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Choose to Lead

Have we lost trust? How to encourage connection and trust in the modern workplace

FutureofWork Management

As we navigate the complexities of the modern workplace, where virtual meetings are more frequent than face-to-face interactions, the question of how to foster connection and trust has become paramount. 

20 Sep 2023 7 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

‘Greenhushing’: why some companies are keeping their green strategies in the dark

ResponsibleBusiness Sustainability

With some organisations downplaying their sustainability initiatives to avoid greenwashing, ESCP’s Julien Schmitt explains its consequences for business and society.

12 Sep 2023 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Generative artificial intelligence: how do we mitigate the extreme risks?

Innovation Tech

Amidst the stark warnings of the risks of AI, we spoke with Assistant Professor Howard Zhong to explore effective solutions, such as AI regulation.

07 Sep 2023 5 min read
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Choose to Lead

How to make it in Silicon Valley as a foreign founder

Entrepreneurship

Starting your own venture in Silicon Valley is already no easy feat. What about when you’re a newcomer to the USA? Bruno Lévêque, a French entrepreneur living in the Bay Area, has some tips.

29 Aug 2023 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How to avoid the commodification of culture: a challenge of authenticity

Culture ResponsibleBusiness

The student film The Spectacle of Culture reminds us of how, in a world of mass tourism, the internet, and life lived through social media and Artificial Intelligence, “culture” can come to mean something artificial and generic.

23 Aug 2023 6 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

The future of work: what does it mean for employees?

FutureofWork

A team of researchers explores four major transformative processes and their benefits and downsides for employees’ performance, skills, career advancement and well-being in the future of work.

16 Aug 2023 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

To unlock the full potential of sustainable innovation, look at patterns in business model design

Innovation ResponsibleBusiness

When it comes to sustainability, product innovation will only get you so far. It is time to rethink our business models.

08 Aug 2023 6 min read
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Choose to Lead

Why entrepreneurs need to make use of chance 

Entrepreneurship

René Mauer explains why entrepreneurs should tap the potential of chance, and how to open the door.

01 Aug 2023 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

ChatGPT and generative artificial intelligence: What upheavals will the managers of the future face?

ExecutiveInsights

With the generative AI revolution, how can managers best approach this new technology that will change the way we work? Louis-David Benyayer this topic in his Executive Education white paper.

27 Jul 2023 4 min read
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Choose to Lead

Harnessing AI to accelerate digital transformation

Innovation Strategy

By overcoming challenges around data access and quality, access to talent and skills, as well as taking systematic approaches to AI, companies can ultimately unlock the potential for this technology to accelerate digital transformation.

18 Jul 2023 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Exploring the Future Beyond Large Language Models

AI Innovation

Despite their undeniable success, LLMs are not without their problems and limitations. Gabriel Scali looks beyond LLMs to what is next for AI.

12 Jul 2023 6 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How to spot greenwashing in all its forms

ResponsibleBusiness

It’s important for consumers and employees to be critical and informed when evaluating environmental claims made by companies, so we spoke with Valentin Martinie of Alerte Greenwashing for some guidance.

05 Jul 2023 4 min read
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Choose to Lead

Unlocking knowledge sharing in a hybrid work environment

Leadership

The rise of hybrid work has brought new opportunities for knowledge sharing in the workplace, but also challenges. However, there are ways for organisations to effectively exchange information and ideas to drive success.

04 Jul 2023 4 min read
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Choose to Lead

Beyond rainbows: how to be an effective LGBT+ ally

Inclusion Leadership

ESCP’s LGBT+ Leadership Programme Director Stephan Schmuck shares his advice to help allies support LGBT+ colleagues during Pride Month and beyond.

29 Jun 2023 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

4 tips for career planning amid transformation and uncertainty

FutureofWork

In a future defined by careers and challenges that don’t exist yet, how can you find a meaningful way to plan for the years ahead?

27 Jun 2023 5 min read
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TL;DR

Do we have more ‘teachable moments’ in the office, or outside of it?

Peter Vanham comments on an article from the FT reporting that BlackRock was citing ‘teaching moments’ as the reason why it was calling employees back to the office four days a week.

23 Jun 2023 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

AI can replicate human creativity in two key ways – but falls apart when asked to produce something truly new

Innovation

Is computational creativity possible? The recent hype around generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, Dall-E and many others, raises new questions about whether creativity is a uniquely human skill.

20 Jun 2023 3 min read
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TL;DR

“For a robot, earning trust is not just a matter of good visual design”

Innovation Tech

Héctor González-Jiménez comments on an article claiming that the aspect of a robot could be determinant in earning trust.

16 Jun 2023 3 min read
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Choose to Lead

How to measure business impact on society and the environment

ResponsibleBusiness

Prof. Alisa Sydow provides a three-step playbook for quantifying the costs imposed on society and the environment — information that can empower you to take positive action.

15 Jun 2023 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

In liberated companies, purpose challenges the dictatorship of profit

Leadership Sustainability

Leaders who empower their teams are more likely to put the organisation’s purpose at the centre of their decision-making, assert Emilie Poli and Eymeric Guinet based on a series of interviews.

09 Jun 2023 5 min read
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Choose to Lead

How to avoid greenwashing

ResponsibleBusiness

As consumers and investors embrace sustainability, companies are often keen to shout about their green moves. But doing so is risky, requiring a strategic approach.

07 Jun 2023 4 min read
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Choose to Lead

Agile, Inclusive, and Responsible: The New Frontiers of Leadership

ExecutiveInsights

The challenges faced by companies in recent years have necessitated changes in business models and impacted the style of management and leadership.

