Is Emily Still Welcome in Paris (or Rome)?
Are Americans still safe - welcome, even - across Europe? Not physically unsafe in the narrow sense, but socially comfortable without the sense that a passport has become a liability. As attitudes shift in response to geopolitics, trade, and rhetoric, the experience of being “the American” is changing.
Are Gender Quotas Just A Boardroom Gimmick? New Research Says They Actually Give Women Real Power
Quota rules are creating the channels for women to have more influence over organisations, above and beyond the boardroom.
Can Mobile Banking Save Lives?
Enhanced access to digital tech services doesn't only provide convenience. To remote rural communities it can be a vital route to opportunity and economic growth. But is it really such a quick fix?
Why Year-End Gratitude Emails Often Backfire
Most year-end “thank you” emails don’t motivate. They reveal something else entirely. Business school research shows that generic gratitude often backfires because people don’t feel appreciated unless they feel noticed. Why saying “thank you” is easy, and why doing it well is much harder:
Fear In The Corner Office: How Insecure Managers Silence Talent And Sabotage Progress
Many organisations have encountered their own version of Steve Carell’s Michael Scott in The Office: managers whose authority depends less on enabling others and more on making sure no one outshines them. The result is a culture where people learn to hold back, where speaking up feels risky, and where initiative is carefully rationed.
What Refugees Really Cost – And What We Get In Return
Throughout parts of Europe and the US, politicians have been laser-focused on the issue of “illegal migration”. But what is true and what is just a myth?
Whose Ideas Count? The Silent Bias Shaping Modern Innovation
New research from London Business School and INSEAD reveals that women’s ideas are cited far less often in patents and papers - a silent bias distorting who gets credit, who gets funded, and which innovations shape our future.
The Influencers: Grace Beverley, From Creator to Founder and How to Use AI to Earn More
Grace Beverley is one of the UK’s most visible young entrepreneurs - a Forbes 30 Under 30 alum, author of the Sunday Times bestselling book Working Hard, Hardly Working, and host of the hit podcast of the same name, where she interviews leaders, creators, and thinkers on how to redefine success on your own terms.