The Risks Of Complacency About The Global Economy

Last year marked a turning point in the global economy. For the first time since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the global economy was on a synchronous upswing, and its prospects over the short to medium term look equally promising.

However, policymakers around the world cannot simply sit back and enjoy the bull run. Four key threats to continued economic growth loom on the horizon. The current economic expansion provides government leaders with the capital to address these threats. Failure to do so will all but ensure that the global economic expansion will falter down the road.

Author: Paul Laudicina

Read the complete article: Forbes.com

Impending Global Leadership Challenges: Lessons Learned from the Covid-19 Crisis

The international Academy of Management Global Forum 2020 took place on October 9th and was hoster by IEDC – Bled School of Management, Slovenia. In this meeting, many topics were discussed by leaders around the world, offering business, academic and political perspective. Read the complete article here – Impending Global Leadership

Save the date - Global Forum 2021

This year’s conference “Reshaping Capitalism: An Agenda for Corporate Leaders, Investors and Regulators”, hosted by IEDC Bled School of Management, will take place on October 15th, from 10:00 to 13:30 pm ET by Zoom. Please save the date for the next Global Forum 2021. To register in advance for this meeting, please send an e-mail to: … Continued

Embed sustainability culture into your organization with these 3 tips

Corporate sustainability is steadily blooming in the conventional African corporate sector. Various leading companies across the continent are ushering in a new corporate culture traversing through their organizational structures and supply chains, seeping into business associations as they work together in accelerating the transition to a sustainable Africa.

The workplace poison that could be costing you talent and money

Every workplace environment has its pros and cons, but there’s a fear lurking in the professional world which can become detrimental to overall company performance. Amy Edmonson, Harvard professor and author of “The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth,” says that the fear of speaking up can stifle … Continued

Digitization and Disruption in the Construction Business

$12.7 trillion! That’s the projected size of the global construction industry in 2022, according to one recent analysis. In the US alone, construction employs some 10 million workers. And while it’s a relatively slow-growth sector, it’s been remarkably stable in many of its elements for hundreds of years. That may begin to change.