02 Jun 2023 3 min read
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Choose to Lead

Am I the toxic colleague in my workplace?

Leadership

Toxic colleagues are a scourge of the workplace. But there are ways to recognise and thwart toxicity before it grows and festers in your organisation.

01 Jun 2023 4 min read
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TL;DR

How to stay engaged when everything is changing

Leadership Management

Cécile Dejoux reflects on the disengagement of the workforce, as shown by the State of the Global Workplace: 2022 report and the ‘quiet quitting’ and ‘great resignation’ phenomena among others.

30 May 2023 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

From ideation to success: the power of feedback for entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

What do a mattress startup and a medical resources platform have in common? The answer: listening, learning and adapting to customer feedback.

23 May 2023 5 min read
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TL;DR

Four non-tech conditions for AI to improve performance

AI Strategy

Prof. Louis-David Benyayer derives four performance drivers from research about the factors influencing the success of artificial intelligencev initiatives.

19 May 2023 2 min read
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Their Choice

Three lessons in leadership from a CFO

Leadership

ESCP alumna Marlene Pelage has turned adversity into a source of resilience and adaptability, and says you can too.

17 May 2023 4 min read
TL;DR

How to avoid getting trapped by a disruption strategy

Frédéric Fréry reflects on the theory of ‘disruptive innovation’, which some have called the most influential business idea of the early 21st century.

12 May 2023 2 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How brands can stand out when everyone is a content creator

Branding Strategy

Marie Taillard, L’Oréal Professor of Creativity Marketing at ESCP Business School, explains why brands need to engage with content creators more than ever.

10 May 2023 5 min read
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Choose to Lead

How to leverage AI tools like ChatGPT to do your job faster and better

FutureofWork Innovation

Héctor González-Jiménez has some expert guidance on how to navigate the rise of generative AI tools — and avoid being supplanted by AI.

04 May 2023 4 min read
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Their Choice

Building on the strength of small businesses to boost the sustainability transition

SustainabilityActors

Nature lover and entrepreneur Valérie Thobois helps small to medium enterprises (SMEs) integrate sustainability into their activities.

02 May 2023 4 min read
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Choose to Lead

The 5 secrets of effective prototyping

Entrepreneurship

ESCP talks to Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy Martin Kupp to find out the key to successfully launching your first prototype.

27 Apr 2023 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

The role of emotional intelligence in your customer experience

EmotionalIntelligence Strategy

CX expert Julien Hervy makes the case that emotional intelligence has a profound impact on the customer experience.

25 Apr 2023 4 min read
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TL;DR

(Video) gaming killed the other media?

Michael Haenlein rejoices at a special report from The Economist noting that video games have become a universal pastime and are following the same path as other mass media.

21 Apr 2023 2 min read
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Choose to Lead

Why employees need to be more entrepreneurial than ever

Entrepreneurship FutureofWork

Encouraging employees to use entrepreneurial thinking and action is the key to safeguarding a company’s long-term existence, claim Christoph Seckler and Peter Borchers. This is how businesspeople motivate and promote their workforce.

19 Apr 2023 4 min read
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TL;DR

A much-needed clarification of what the circular economy is – and is not

CircularEconomy Sustainability

Economist Hans Stegeman comments on a research paper offering a clear(er) definition of the circular economy.

14 Apr 2023 2 min read
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Choose to Lead

Should your business speak out on heated social, political and moral issues?

Leadership ResponsibleBusiness

While taking a public stance can be risky, staying silent is no longer an option. To help companies weigh in effectively, we spoke to ESCP expert Laetitia Mimoun.

12 Apr 2023 4 min read
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TL;DR

Picking a side in the ESG wars: what the US political debate means for business

Finance ResponsibleBusiness

The debate about ESG investing has been hovering around the fringes of American politics for a while. What are the implications for businesses?

07 Apr 2023 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Digital innovation in Europe: playing catch-up

Europe Innovation

Despite possessing some unique strengths, Europe still lags behind the US and China on digital innovation. What do the region’s companies and policymakers need to do about it?

04 Apr 2023 4 min read
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TL;DR

War, Peace & Business: How geopolitics is impacting globalisation

Leadership Strategy

Former ambassador Maxime Lefebvre comments on an article published by the FT saying that geopolitics is the biggest threat to globalisation.

03 Apr 2023 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

AI shows why it is imperative to have more women in negotiations

InclusionDiversity Negotiation Strategy

Daniela Lup writes that the need for inclusion of diverse voices became even more urgent when an AI agent created by Meta achieved human-like performance in an online game involving strategic negotiation.

30 Mar 2023 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Tackling the big risks to global supply chains

Strategy

ESCP Professor Christian Durach helps companies navigate the tectonic shifts disrupting global supply chains.

29 Mar 2023 4 min read
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Their Choice

B Corp Certification: a window or a mirror?

ResponsibleBusiness Strategy

The president of a B Corp, Phil Glynn explains his company’s choice to balance a for-profit model with a social mission.

27 Mar 2023 4 min read
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Choose to Lead

How business can deliver where government is failing

Leadership ResponsibleBusiness

As trust in government institutions has weakened, the expectations of business leaders have soared. How can businesses can use this trust for good?

21 Mar 2023 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

“Business leaders should take political risks more seriously”

Leadership Strategy

In an increasingly uncertain international environment, business leaders should be more aware of political risks and develop ways to respond to them while avoiding cognitive biases, claim Lorenzo Coronati and Frédéric Jallat.

16 Mar 2023 5 min read
TL;DR

Even when algorithms outperform humans, humans can still make the difference

AI Strategy

Prof. Louis-David Benyayer reflects on the strategic implications of research showing that under certain conditions, humans perform better than machines when it comes to decision-making.

