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Leadership

Hybrid Work Isn’t Killing Office Relationships — It’s Making Them Stronger

Over the past years, millions of employees have settled into hybrid work — splitting their time between home and office. Yet companies around the…

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Sustainability Logistics & SCM

Why Child Labor in the Cocoa Industry Isn’t Going Away – and How Operational Thinking Can Help

When I talk about sustainability in supply chains, I’m often asked: “But is anything really changing?” The issue of child labor in the cocoa industry…

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Logistics & SCM Leadership

Logistics Thinking as a Key Leadership Skill

How an operations mindset builds responsible, responsive and future-oriented leaders

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A Smarter Way to Allocate Your Advertising Budget - What Movies Can Teach Us About Smarter Marketing Strategies

Whenever I want to watch a movie I am always impressed by the many different ways and channels in which the movies are advertised. As a researcher I…

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Leadership Logistics & SCM

Business Schools: Differentiate or Disappear – How KLU Stands Out

Business schools often offer similar programs, making them seem interchangeable. Most provide comparable courses with a global focus, promote large…

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Leadership

Understanding Stereotypes and Discrimination: Why They're Not the Same

Managing diversity and fostering an inclusive organization should be at the heart of any leader. In my class on diversity I typically start by asking…

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Leadership

The Market Inside

Many business leaders think of their market as being “out there”, in the customer sphere. Understanding from “in here” what the customer “out there”…

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Leadership

Lessons in Inclusive Leadership from the World of Sports

Growing up in the U.S., I played basketball, rugby, field hockey, and baseball—sports that taught me the value of teamwork and belonging. Living in…

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Logistics & SCM Sustainability

The forgotten role of logistics in achieving net-zero

Logistics is often thought of as merely the process of moving things from one place to another. The appearance of the word on the sides of lorries…

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