“Alexa it”, just as you “google” it. We recently read that Amazon wants us to “Alexa” things, in a bid for world domination of the voice-assistant industry and to steal for Google a little piece (more) of the search market. But Amazon isn’t new to these tactical maneuvers to achieve …
Where do we come from? Where are we going? What does that mean for business? Right now, our future isn’t looking too bright. There is growing mistrust in the economic and political system, global concern over our planet and the consequences of centuries of pollution as well as the dramatic …
The “world’s most important number” is to be phased out by the end of 2021. Slow motion or inaction aren’t definitely desirable, but teamwork instead. It’s hard to overstate the significance of the transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates. While organisations around the world have begun preparations for this …
This new blog entry is a little bit different compared to the previous ones. It delves into business, but the one that has to do with our human condition. It’s about the business of being human. We can put it like that. It wouldn’t surprise us if you are overwhelmed …
There is something surprising about the 2019 edition of the Insurance Banana Skins Report published some weeks ago. One would expect top risks impacting the insurance sector to be aligned in most countries. After all, the economy is less and less a local fief and it has grown used to …
It’s interesting to think about what externalities meant to business years ago, before the current context with SDGs, corporate responsibility and ESG criteria gaining ground. The general opinion was that they had no impact on profitability. Indeed, for many decades, economists considered the impact of production and consumption on the …
Ask yourself right now: “How quickly do I adapt?” Next, ask yourself: “How quickly do I change?” Now, tell me the answers and right away I will be able to tell you the likelihood that you will succeed. Because how fast you are able to change and how quickly you …
“I’m so happy to be back at work after my summer holidays.” Said no one ever. You finally took a break from work. You went on a well-deserved holiday for the summer. Maybe it was a week or two, lying on a sun-kissed beach, in pure relaxation, while at night …
It all started over a cup of coffee, as ingenious things often do. The idea of having our very own podcast came from our resourceful digital communication guru, Luis Salerno. Podcasts are so hot right now. As you scour the wealth of the internet across the million and one articles, …
The Media and Entertainment industry (M&E) is going through one of the most fascinating transformations of all times. It is restless and dynamic, and placing all bets on testing and quickly adopting new tech. But, the tech we consider as new today is, quite likely, not going to be new …