15 Mar 2023 2 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Why businesses need a human rights officer

ResponsibleBusiness

ESCP Affiliate Professor of Governance, Law & Leadership Dr. Daniel Perlzweig explains how businesses can take concrete steps to protect human rights, particularly with the help of a human rights officer

14 Mar 2023 5 min read
TL;DR

“It is time to build a society with new imaginaries and models”

ResponsibleBusiness Strategy

Anne-France Mariacher comments on the latest edition of the Circularity Gap Report, which according to her shows we need to start rethinking our consumption and business models.

10 Mar 2023 3 min read
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Choose to Lead

Emotional intelligence for all: bridging the gap between Boomers, Millennials and GenZ at work

EmotionalIntelligence Leadership

It takes a village to raise a child – and a global village to make a successful business. The lingua franca of this global village? Emotional intelligence.

09 Mar 2023 5 min read
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TL;DR

Is it a unicorn or a donkey with a party hat?

Entrepreneurship Innovation

A reflection on unicorns and the lack of purpose of some founders like Sam Bankman-Fried.

03 Mar 2023 4 min read
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Choose to Lead

4 strategies for brands to deal with geopolitical crises

Branding Strategy

Laetitia Mimoun offers four possible ways of responding to situations like the war between Russia and Ukraine depending on brands’ positioning.

27 Feb 2023 4 min read
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TL;DR

Not so Frank! The keys to a great scam

Entrepreneurship

Hervé Laroche comments on the tribulations of the latest fraudulent start-up’s founder.

24 Feb 2023 3 min read
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Choose to Lead

Quiet hiring will future-proof your workforce – if done right

FutureofWork HR

As employers grapple with labour shortages and the Great Resignation, they are turning to a growing trend: sourcing human capital from within the organisation, aka quiet hiring.

23 Feb 2023 4 min read
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Their Choice

Making the beautiful and the good accessible to all, an interview with Monoprix’s CSR director

ResponsibleBusiness SustainabilityActors

Monoprix’s CSR director sheds light on the French retail chain’s journey toward sustainability, as well as her own.

21 Feb 2023 4 min read
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TL;DR

What can mindfulness do for management?

Management #Well-Being

Cécile Dejoux reflects on the trend followed by many companies which have started teaching mindfulness in the office.

17 Feb 2023 3 min read
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Choose to Lead

How can we better include migrants and refugees in the workplace?

Inclusion ResponsibleBusiness

Expert on management of diversity and inclusion in organisations, Lena Knappert shares her insights on the best way to provide support for refugees and migrants in the workplace.

16 Feb 2023 6 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Virtual influencers, virtual employees: how can brands leverage a new kind of relationship with their audiences?

Innovation

Virtual characters are one of the biggest digital opportunities for brands, argues ESCP alumnus Laurent François, managing partner at the creative agency 180.

13 Feb 2023 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How to boost creativity and innovation in your teams on a daily basis

ExecutiveInsights

ESCP Executive Education spoke with Pedro Gonzalo, a specialist in creativity, leadership and human resources, to identify the factors that foster creativity and implement successful creative management.

10 Feb 2023 4 min read
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TL;DR

“Entrepreneurs too can aspire to be good leaders in a bad economy”

Entrepreneurship Leadership

Entrepreneurship expert Alisa Sydow relates Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg’s insights about how to be a good leader in turbulent times to the role of founders.

09 Feb 2023 3 min read
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Their Choice

From student startup to edtech acquisition, the founder of Clay shares his quest to scale social learning

Entrepreneurship

Christoph Koenig, founder of the student messaging solution Clay, tells us about his experience growing and selling a company just four years after graduating from ESCP.

07 Feb 2023 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

A quantum task force will prepare your business for the next tech revolution – if done right

Innovation Strategy

Daniele Battaglia and Alessandro Lanteri suggest how to effectively create a dedicated task force to prepare to seize the opportunities of the quantum revolution and avoid its threats.

02 Feb 2023 6 min read
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TL;DR

“Kindness and business shouldn’t just rhyme”

Management #Well-Being

Peter Vanham reflects on the 2023 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, an organisation he used to work for, and the importance of friendliness and benevolence in the corporate world – and outside of it.

30 Jan 2023 3 min read
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Their Choice

Becoming a stakeholder-first leader

Leadership

FTSE 100 CEO of Intertek and ESCP alumnus André Lacroix on why the corporate world must reinvent leadership to put people on a par with profits.

24 Jan 2023 5 min read
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TL;DR

“To innovate, bring exploration and exploitation talents together”

Leadership Strategy

Frédéric Fréry reflects upon the paradox at work in the essential combination of exploration and exploitation highlighted by James March.

19 Jan 2023 2 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How social media can be used to communicate your brand through employee voices

Profs. Lorena Blasco-Arcas, Almudena Cañibano and Hsin-Hsuan (Meg) Lee give employers a few tips to turn employees into powerful allies and brand advocates.

18 Jan 2023 4 min read
TL;DR

No benefits of automation without major investments in human resources

Data

Prof. Louis-David Benyayer reflects on research tending to show the key to success in leveraging automation with AI is human-based.

12 Jan 2023 4 min read
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Choose to Lead

Scaling as the search for profit-market fit

Entrepreneurship Leadership

Davide Sola, Jeffrey F. Rayport, Martin Kupp and Sophia Braun explain that companies should take value creation into consideration, and therefore look for profit-market fit.

10 Jan 2023 7 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Virtual worlds and the metaverse: disruption for the managers of tomorrow?

