Business Book Review: ‘Start with Why: How great leaders inspire everyone to take action’ by Simon Sinek
Why do you do what you do? This is the key question Simon Sinek asks in his bestselling book.
A week in Granada, studying our Cross Cultural Management module
When we started off our MSc Management course back in September, our course director Professor Dickmann introduced us to this unique module 'Cross-Cultural Management' in which the students who opt for it travel to Granada, ...
Turn The Ship Around, Mission Command, and Staying Out of Trouble (Part four from four)
In David Marquet’s 2012 book, Turn The Ship Around, his whole effort in making the USS Santa Fe the model of excellence was to change the crew’s attitude from “not making mistakes” to “creating operational ...
Operationalising sustainability as an opportunity
"Every single social and global issue of our day is a business opportunity in disguise.” – Peter Ducker quoted in Grayson D, Coulter C, Lee M, All In: The Future of Business Leadership, Routledge, May ...
Day two of our study tour to Thailand: dinner and drinks!
After finishing at Henkel slightly later than anticipated, we didn’t have quite enough time to get across the city. Ever the professionals, the only appropriate solution was of course to find a bar, where we ...
Children’s Day – A call for more investment in education
Every year, a day is dedicated to honouring children globally. While many countries celebrate Children’s Day on 1st June, the date varies for others – 20th September in Germany, 14th November in India etc. However, ...
SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting in Rome
I recently had the opportunity to take part in the SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting from 13th to 17th May in Rome. I was honoured that our abstract has been accepted for oral presentation at this ...
First impressions on our Executive Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc study tour to Bangkok!
Setting off at 15:05 from Copenhagen and arriving the next day in Bangkok at 06:55 (local time) I had officially made it to the country of beautiful landscapes, beaches and great culture. Descending to land ...
Reflections on the Executive Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc study tour to Thailand
What a week? Before we knew it, it was already Friday. Benny and Denyse, you did not only secure a well-planned week with cross-sectioned top professional and well-established companies in Bangkok and its region, you ...
Business Book Review: ‘Legacy: What the All Blacks can teach us about the business of life – 15 lessons in leadership’ by James Kerr
[su_youtube url="https://youtu.be/KKvzExoH2Gg"] Summarised by Keith Thompson [su_row][su_column size="2/3"] Introduction Business leaders and managers constantly seek how to create successful and high performing organisations. In his book, James Kerr draws upon the most successful team in ...