Much Ado About Nothing? On OpenAI, value creation and corporate governance
Quentin Toulemonde Rarely has the world of Silicon Valley, usually accustomed to ego fights and brutal decisions, been so heavily shaken as it was last week with the OpenAI drama. Let us…
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The Rise of the AI-Powered Consultant
Formerly limited to theoretical and somewhat obscure applications, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) have, for slightly over a year now, been making significant inroads into day-to-day business…
‘Crouch, Bind, Set’: Collaborative Leadership for a Dynamic World
As the echoes of last month’s Rugby World Cup still resonate, it’s hard not to draw parallels between the collaborative dynamism of rugby and today’s business world. In rugby, particularly…
50 Shades of Survey: Unmasking the Complexities of Employee Engagement Measurement
The purpose of this post is not to question the value of properly designed, administered, and utilized Employee Engagement Surveys. They indeed provide a platform for employees to voice their…
Credit or Treat
In June of this year, the US Senate reached a last-minute agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, previously capped at a staggering $31.4 trillion. This adjustment allows the government…
From Resilient to Agile: The New Business Paradigm
Over the past four years, our global landscape has faced an interconnected web of economic, social, and geopolitical shifts. These changes are rare, surfacing only a few times each century.…
Ode to Pedagogy
This week’s post was inspired by one of my recent readings, “The Diary of a CEO” by Steven Bartlett. In this book, the author distills the lessons learned from his…
No Retain, No Gain
This week, I attentively reviewed Michael Page’s latest “Talent Trends” report, entitled “The Invisible Revolution”. According to the recruitment firm, which surveyed nearly 70,000 individuals globally, spanning diverse ages, sectors,…
Byting into the Virtual Employee Experience
Last week, I, along with approximately fifty other human resource professionals, had the privilege to attend the inaugural “Employee Experience Day” hosted by Microsoft’s Zurich office. It was a day…
Unbuttoning Myths and Tailoring Realities: The New Landscape of White-Collar Employment
My eye was drawn this week to an (old) Forbes article describing the loss of momentum of “white-collar workers” in the job market, and the sense of panic that this…