Tech

Professor Andreas Kaplan explores the opportunities and existing use cases made possible by the metaverse, and how to manage an implementation strategy of this new technology despite challenges.

06 Jan 2023 1 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How bosses can ensure ‘meaningfulness’ at a company

Leadership Management

In a time of skills shortages, employers need to retain their staff. One concept in particular is becoming increasingly important: meaningfulness. Kerstin Alfes gives some tips on how employers can reinforce this feeling. 

03 Jan 2023 3 min read
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TL;DR

Challenging hierarchy

Leadership Management

Are organizational problems always rooted in the ‘hierarchical’ phenomenon? This is not the opinion of Ghislain Deslandes, who reviews a study devoted to this subject.

22 Dec 2022 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Coping with corrupt situations: why companies must consider the context

Leadership Sustainability

The World Cup and ‘Qatargate’ are the latest demonstrations of the fact that corruption is still an imposing challenge. Maral Muratbekova-Touron and her co-authors explain how companies can fight it more effectively.

15 Dec 2022 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Entrepreneurship: is your startup idea a “good” one?

Entrepreneurship

What does it mean to have a “good” startup idea? To try to answer this question, we sat down with Maëva Tordo, director of ESCP’s European incubator, the Blue Factory.

14 Dec 2022 5 min read
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Choose to Lead

What cultural intelligence is & why it is important

Inclusion Leadership ProfessionalDevelopment

In today’s diverse employment market, with its focus on digital platforms, global social networks and remote working, cultural intelligence has never been more important.

13 Dec 2022 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Executive career success: how to cash in on international experience

CareerLessons ProfessionalDevelopment

Internationally-seasoned executives are assumed to be more expensive than those who stay put, but how exactly can you make sure it pays to have an international education and work experience?

12 Dec 2022 5 min read
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TL;DR

Advancing global LGBT+ rights through the big business of sport

InclusionDiversity Leadership

On Human Rights Day, Ken Chan explains why the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is an opportunity for companies to help advance LGBT+ rights globally.

08 Dec 2022 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

5 tips to build strong cross-cultural virtual teams

Diversity RemoteWork

Cross-cultural virtual teams are on the rise but cultural differences can create barriers to communication and the lack of physical interaction can make it worse. Prof. Marion Festing explains how to make sure they can communicate effectively.

05 Dec 2022 4 min read
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TL;DR

“We need new forms of governance for the further development of the space sector, not just Elon Musk’s enterprises”

Sustainability

David Lehmann comments on the latest Global Risks Report, highlighting some of the critical risks around space, providing additional context information and discussing implications for business.

29 Nov 2022 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

My boss wants me to launch us into the Metaverse. What do I do?

Strategy Tech

ESCP experts Marie Taillard and Howard Zhong share their thoughts on getting the best out of the Metaverse at this stage in the game.

24 Nov 2022 6 min read
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TL;DR

“Caution: cash bonuses dilute easily, but non-monetary rewards live on”

Management

Frédéric Fréry comments on Elon Musk’s record bonus at Tesla, and praises other forms of reward.

24 Nov 2022 2 min read
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Choose to Lead

Care management: motivating employees and stopping burnout in the ‘new normal’

Management Strategy

Cécile Dejoux presents a managerial approach based on a scientific model that meets the needs for meaningfulness and work-life balance of employees and managers.

22 Nov 2022 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How people view telework depends on factors beyond the organisation

FutureofWork Management

Almudena Cañibano and Argyro Avgoustaki explain that factors beyond the organisation, such as labour market conditions, play a key role in employees’ interpretation of telework as a potential threat.

18 Nov 2022 5 min read
TL;DR

The usefulness of consultancies: An old issue in need of new answers… and new questions

Management

Tristan Dupas-Amory comments on a cover story of The Economist seemingly questioning management consultants’ usefulness.

16 Nov 2022 4 min read
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Choose to Lead

How to navigate business amid soaring geopolitical risk

Leadership Strategy

We talked to ESCP Profs Régis Coeurderoy and Stefan Schmid to understand how business leaders can navigate this increasingly uncertain geopolitical climate.

15 Nov 2022 5 min read
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Choose to Lead

3 steps businesses can take to reduce bias in AI systems

AI InclusionDiversity

How can we ensure that AI development is fair, when the algorithms at its core are designed with biases? Profs. Lorena Blasco-Arcas and Hsin-Hsuan Meg Lee propose to a human-centred view for the design of specific frameworks and regulatory systems.

10 Nov 2022 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Bricks, bytes and behaviour: Solving the hybrid work dilemma

FutureofWork #Well-Being

With the recent introduction of the hybrid work environment, what can companies incorporate to encourage employee engagement?

08 Nov 2022 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Well-being at work: why has it become the strategic issue for companies?

#Well-Being

As if we needed more proof of how important physical and mental health is for staff, the recent crisis further highlighted this reality as employees struggled to remain flexible, withstand pressure and work remotely. Recent studies indicate that, in France, an employee that is fulfilled is an employee that is less frequently absent and sick,…

04 Nov 2022 3 min read
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TL;DR

Algorithms in HR: for better or for worse?

AI

Catherine Lespérance explains why the use of algorithms to determine whether an employee is efficient enough to stay on the payroll is controversial, and how to overcome the challenges of using algorithms in human resources to better modernise HR departments.

03 Nov 2022 3 min read
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Choose to Lead

How to make your data (and life online) more sustainable

Data ResponsibleBusiness Sustainability

As immaterial as it is, data is everywhere, and so is its environmental footprint. Yannick Meiller explains how we can make our data use more sustainable.

