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This current premium on speed will continue, even as new organizational challenges arise, such as the destabilization of the way people work, reports McKinsey Quarterly. To achieve fast growth in a human/robot hybrid environment, companies need to pay attention to the stability of their workforce and stay in tune with the needs of the people within the enterprise. It’s only natural that as this trend progresses, companies will need a different scale and mix of workers than today. A different mix of work locations and work environments will also be needed to support these next-generation “digital” talent requirements.

The future is automated. Here’s how we can prepare for it

By: EBR | Monday, January 16, 2017

A good receptionist should have certain characteristics: helpful, friendly, organized. But do they need to be human? Perhaps not anymore

Many executives too have discovered the power of leadership storytelling, but most only see stories as a tool to bring presentations to life. And many leaders find greater comfort just using logic. However, when used wisely stories can be employed to engage with your stakeholders emotions, change attitudes and behaviours, and importantly make change happen.

Storytelling: more than a presentation tool

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 28, 2016

We all love a good story. Perhaps for you it’s the suspense and rollercoaster of emotions of an action movie or the page turning intrigue of a novel. We can’t wait to see what happens next as we immerse ourselves and drift into another world

Many factors are being blamed for the election of Donald Trump. There was a similar outcry months earlier when Britain voted to remove itself from the European Union. A common theory involves a failure of the media to understand why these events happened – a failure to do its job.

The most defining moments of 2016, according to 6 global leaders

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Most people will be glad to see the back of 2016. It was a year of shock elections, record-breaking global temperatures, devastating terrorist attacks, ongoing civil wars and high-profile celebrity deaths

For the Greek food and agriculture sector to understand that the role of innovation and recyclability is vital for its green growth is of high importance, because it has traditionally been one of the major export sectors for Greece and it will contribute to the greening of the financial system. New and innovative financing solutions, such as vendor finance, the inventory finance, leasing, factoring, crowdfunding, show that the financial sector responds to the needs of new business models. These first steps must be encouraged and scaled as the green investments are a sound investment.

Food & Agricultural Sector in Greece: an investor’s point of view

By: EBR | Thursday, December 8, 2016

Our current food production and consumption habits are unsustainable. Food production generates various environmental impacts, and approximately 30%–50% of food intended for human consumption is wasted at different stages of the food system

While nimble startups chasing the next trend are exciting, the truth is that companies rarely succeed by adapting to market events. Rather, successful firms prevail by shaping the future. That can’t be done through agility alone, but takes years of preparation to achieve. The truth is that once you find yourself in a position where you need to adapt, it’s usually too late.

Successful companies don’t adapt, they prepare

By: EBR | Thursday, December 8, 2016

In 1960, Harvard professor Theodore Levitt published a landmark paper in Harvard Business Review that urged executives to adapt by asking themselves, “What business are we really in?”

Student Lars Suanet (centre, left) presents Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Vice-President of the European Parliament, with the “Manifesto for the Digital Europe of Tomorrow” compiled by students from Huawei’s international training programme, Seeds for the Future. They are flanked by, right, Huawei Senior Vice-President Chen Lifang and, left, Tony Graziano, Vice-President of Huawei’s European Public Affairs and Communications Office in Brussels.

Tech students present Digital Manifesto to EU decision makers

By: EBR | Friday, December 2, 2016

A group of 74 technology students from across the EU have presented their ‘Manifesto for the Digital Europe of Tomorrow’. The Manifesto calls on European decision makers to act today to create a framework in which digital technologies can contribute to a better future for all Europeans

Brand protection in China

By: EBR | Thursday, December 1, 2016

When you decide to begin a business venture in China either as a trade or a productive activity, you enter a long journey full of major business risks as well as major opportunities for growth

LUKOIL’s standards was noted by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy when issuing the company with 20% stake in an offshore field development license.

Technology-driven efficiency in the oil & gas sector: Case Study

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Today’s oil and gas markets are presenting market players with a new set of challenges

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the systemic changes it will usher in emphasize more than ever the critical need for collaborative engagement around increasingly complex and fast-moving issues. We need new ways of working together to tackle issues that arise faster than ever, provide clarity of operating environment for business, and provide society with confidence that it is moving forward into a technological future where the opportunities and benefits outweigh risks and unknowns.

Four leadership principles for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

By: EBR | Friday, October 14, 2016

Every day we see the emergence of new technologies. And every day we see a widening gap between progress and society’s ability to cope with its consequences

According to the GCP, investment programmes for sustainability and renewable energy are the most important instruments to deliver on the Paris COP21 agreement and to boost the global transformation to a low carbon economy: ”This is sending a clear signal to global leaders that developing further funding and financing schemes are vital to exploit the global potential of renewables,” pointed out Mr Leitl.

Global Economic Outlook 2017: Free trade agreements secure growth and jobs

By: EBR | Friday, October 14, 2016

This year's Global Economic Survey - carried out among members of the Global Chamber Platform (GCP)* - reveals slight optimism for GDP growth for the end of 2016

Active labor policies need to avoid a “one size fits all” approach, recognize the heterogeneity in the freelance labour market and attempt to divide it into advantaged, disadvantaged and false fragments. We need targeted measures that legitimize, professionalize and support the advantaged fragments, protect the vulnerable fragments and clearly set out the difference between false and legitimate self-employment so the former can be avoided.

Redefining Work: The role of freelancers

By: EBR | Friday, October 7, 2016

The nature of work and the ways it gets done is evolving rapidly. Public policies and the business sector need to be ahead of change, and provide more targeted support to workers transitioning from employment to freelancing and back

One of the sessions of the day focused on the geoblocking phenomenon and the role of online platforms in the online sales sector. Overall, retailers declared to be pleased that there will not be an obligation to deliver in all EU Member States. Also the audience pointed to the fact that more clarification on the applicable law and on when traders are able to apply different prices is needed. The proposal might also be seen as an opportunity to finally clarify the confusing difference between active and passive sales.

Ecommerce Europe Annual Conference: “Shaping the future of digital commerce

By: EBR | Friday, September 16, 2016

“This year the E-commerce Europe Annual Conference was very interesting as it brought forward the very latest facts and figures as well as trends for the European and global e-commerce industry.” - Carine Moitier, Director of BeCommerce and Board Member of Ecommerce Europe

Whatever it is, you can find your own way of handling these necessary but difficult moments. The entrepreneurs I spoke with who were successful at acting outside their comfort zones were able to find simple ways like these to be effective, without losing themselves in the process.

Being a Successful Entrepreneur Isn’t Only About Having the Best Ideas

By: EBR | Thursday, September 15, 2016

Most people think that being an entrepreneur is about having that big idea. And it is. To start something new, you need to have an idea that works: something people need, something they’ll want, and most importantly — at least for the people investing in your idea — something that’s scalable