future-Proofing Payment Systems: The Silver Lining is in the Cloud Exclusive interview with Form3 Chief Customer Offi cer Jesscica Letternman

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Getting the AI Edge An exclusive interview with MobiDev CEO Oleg Lola

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EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Individualized Learning in Executive Education, Accomodating the Modern Learner Mandy Hübener, Bianca Schmitz, Bethan Williams

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ORGANISATION Introducing the Digital Version of Structured On-the-Job Training: Illustrative Case Studies and Reflections on Organisational Change Ronald L. Jacobs

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STRATEGY Strategic Drivers for the Post-Pandemic Era Alessandro Lanteri

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INNOVATION Building a Future-Proof Company – Four Cornerstones of Transformative Corporate Foresight Nando Malmelin, Matti Pihlajamaa, Pauli Komonen

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SUPPLY CHAIN COVID-19 Vaccines to Save the World: Don’t Neglect Supply Chain Challenges Gilles Paché

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SUSTAINABILITY Why Fixing the Planet is Also About Seizing Business Opportunities Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Sybille Berjoan, Dr Jacques Bughin, Yuhui Xiong

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STRATEGY The Issues that Shape Strategy Leonardo Meeus

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP Strategies During Pandemic for Restaurant and Café Businesses Using Business Model Canvas Johannes Boroh

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GLOBAL BUSINESS Retail Growth Strategies: Surviving COVID-19 Niccolò Pisani and Omar Toulan

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COMMUNICATION Freedom Speech in the Corporate World Anne Ouimet

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FINANCE Impact Investing: What is New Now? Peter Lorange

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VALUES Internalising Values in Organisations William S. Harvey, Sharina Osman, Marwa Tourky

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TEAM MANAGEMENT Team Mindfulness: A Discipline for Performance Beyond Fashion and Fad Michael Chaskalson, Helen Sieroda, Chris Nichols, Philippa Hardman

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SOCIAL IMPACT Developing a Strategy for Managing Non-Financial Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) Risks and Opportunities Tim Bovy, Ian Hodges, David Ryan