02 Nov 2022 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Using data wisely to make smart(er) cities more sustainable

Data Sustainability

Businesses, cities and citizens, academics even, must use data not only intelligently but also responsibly to make cities truly sustainable.

02 Nov 2022 6 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

AI, Big Data, IoT… What does the future of work hold?

Data FutureofWork

How will today’s workers be included in the future of work dominated by big data, IoT, and constant technological advancement? Let’s find out with Prof. Javier Barbero.

28 Oct 2022 3 min read
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Their Choice

Why choose when you can combine?

CareerLessons

Director of Fondation Carmignac and member of folk-rock group Moriarty, Charles Carmignac shares how all of his experiences have made him who he is today

27 Oct 2022 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Regaining trust in data: Open data and why it matters

Data Strategy

Data expert and Co-Founder & CEO of Work With Data Laurent Molter uncovers ways in which open data is providing value to business leaders.

25 Oct 2022 4 min read
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Choose to Lead

How to make sustainability a top priority for your next career move

Career Sustainability

To answer this question, we talked to Pierre Peyretou, affiliate professor at ESCP and trainer at La Fresque du Climat.

20 Oct 2022 5 min read
Domino effect
TL;DR

A way for decision-makers to ensure things don’t escalate: The maximum ‘acceptable loss’

Strategy

Sometimes, projects get out of hand but leaders keep at it. Prof. Frédéric Fréry explains how to put a stop to the ‘escalation of commitment’.

20 Oct 2022 2 min read
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Identifying the right problem is more important than the data: true or false?

Data Strategy

Data expert Guillaume Thfoin weighs in on the importance of identifying what comes first – the data or the problem?

18 Oct 2022 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Food: is the alternative protein revolution ready to stay in the long run?

Innovation Sustainability

With the recent evolution of plant-based and cell-based meats, a new debate comes into play about the long run market presence of these alternative proteins.

13 Oct 2022 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Here’s how companies can truly improve employee happiness

Management #Well-Being

A broad, cross-cultural study found a universal need for managers to address more collective and meaningful aspects of happiness.

10 Oct 2022 4 min read
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TL;DR

If you build the metaverse, will consumers come?

Strategy

Chris Dixon, who is well-versed in all things digital, comments on an article by Ben Voyer asking if the metaverse is like in the movie Field of Dreams: something to wish for.

10 Oct 2022 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How today’s investment portfolios are impacted by ESG policy, market and portfolio construction

ESG Finance

Practical insights from the newly published handbook “ESG Investing and Analysis: A Practitioner’s Guide” by Kartik Chawla, Martina Macpherson & Daniel Ung.

06 Oct 2022 9 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Fact or Fiction: “Every business needs a data scientist.”

Data Management

Prof. Louis-David Benyayer dives into the uncertain need for data scientists in our technologically evolving business environment.

04 Oct 2022 5 min read
TL;DR

Digital colonization: how Big Tech companies use data to enter regulated markets

Data

Louis-David Benyayer takes a look at a scientific paper shedding light on the process by which big tech companies use data to enter regulated markets.

29 Sep 2022 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Creating impact as an LGBT+ leader: the importance of visibility

Inclusion Leadership

LGBT+ Programme Director Stephan Schmuck speaks about the unique challenges and importance of visibility that come with being an LGBT+ leader in the workplace.

27 Sep 2022 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How cross-functional talent can lead to high-impact communications

HR Marketing

An expert in customer experience explains the pros & cons of cross-functional talent versus specialisation in marketing.

23 Sep 2022 6 min read
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TL;DR

“3D printing is no miracle cure for the fashion industry’s unsustainability”

Sustainability Tech

Marlene Hohn and Christian Durach comment on an article claiming that 3D printing could be the key to a sustainable fashion industry.

22 Sep 2022 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

“To successfully integrate AI into strategic decision-making processes, you need a human-centred approach”

AI

Understanding executives’ individual decision-making styles can help companies improve the use of AI in strategic initiatives and overcome flaws in human judgement, according to Christoph Keding and Philip Meissner.

20 Sep 2022 4 min read
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TL;DR

When experts beat the crowd

Strategy

Louis-David Benyayer takes a look at a scientific paper showing that system-generated recommendations are not always more efficient than experts’.

14 Sep 2022 2 min read
Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Understanding the flexible consumer lifestyle

Consumption

Laetitia Mimoun and Fleura Bardhi explored how this new generation of consumers manages the challenges associated with serial transitions, and what it means in terms of market opportunities.

14 Sep 2022 5 min read
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TL;DR

“It’s not a matter of how much more resilient global supply chains should become, but how they do it”

Sustainability

Tra My Le comments on an article published by The Economist claiming that too much supply chain resilience is dangerous.

06 Sep 2022 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Leadership in uncertainty: Lessons from healthcare services

#Covid-19 Leadership

Diana Pérez-Arechaederra reflects on what we can learn from how healthcare leaders dealt with the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic.

05 Sep 2022 5 min read
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Choose to Lead

The Chameleon Leader, the key to leadership in a turbulent world

Leadership ProfessionalDevelopment

We were used to a calm sea to bask in. Now it has become rough and we will have to learn to swim, or risk drowning. As leaders, this means you no longer have a choice but to adapt to each situation.

01 Sep 2022 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

What if Hemingway inspired your customer experience?

Culture CustomerExperience

Customer experience leaders can benefit from literature more than you might think, to anticipate customer impressions and create new experiences.

