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Leadership

We all know the problem: we are supposed to get on with our own work, whether as a researcher, manager, or technical or administrative expert. Yet, we…

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Leadership Digital Transformation

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Logistics & SCM Sustainability

How can emergency services be improved when resources are scarce? Ambulance systems in countries such as Kenya and India show that it doesn’t…

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Leadership

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

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

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

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…

Leadership Logistics & SCM

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

Leadership

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…