Is the need for privacy inherent to human nature or a temporary error shaped by the artifacts and technology that our brains have invented in the last millennium? Private rooms only appeared somewhere in the last 600 years, and solo reading, in silence, became a common behavior when the printing …
Competition for talent is fierce. Under the current circumstances, few can challenge that affirmation. The competition equation, if there is one, is more complex because the biggest rival isn’t out there but within a company. Attractiveness and the ability to enhance, upskill and retain existing talent need to be added. …
Agile has been revolutionising the IT world over the last three decades, accelerating software delivery and maintainability and improving the engineering practice as a whole. Nowadays, its principles and practices have moved across a broad range of industries and functions. It has proved it can enhance businesses’ ability to manage …
We live in a society that is addicted to information, in any form. Yes. Today the world runs on information. Not only society but economic models are based on this fuel that doesn’t burn physically, but has the power to burn things when it follows obscure intentions. Everything can be …
Do we have the business leaders to guide us through these challenging times? If your answer is yes, we congratulate you on your optimism and your ability to see the world with a “glass is half full” mindset. However, there are plenty “glass is half empty-ers” out there who have …
Carl Sagan, American astronomer, cosmologist and astrophysicist wisely said The Earth is the only world known so far to harbour life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the …
The PRIIPS Kid is undeniably a good idea. But will it deliver as expected? Packaged retail investment and insurance products (PRIIPs) include all publicly marketed financial products that have exposure to underlying assets—stocks, bonds, etc.—that provide a return over time, and have an element of risk. Or, to put it …
Did you know that 73% of CEOs expect at least one major crisis within the coming three years, according to PwC’s 21st CEO Survey? The number and frequency of threats, such as policy uncertainty, climate change, cyberattacks, geopolitical instability and overregulation, push organisations to prepare for all types of “troubling” …
First impressions count. In life, in business, when it comes to technology matters, when we think of blockchain. The history and evolution of bitcoin, one of disruption, fluctuation and volatility, seems to have done a disservice to the 10-year old most conspicuous distributed ledger. Bitcoin just happens to be the …
Amsterdam, 9 am and a windy, rainy November (people around here are used to that). The 450 senior AWM professionals that gathered for the PwC AWM Conference 2019 feel the cold, but are excited about one of the most awaited industry gatherings each year. Friendly and talkative, they represent more …
