Europe’s Startups Are Booming, But Some Countries Are Leaving Others Behind
According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2023-2024, nearly a quarter of the 18-to-24-year-olds are already entrepreneurs, and 21% intend to start their own business in the next three years. But how can these businesses survive?
What Can The Beckham Feud Teach Us About Managing Conflict?
The Beckham family feud has blown up the internet. But it might be able to teach us some valuable lessons about responding to conflict...
Should You Ever Tell People They Need To Be Grateful?
Gratitude can motivate, bond, and uplift. But it can also be weaponised, hollowed out, and turned into a form of control. Research shows that gratitude works best when it is freely expressed and modelled from the top. When it is demanded, prescribed, or used to shut down dissent, it often backfires.
How Can Business Schools Train Leaders To Face The Reality Of Sustainability?
The most impactful sustainability story right now might not be what leaders say in Davos, but what young professionals are being trained to do when sustainability stops being a vision and becomes an action.
The Curious Science of Applause, From Standing Ovations to Polite Clapping
Applause is rarely a simple thumbs-up or thumbs-down. Research shows that it is a structured social act, shaped as much by context and coordination as by conviction. From approval to belonging, when to start and when to stop, we look at the science of applause.
Snakes And Ladders: Why The Portfolio Career Is The Way To Get Ahead In 2026
The traditional career ladder is broken. In its place has emerged a set-up more akin to snakes and ladders, but where the snake is no longer the bringer of misfortune. For many professionals, taking a downwards or horizontal slide is a route to another, perhaps better, opportunity.
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.
What Makes The Perfect Professional Headshot?
The business headshot has evolved. And the psychology behind it has become far more interesting. What once felt like a purely cosmetic exercise is now part of what organisational psychologists increasingly describe as digital first-impression management. Your headshot is no longer just a photograph. It is your opening sentence.