From a defined role to new possibilities for identity, contribution and renewal What happens when a successful executive career no longer provides the map for what comes next? After decades of building organisations, leading people and taking on increasing responsibility, the next chapter may not be another full-time executive role. It may become a combination […]
Why boards may need to start governing for renewal Sustainability is now firmly established on many board agendas. Companies measure emissions, assess supply-chain risks, formulate transition plans and prepare increasingly sophisticated disclosures. This represents real progress. But it also raises an uncomfortable question: Have organisations become better at reporting sustainability than at imagining sustainable businesses? […]
Why navigating uncertainty can also be an opportunity to reconsider what comes next When the world changes faster than our assumptions, experience can become both an advantage and a constraint. Experienced leaders become good at recognising patterns. They have seen situations before, learned what works and developed ways of interpreting what is happening around them. […]
Why leading through uncertainty requires different questions about risk, judgement and action Leadership is often described as the ability to make good decisions. Behind that sits a reassuring assumption: gather enough information, analyse the alternatives, manage the risks, and eventually the right answer will emerge. But many consequential decisions no longer work that way. AI, […]
For the past few years, boards have mostly asked one question about artificial intelligence: how do we control it? That question was reasonable, even necessary. But it is no longer sufficient. AI is moving from a tool employees use to work faster into something closer to an operational actor — a system that can analyse, […]
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 […]