30 Aug 2022 6 min read
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Choose to Lead

“Be yourself – everyone else is already taken”: Finding your personal brand online (and offline)

Branding ProfessionalDevelopment

What’s the secret to leveraging your image online & offline in a way that remains authentic? ESCP’s The Choice spoke with personal branding experts Géraldine Galindo and Thibault Louis to find out more.

25 Aug 2022 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How to lead a purpose-driven company

Leadership Sustainability

Amidst the global environmental crisis, Groupe Rocher’s CEO, Bris Rocher, has given us his vision of what it means to lead a purpose-driven company towards a goal that goes beyond mere economic success.

23 Aug 2022 5 min read
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TL;DR

Management strategy: three key rules for success

Management Strategy

Frédéric Fréry explains why management models like the BCG Matrix and Blue Ocean Strategy are so successful, and what we can learn from it.

04 Aug 2022 2 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How to transform businesses into agile and participative communities

FutureofWork

The meaning of organisations is changing and Sociocracy can help design businesses that are able to respond to new paradigms like technological advancement and new generations’ expectations in the future workplace.

02 Aug 2022 5 min read
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Their Choice

The sustainable beauty of B Corporations

Strategy Sustainability

Interview with Davide Bollati, Chairman of the Davines Group, about why he chose to be part of the global B-Corp movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy.

28 Jul 2022 6 min read
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Bold use of green tech can foster a new era of sustainable growth

Sustainability TechForGood

New green tech, from vertical farming to 3D printing and plant-based meat, can reconcile economic progress with the production limits of our planet, explains Prof. Philip Meissner.

26 Jul 2022 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How do we solve the colossal problems threatening to overwhelm us?

Strategy

For Violette Bouveret, the skill that teams need to acquire in order to face overwhelming challenges and avoid paralysis is the capacity to solve complex problems.

22 Jul 2022 2 min read
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Their Choice

What does it mean to be a learning company?

ContinuousLearning ProfessionalDevelopment

To uncover the opportunities for corporate learning today, we spoke with BNP Paribas’ leaders in learning & development.

19 Jul 2022 4 min read
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Choose to Lead

How to step out of your comfort zone, grow and thrive, with Andy Molinsky

ProfessionalDevelopment

How can individuals and teams reach their potential by learning to step outside their personal and cultural comfort zones? We spoke with Andy Molinsky, author of Global Dexterity and Reach, to find out

18 Jul 2022 5 min read
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Their Choice

“Lifelong learning makes it possible to stay relevant”

Career Education Leadership

Ken Chan explains why he keeps undertaking graduate studies, even deciding at the start of the global pandemic to pursue a PhD in business while working full-time in demanding leadership roles.

15 Jul 2022 4 min read
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Choose to Lead

To practice public speaking, “forget about what you want to say”

ProfessionalDevelopment

Public speaking and pitching are must-have skills for every entrepreneur. They are the make-or-break point from finding investors to building your team.

13 Jul 2022 4 min read
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Choose to Lead

Volunteering & giving: how to help your employees be leaders in their communities

CSR Leadership

Corporate volunteering has many positive consequences for both employees and companies. Why and how should companies include it in their strategy?

12 Jul 2022 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Lessons from the world’s most sustainable energy companies

Sustainability

Georgia Makridou writes that sustainability does not mean sacrificing profits or putting success on the back burner. On the contrary, the reward is resilience.

11 Jul 2022 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Eco-anxiety, putting a name on what we are all feeling

Media Sustainability

Six ESCP students take a closer look at eco-anxiety and what the media can do about it.

06 Jul 2022 4 min read
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TL;DR

“Many are resigned, and only a few are deserting”

Management Sustainability

Large numbers of resignations are being overshadowed by the controversy around the symptoms of the rupture between young people and the “meaning of work”.

01 Jul 2022 5 min read
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Choose to Lead

Leaders as Chief Truth Officers

Leadership

Professors Jean-Philippe Bouilloud, Ghislain Deslandes and Guillaume Mercier argue that business leaders no longer have a choice but to assume this ambiguous position requiring specific skills.

29 Jun 2022 7 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How to navigate purpose-driven leadership with Prof. Benoît Heilbrunn

Leadership

When it comes to purpose, a lot of companies get lost trying to figure out which direction to take. How can one define purpose? Moreover, the purpose of a brand or company?

28 Jun 2022 6 min read
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Global management programmes can help win the escalating ‘talent war’

Management

Talent management practices can be used to retain high performers and high potential, who like other commodities have become even more scarce in these times of economic crisis.

21 Jun 2022 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

What if performance was driven by strategic agility?

How can leaders develop and implement a business strategy that is both suited to market fluctuations and delivers results? Enter strategic agility.

17 Jun 2022 3 min read
Mamadou-Abou Sarr, the Co-Founder and President of V-Square Quantitative Management
Their Choice

Sustainable investing reimagined

Finance Sustainability

A talk with Mamadou-Abou Sarr, the Co-Founder and President of V-Square Quantitative Management about sustainable investing and what the events of 2022 may bring for its markets.

17 Jun 2022 5 min read
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Choose to Lead

Volunteers are at the frontline of the refugee crisis: here’s how we can help them do a better job

Management Ukraine

Amid the war in Ukraine, there are concrete steps organisations can take to prevent emotional exhaustion within volunteers supporting refugees, write ESCP Business School PhD graduate Charlotte Traeger and Profs. Debbie Haski-Leventhal and Kerstin Alfes.

14 Jun 2022 4 min read
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TL;DR

Blitzscaling strategies, the financial blitzkrieg craze

Strategy

Do you know the story of GoPuff, Gorillas and Getir, among others? Prof. Frédéric Fréry explains how this military doctrine applies to the economic field.

