The European Business Review

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WHEN THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT • Executives looking to progress their career face the problem that many of the best opportunities are not presented in plain sight. They are there – but reside in the unadvertised hidden market of executive vacancies. One company that specialises in connecting the right people with the right opportunities is InterExec. Here, founder Kit Scott-Brown explains how it works.

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OPENING MINDS to Impact the World • Today's business world is a complex, difficult-to-understand space for executives. It's reasonable to suppose that good preparation for functioning effectively in such an environment might involve first understanding oneself. Here, Professors Goran Milenković and Steffi Weil of Antwerp Management School explain how the school's PhD and EMBA programmes place an emphasis on personal development.

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MASTERING BOARD GOVERNANCE IN THE DIGITAL AGE • In the drive for digitalisation, the emphasis tends to be on the operational aspects of the business. But shouldn't there be benefits for the board, too? Are there steps that can be taken in order to facilitate the digital transformation at board level? And do the tools exist to help them? The answer to all these questions is: "Of course!"

DON’T FEAR THE BLACK SWAN, TAKE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SOAR • When a black swan event, an unexpected occurrence that has a substantial impact on society and business, happens, businesses typically retrench, cut investment, freeze hiring and look to ride out the storm. However, for some businesses this is the wrong strategy. Counter-intuitively investing, restructuring and building for the future can be far more productive, delivering accelerated development and a transformed and rejuvenated business.

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THE EIGHT ENABLERS OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL CULTURE • Culture is the greatest asset, or the greatest liability, an organisation has. Yet in many companies it is barely talked about and is the only asset, or liability, that no one has direct ownership of. It is widely misunderstood, routinely ignored, yet a potential source of riches when managed well.

BREAKING DOWN BUSINESS RESILIENCE, POST-PANDEMIC The data reveal surprises—and a blueprint for moving forward. • The global pandemic, in addition to generating massive harm to people’s health and communities, split the business world in two. Many companies soared to new heights; others struggled against forces well out of their control.

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THE CYCLE OF ESG AND COMPLIANCE • Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have been around for many years under a variety of different names (e.g., sustainability, etc.). Until recently, ESG was often considered to be a public relations function, as corporations sought to enhance their reputations by serving as good corporate citizens, mostly through environmental or social causes. But consideration of ESG as a set of compliance issues is a more recent development fueled by several circumstances.

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NEW LEADERSHIP FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE • At the close of COP26, an article in the Financial Times reported that although global executives welcomed the deal reached at the close of the UN summit, many felt that it...