A path for diverse talent to rise to the top in the legal sector We speak with Daniel Winterfeldt MBE QC (Hon), Managing Director and General Counsel for EMEA and Asia at the global investment bank Jefferies, and Founder and Chair of the InterLaw Diversity Forum. His initial goal for the InterLaw Diversity Forum in 2008…
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Building on a deep understanding of psychology and the needs of the corporate world, the UP’N’CHANGE team is digitalizing coaching expertise and removing existing barriers when it comes to accessing support for individuals and large workforces. Interview by Armin Forstner Gabriele and Barbara – what inspired you to think about digitalising coaching and to basically…
Do not expect a different outcome from the same old methods. By Armin Forstner, Managing Partner, Serrano 99 Management Consulting We, as leaders, all know that planning a path for the future of our organisation is an important task. Like many of you, I have been through a great number of strategic planning sessions in…
Optimal health by human design By Natasa Kazmer How has 2020 been for you? I mean, how has it been for you personally? Home-office with kids, anyone? By the way, high-five for just surviving it! How about the challenge of managing your team virtually, the never-ending stream of Zoom/Teams/Webex meetings, the pressure of having to rethink…
By Sabine Seymour Before we get to the fun bits of describing how to make money with your data, I’ll tell you about my journey that led me to create a new data economy – and to write a book about it as an economist and technologist: Notes from a Social Datavist™. For the past 25 years,…
By Fintan McGovern We live in interesting times – or so the saying goes – and today this is truer than ever before. In fact the challenge that we as leaders are facing today is that as we are faced with an existential threat to how we live and consequently how we do business due…
By Nicole Brauckmann In a time of major turbulence and uncertainty, emotional outbursts – displays of misbehaviour considered outside the norms of conventional social and professional interactions – seem to have become more frequent. How can leaders tune into what is really going on and respond in a way that is constructive and helpful? What…
UNICEF’s answer to current and future crises By Armin Forstner, Managing Partner, Serrano 99 Management Consulting Positive Leadership, a strength-based approach to leading teams and organisations, is not only an essential skill for senior executives but also helps young people cope long-term with the challenges of the modern world, according to UNICEF. “Traditional” Leadership Development…
Getting us out of this year’s negativity! By Declan Noone 2020 has been a year focused on survival, in all its varying guises. This year has consumed our emotional and intellectual energy and resources. The impact of lockdowns on our own mental health, and the question of sustainability of businesses is significant and further drains…
By Declan Noone I am exhausted. I am sure many of you are too. It has been a difficult first half to 2020 and I feel like that this is the understatement of the year! In reality, it has been a ‘sh*t’ show. Plans made, both personally and professionally, have not just been destroyed but…
