March 31, 2021 Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer at CoinShares, joins Azeem Azhar to explore the potential and politics of cryptocurrencies: from the ideological origins of Bitcoin to the new wave of decentralized financial products that could disrupt traditional finance. They also discuss: Why the values of the Cypherpunk community are enshrined in Bitcoin’s design.…
When hiring teams see red flags like employment gaps, short stints with multiple employers, and unplanned departures, it can raise alarm bells. But there’s no such thing as a perfect resume — so what does it take to overcome these hurdles and impress a prospective employer? Based on her experience as an executive coach and…
The pace of the transition from fee-for-service to value-based payments for health care is virtually certain to accelerate in coming years. Consequently, care providers will have to learn how to succeed in the new environment. The approach used by CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) in Los Angeles to participate successfully in the Centers for Medicare…
The CFO and sales leader have significant impact on their company’s ability to deliver on its strategies through processes. Unfortunately, the relationship between finance and sales is often more confrontational than collaborative. Given CFOs’ expressed interest in spending more time understanding customers — and sales teams’ concerns about re-engaging and re-energizing relationships strained by the…
More tycoons entered the rich list last year than ever before. Their changing profile illustrates how India Inc in changingAT FIRST GLANCE the Indian names on the billionaires list compiled by Hurun Report, which tracks such things, reinforce the image of the powerful growing more so. At the top, to no one’s surprise, was Mukesh…
The outlines of the post-pandemic regime are becoming visibleA YEAR HAS passed since many developed economies locked down and office workers, like Bartleby, started to toil from home. This was a plague that launched a thousand forecasts, with pundits predicting everything from a revolution in working lives to an eventual return to normal.Listen to this…
German companies with Russian operations are undaunted by covid-19, a stagnating economy and sanctionsEVER SINCE Ostpolitik was conceived in the 1970s, Germany has preferred engagement with Russia to confrontation. Now political relations are at a low point after an attempt last year by Russian security agents to poison Alexei Navalny, a prominent opposition politician, who…
THERE IS SOMETHING of the “Herbie” about Herbert Diess, boss of Volkswagen Group. Like his four-wheeled namesake, the star of several Disney films, he has a mind of his own and a flair for grabbing attention. He is in a high-stakes race in which he is seen as the underdog. And his main rival, Tesla’s…
Covid-19 accelerated the pace of many companies’ digital initiatives — and yet many executives are expressing concern that they’re actually falling behind on making the important choices that lead to differentiation. To win in the post-Covid world, leaders must re-imagine not just how your company works, but also what you do to create value in the digital…
By Magdalena Nowicka Mook, CEO, International Coaching Federation The Covid-19 pandemic imposed unexpected challenges on organizations large and small. The virus has not only reshaped the way professionals do their individual work, but it has also changed the fundamental characteristics of collaborative teamwork and effective leadership. The net result is that many leaders continue to…
