Europe, along with the rest of the world, has faced unprecedented challenges over the past year, but with vaccines now being distributed at pace and scale, and a new post-Brexit era emerging, the role of European leadership is shifting.
Inspired by a 2020 survey from Deloitte, Victoria Chantron, ESCP student and writer for Streams, outlines some of the greatest challenges and opportunities facing family businesses.
Negotiation may look completely different in the world of virtual meetings, but they can deliver plenty of advantages.
Following ESCP’s 2021 Designing Europe seminar, we spoke with a few participants about the opportunities at stake for Europe in terms of biodiversity.
For Erwan Faiveley, managing director of his family’s wine estate, family tradition is not a burden “but an opportunity, because having such a strong family name is an asset in the wine world.”
According to ESCP Prof. Jean-Marc Daniel, the toppling of former Danone CEO Emmanuel Faber illustrates the limitations of certain ideological assumptions.
In 2018, Giulia Colangeli and her sister Caterina decided to re-open the family liqueur factory originally founded by their great-great-grandfather in 1937. Giulia tells us about Chinzari and the challenges ahead for her family business.
Prof. Frédéric Fréry comments on a publication by Henry Mintzberg who admittedly is “a fan of family business, if only it could resolve its problems of succession…”
Chief Conduct Officer Marguerite Burghardt shares her view on the convictions it takes to be a leader, where more work is needed for diversity in business, and why inclusion starts with education.
Profs. Alisa Sydow and Chiara Succi provide some helpful, concrete tips for those who really want their children to enter the family business.
ESCP graduate N’Geur Sarr reacts to a McKinsey report showing that the business case for inclusion and diversity is stronger than ever.
The final step in breaking the gender pay gap should be taken by women. Here is a step-by-step guide for women on how to do this.