08 Jun 2022 3 min read
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Emotional intelligence, leadership and gender equality in the workplace

Leadership

Why do we often associate emotional intelligence with female leadership? Let’s take a closer look at the preconceptions around gender and emotional intelligence.

07 Jun 2022 4 min read
Rafael Nadal
Choose to Lead

Leadership and life in the age of longevity

Leadership Management

Carlos Casanueva reflects on what the Total Leadership model, and work-life synergies, can bring to our ever-longer lives.

02 Jun 2022 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Companies must advocate for LGBT rights everywhere in the world, not just where it’s easy

InclusionDiversity Leadership

Big business can afford to be a force for progress in countries with hostile laws and can make a strong case. Especially as it does not harm their interests.

02 Jun 2022 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Feared or loved? Leaders who embrace vulnerability succeed!

Leadership

The time when a leader needed to look tough and outright cold-blooded on every occasion has gone. Nowadays, people expect leaders to show different qualities, among which self-awareness, empathy and integrity. But what about vulnerability?

01 Jun 2022 5 min read
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Choose to Lead

How to make your business thrive by doing good

Leadership Sustainability

Altruistic enterprises can build prosperous and harmonious societies, while enjoying the profits needed to sustain themselves, argue Laurent Marbacher & Isaac Getz.

26 May 2022 5 min read
TL;DR

“Making mistakes is one of the most important learning tools”

Leadership Management

Ben Voyer comments on an article about the resignation of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, and shares how he sees failure as an educator and researcher.

24 May 2022 3 min read
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Their Choice

Movie industry: Jenna Suru on how to follow your dreams and light the way for others

CareerLessons Media

It’s all about how to get there and how to bridge the gap between your dream and reality.” Jenna Suru is not afraid of challenges. We’ve sat down with her to talk about the movie industry and the many changes it is going through.

20 May 2022 6 min read
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Choose to Lead

The pros and cons of benevolent management

Leadership Management

Ghislain Deslandes and Guillaume Mercier investigated the emergence and practice of benevolence, and teased out some implications for the future of management.

18 May 2022 7 min read
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TL;DR

Want your company to change? Forget management consultancies!

Entrepreneurship Innovation Strategy

Prof. Louis-David Benyayer reflects on an article published by HBR making the case for in-company data.

17 May 2022 2 min read
Déborah Pardo
Their Choice

Environmental leadership & how to foster change with Deborah Pardo

Leadership Sustainability

When dealing with climate change, it is easy to either embrace denial or pessimism.

16 May 2022 7 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Are our choices aimed at the life we want or the life we want to tell (ourselves)?

Leadership ProfessionalDevelopment

The experiencing self and remembering self do not value the same things. What would our choices look like if we prioritised one over the other?

13 May 2022 7 min read
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TL;DR

Let’s bring humour to work (no kidding)!

Leadership Management

Chiara Succi claims we can learn a lot from research making a serious case for humour in the workplace, but also Mary Poppins!

10 May 2022 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

The Metaverse: how do brands fit into this new ecosystem?

Marketing Tech

In today’s post-social media world, the growing role of the Metaverse is changing the way brands develop their digital strategies. A flash in the pan or a true online revolution? We spoke to ESCP Professors Michael Haenlein and Andreas Kaplan for their thoughts on this emerging space. Michael HaenleinProfessor ESCP Business School Andreas KaplanProfessor ESCP…

09 May 2022 7 min read
Victor Herrero, ESCP alumnus and CEO of Lovisa
Their Choice

Future of fashion: transforming challenges into opportunities

DigitalTransformation Leadership

The Choice spoke with titan of industry Victor Herrero about his vision and experience with the transformation of the business of fashion.

06 May 2022 5 min read
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TL;DR

Accommodating the shift in employee preferences towards flexible work

FutureofWork RemoteWork

Wioletta Nawrot comments on a study showing that 54% of employees would quit their jobs if not provided post-pandemic flexibility, recommending a gradual transition.

03 May 2022 3 min read
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Emotional intelligence and how to use it: selling your EQ at your job interview

Career

Béatrice Kosowski, president of IBM France, shares her thoughts on how recruiters and candidates should address the often vague subject of emotional intelligence at work.

02 May 2022 5 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Agile methods: how can we stop hyper-focusing on clients, and why?

Innovation

The agile method of the future? Art Thinking is an alternative to traditional client-focused methods. Its application facilitates innovation and allows the user to create the improbable with certainty.

28 Apr 2022 3 min read
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Choose to Lead

Audio: a pillar of media innovation in 2022?

Marketing Media

We have spoken with Craig Strachan from Amazon podcasts and Joel Ronez from Binge Audio to get tips on how to create a valuable brand podcast experience.

27 Apr 2022 7 min read
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TL;DR

Responsible research can impact our planet’s course

Research Sustainability

There is too little public trust in scientists, but we can do something about it before it’s too late!

27 Apr 2022 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How algorithms have changed the media landscape – for better or worse!

Media Tech

In today’s era of fake news and social media, one subject is on everyone’s lips: algorithms.

25 Apr 2022 6 min read
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Their Choice

An interview with a Chief Poetic Officer

Leadership Media

CEO, CFO, sure, but have you ever heard of a Chief Poetic Officer? Vincent Avanzi discusses the power of poetry in the business world.

20 Apr 2022 6 min read
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TL;DR

From military strategy to corporate strategy

Leadership Strategy

Prof. Frédéric Fréry explains where the analogy between corporate strategy and military strategy comes from, but that business may have more in common with seduction than war.

15 Apr 2022 2 min read
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How responsible is your customer experience?

CustomerExperience Sustainability

Professor Isabella Maggioni talks about what a responsible, sustainable customer experience looks like – and the keys to successfully creating one.

