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Business advantage lies in creativity

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The road to manufacturing headed east many years ago, but the question now is: will service solutions head in that same direction? Back in 1999, six of the top international truck manufacturers were…

The dark side of coaching

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Having introduced coaching as a crucial element in most of my executive education programs more than a decade ago, I witnessed thousands of people benefiting from deep conversations involving…

How to hide bad news

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A powerful explosion rocked a port terminal at a BASF facility in Ludwigshafen on October 17. Three people died and at least 30 were injured, eight seriously. The investigation is only in its initial…

Urge for perfection

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This is a challenge especially for industrial enterprises that traditionally have little experience with software development and implementation processes. However, if a supplier enters new territory…

Blockchain in the energy transition. A survey among decision-makers in the German energy industry

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In a survey among German energy executives, the Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (DENA) - the German Energy Agency -  and ESMT Berlin have compiled their opinions, current and planned actions, and…

Identifying leadership

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1) What is your name and job title? Laura Guillén, assistant professor of organisational behaviour. 2) Where do you work? At the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT), Berlin, Germany…

Can Germany's Mittelstand solve China’s economic challenge?

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One of China’s premier manufacturers of steel had finally succeeded—after five long years—to domestically produce the kind of high-grade steel that it has been importing for ballpoint pens from…

Cyberattacks and the accidental war

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While rumors of possible cyberattacks have existed for years, a consequence of the IT modernization of many nuclear arsenals is that these threats are becoming increasingly clear. South Korea…

Why keep it quiet?

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Errors are often associated with shoddy work, failure or personal weakness. That is why we find it unpleasant to discuss them openly. However, mistakes are not necessarily down to carelessness or a…

The biases that keep good R&D projects from getting funded

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The project focused on how to design rooms in intensive care units to minimize sleep disruption and facilitate healing. Gerhard, from the infrastructure group in Munich, started the discussion: “This…