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Europe’s competitiveness challenge is usually discussed in terms of regulation, fragmented markets, capital, energy and the widening innovation gap with the United States and China. Mario Draghi’s The Future of European Competitivenessprovides one of the clearest diagnoses of these structural challenges. Yet competitiveness is also shaped much closer to home: through thousands of decisions made […]
We are living and leading through a period in which many assumptions we have relied on are being challenged. Technology is developing at extraordinary speed, geopolitical conditions are shifting, business models are being disrupted, and expectations on leaders and boards continue to grow. Yet much of our thinking about leadership still rests on an old […]
(artworks by Novisali) Nearly three thousand years after Homer composed The Odyssey, its lessons remain strikingly relevant. As AI reshapes how we work and lead, the technologies may be new, but the human questions are not. This growing essay explores The Odyssey through the lenses of leadership, neuroscience, organizational design, and the responsible stewardship of AI, inspired by […]
Rethinking Work, Leadership, and Governance in the AI Era Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase. The discussion is no longer primarily about whether AI works. Nor is it mainly about access to models, copilots, or tools. Increasingly, the evidence points toward something deeper: the organizations creating the most value with AI are not simply […]
AI is reshaping industries. Geopolitics is redefining resilience, supply chains, and strategic dependencies. Innovation cycles are accelerating faster than many governance models can adapt. In that environment, board readiness is no longer simply a governance question. It is increasingly becoming a competitiveness question. Recent PwC research shows that AI is already creating a widening performance […]
Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase. It is no longer simply a tool for efficiency, automation, or experimentation. It is becoming a structural force that is changing how organizations operate, how value is created, how people develop skills, and how leaders guide transformation. Many organizations still speak about AI as if it were another […]
Thinking Fast, Slow, and Artificial: The Hidden Trap — and the Road Back We are no longer living in an era where we simply use technology. By 2026, we have entered an era where we think with it. But what happens to human judgment when cognition itself is outsourced to algorithms? Psychologists have long distinguished between […]
Purpose, Power, and Humanity in an Age of Intelligent Systems Something subtle is changing in how leadership is experienced. Not in the language of quarterly results or transformation roadmaps, but in the quieter moments — when leaders pause mid-sentence, sensing that the old answers no longer quite fit the questions being asked. Artificial intelligence is […]
Reflections from a Swedish CEO Magazine interview There is a gap in many companies that is larger than most boards realize: the space between board decisions and the everyday reality where those decisions must be lived and executed. In that space, momentum is often lost, courage fades, and strategic ambition quietly erodes. These reflections […]
Leading Yourself to Lead Others: Personal Leadership for Executives and Boards in an AI-Driven World Artificial intelligence is reshaping every dimension of business, society, and leadership. From strategy to talent, ethics to competitiveness, AI is no longer an operational topic but a transformation in how organisations think, decide, and evolve. Yet, as MIT Sloan, INSEAD, […]