By Thomas Dodds, Associate Director of Admission for the IE School of Human Sciences and Technology. The Reality Our reality, the world in which we work and in which our organisations compete, is now so globalised and technologically advanced that almost everything can be copied: products, marketing strategies and even entire supply chains. The Opportunity Two areas that…
Category Archive for: Positive Mindful Leader
Young London Future Leader Initiative Report by Armin Forstner From time to time, I stop and reflect on the work we are doing and on the various people we meet and teach in Positive Leadership skills. Most of the time, there is one advocate who believes in the concepts, even though they haven’t yet experienced…
Interview by Declan Noone In this series, we introduce the next generation of positive & mindful leaders who are taking positive action for flourishing work environments. We spoke with Ghita Haloui, Learning & Development Manager at DPD (Belgium). Ghita, tell us more about your background. I was born and grew up in Morocco where I…
Listening to Heads, Hearts and Guts! By Wim Focquet, Human Resources and CSR Director DPD in Belgium is part of the DPD Group, the second largest international parcel delivery network in Europe. As part of the DPD Group, DPD Belgium has access to more than 32,000 local pick-up parcel shops throughout Europe, of which 1,600…
Leading Through Physical Intelligence By Steven P. MacGregor Much of the focus in considerations of broader notions of intelligence in the workplace has centred on the concept of Emotional Intelligence. However, the concept of Physical Intelligence (PQ) also creates sustainable value, by countering the dangers of neglecting the body, such as sickness, stress, and burnout.…
Interview by Declan Noone With this new series, we would like to introduce the next generation of positive & mindful leaders, taking positive action for flourishing work environments. We start with Maria Vidal Serra, Consultant at Deloitte Human Capital Advisory Services. Maria, tell us more about your background. With a background in Marketing and communications,…
The need to embrace the leadership paradigm shift By Declan Noone Innovate or Die! This is the management mantra prevalent in modern organisations. To survive, let alone to succeed, organisations need to be continuously innovating. The rapidly changing dynamics of external markets and consumer relationships necessitate that all organisations are in a continuous cycle of…
Interview by Armin Forstner In his book Are you Ready to Succeed? Dr Rao refers to a parable[1]which goes like this: An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life… ‘A fight is going on inside me,’ he said to the boy. ‘It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. ‘One is evil –…
By Armin Forstner When you throw a stone into the middle of a quiet lake, you immediately see the ripple effect on the water’s surface. In a social context, it is more difficult to follow the ripples from the actions you take or the interactions you have with other people. In any case, every time…
Interview by Declan Noone Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the European economies. In Ireland, according to the Central Statistics Office, there are 248,344 SMEs employing in excess of 960,000 people, and in the UK as of December 2017, there were 5.7 million SMEs, which was over 99% of all businesses.[1]In…
