Today’s leaders must be effective communicators who embrace depolarization, paradox, and compassion—and who take action without fear. Effective leadership plays a critical role in shaping the success of any society or organization. As American author John Maxwell declared, “Everything rises and falls on Leadership” In our complex and connected world, society faces mounting environmental and… Read more >
What if we were to take the popular adage “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime” and modify it slightly. Let’s make it: Give a village fish, and you feed its people for a day. Teach its people… Read more >
Network will help improve access to education and the impact of research Manchester Metropolitan University Business School has joined the Global Business School Network (GBSN), a network of the world’s leading business schools working on improving access to management education for the developing world. GBSN is made up of a network of only 140 top business… Read more >
The American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business has officially concluded the 3rd edition of its #IMovedMyBusinessForward campaign themed on family business. The campaign was initiated by Business Forward, the knowledge portal of the School, and powered by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The campaign objective was to disseminate working knowledge about family businesses by presenting successful… Read more >
“Learn from mistakes, and you will go faster.” This maxim, from David Casellas, CRO and partner at Borneo and co-founder of Pridatect and Red Points, joined by Patrick Bales, founder and CEO of Stoyo, kicked off the first edition of the Esade Entrepreneurship Summit, two days of discussions on the various stages of entrepreneurship and company financing. The event was jointly organized by the Esade Entrepreneurship Institute (EEI), which… Read more >
Also taking part in the 11th Annual Energy Conference were Javier Solana (EsadeGeo) and Elena Bou (EIT InnoEnergy) “The energy transition is unstoppable. There’s no going back”, said Cristina Lobillo, Director for the Energy Platform Task Force of the European Commission, during the 11th Edition of the Global Annual Energy Meeting organized by EsadeGeo, the EU… Read more >
The Global North has often been accused of hypocrisy when it comes to the energy transition, by putting pressure on developing nations to move to renewables whilst they continue to invest in fossil fuels. At the same time, oil and gas from Africa are routinely being used to power European countries. These were just some… Read more >
The Global Business School Network (GBSN) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Juliane Iannarelli as its first Chief Impact Officer. This year celebrating its 20th anniversary, GBSN is a Washington D.C. based non-profit of nearly 150 leading business schools across 50 countries with a mission “to improve access to quality, locally relevant management and… Read more >
The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), Europe’s largest network association in performance and skill set enhancement, has awarded the American University in Cairo’s Leadership for Government Excellence Program (LEP) the prestigious EFMD 2023 Silver Award in Excellence in Practice (EIP). The EIP Awards are given to those that demonstrate outstanding and impactful client-supplier partnerships… Read more >