13 Apr 2022 7 min read
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TL;DR

Price rises: speculation does not take place only on the stock exchange

Ukraine

Food & beverage specialist Francesco Venuti comments on the latest developments of the inflation situation in the agri-food sector and beyond.

08 Apr 2022 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

What media will the next presidential elections be played on?

Media Politics

Does TikTok hold the future of political communications? We’ve asked three stakeholders their views on the present relationship between politics and the media.

07 Apr 2022 7 min read
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TL;DR

Lessons of strategy and management from Game of Thrones

Management Strategy

While we wait for the prequel to Game of Thrones, Ghislain Deslandes talks about what managers can learn from the highly popular TV series – or not.

05 Apr 2022 3 min read
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Choose to Lead

Do we have to set ourselves goals to succeed in life?

Leadership

We repeat over and over again that you must aim high and never give up. If that is the best way to succeed in life, a fundamental question pops up: how should you choose and set such objectives?

04 Apr 2022 7 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Artificial intelligence in managerial decision-making

Tech

While AI does not yet match its cinematic representations, methodologies such as machine learning are turning it into a valuable tool for managers and businesses when it comes to decision-making and creating innovative solutions.

01 Apr 2022 3 min read
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TL;DR

EU Data Act: what impact on value creation?

Europe

Louis-David Benyayer reflects on the new rules proposed by the European Commission on who can use and access data generated in the EU.

31 Mar 2022 4 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How Italy can bring back its entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship Europe

A look into the future of the Italian business ecosystem and how to attract more entrepreneurs with Marcello Tedeschi.

29 Mar 2022 4 min read
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Influencer marketing: why your company can’t live without it and what you can do about it

Marketing Strategy

Michael Haenlein and his co-authors explain why Gen Z’s media consumption patterns have given rise to an industry that is here to stay, and what companies should do about it.

28 Mar 2022 7 min read
TL;DR

Play hard, work hard: the metaverse is not just a game

DigitalTransformation Tech

Andreas Kaplan comments on an article claiming that Microsoft bought Activision because “gaming is the new social media.”

25 Mar 2022 4 min read
Firmin Zocchetto, the CEO and co-founder of PayFit, one of France’s latest unicorns
Their Choice

They reached $1 billion valuation, what’s next for the French start-up PayFit?

Entrepreneurship Finance

With PayFit, one of France’s unicorn startups, Firmin Zocchetto hopes to bring innovation to the payroll process of small and medium businesses.

23 Mar 2022 4 min read
Tomorrow's Choices, Today

How is the next generation reshaping private banking?

Lombard Odier Group experts share insightful analysis stemming from research by students from ESCP’s two Masters in international wealth management led by Profs. Fahmi Ben Abdelkader and Jean-Philippe Mabru.

22 Mar 2022 4 min read
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TL;DR

Platform growth strategy: From the octopus to the metaverse?

Strategy

Prof. Frédéric Fréry comments on research identifying a growth pattern specific to platforms and wonders if their next evolutionary stage will be the metaverse.

18 Mar 2022 2 min read
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Is emotional intelligence the missing ingredient to your success?

Leadership

How can you encourage the development of emotional intelligence within your company, among employees and managers? We’ve asked two specialists: Véronique Tran, professor at ESCP Business School, and Yohan Ruso, CEO and founder of Praditus.

18 Mar 2022 6 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Supply-chain attacks and the delicate fabric of our IT ecosystem

Strategy

How business leaders can bolster cybersecurity in the face of a cyber threat.

16 Mar 2022 6 min read
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TL;DR

Can James Bond wait any longer before he switches to Jaguar?

Finance Sustainability

Finance specialist Christophe Thibierge discusses the much-postponed release of the latest James Bond movie and Jaguar’s announcement that it will not be launching any new models before 2025.

11 Mar 2022 4 min read
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TL;DR

“Before considering new debt, Europe should make full use of its common debt”

Europe Ukraine

On the occasion of the EU summit at Versailles, Jérôme Creel suggests an alternative to deal with the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and to build a “European defence.”

10 Mar 2022 2 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Fighting fake news with extended CSR

Media Sustainability

Erwan Lamy and Isabelle Beyneix claim that this genuine epistemic pollution, which undermines democracy and the trust necessary for the proper conduct of business, should be taken into account just like attacks on the environment and on the social climate.

10 Mar 2022 5 min read
TL;DR

Europe brings Poland into line – others may be next

Europe Strategy Ukraine

Prof. Vincent Smith discusses a column in The Economist saying ‘Polexit’ is unlikely but missing a few points, including recovery from Covid in Hungary and the impact of the war in Ukraine.

08 Mar 2022 3 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

“Customers expect a smooth & seamless shopping experience”

CustomerExperience Retail

The state of e-commerce with Nathalie Balla, CEO of the leading French retailer La Redoute

08 Mar 2022 6 min read
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Tomorrow's Choices, Today

Data and the customer experience: getting the best out of big data

CustomerExperience

Correctly leveraged, big data can offer huge benefits to any business, but where to start? We spoke to ESCP Professor Louis-David Benyayer and Glanceable co-founder Arthur Cohen about the potential – and pitfalls – of big data when applied to customer experience.

01 Mar 2022 6 min read
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Choose to Lead

Going beyond the customer: how to make your strategy human-centric?

CustomerExperience

What should we, as humans in the 21st century, expect from brands and businesses? We explore the idea of a human-centric approach, with Professor of Marketing Charlotte Gaston-Breton.

24 Feb 2022 5 min read