50 Second Q&A

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Thinkers50 in 50 Seconds with Alexander Betts

Alexander Betts is Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, and Director of the Refugee Studies Centre, at the University of Oxford. His research focuses mainly on the politics and economics of refugee

Thinkers50 in 50 Seconds with Megan Reitz

Megan Reitz is author of Dialogue in Organizations and a professor at Ashridge Business School. Her new groundbreaking global research (with Michael Chaskalson) explores the impact of mindfulness training on

Thinkers50 in 50 Seconds with Shameen Prashantham

Shameen Prashantham is an Associate Professor of International Business & Strategy at CEIBS. His research focuses on new venture internationalization, and in particular on how internationalizing new ventures and large

Thinkers50 in 50 Seconds with Deborah Rowland

Deborah Rowland is a former PepsiCo and BBC Worldwide executive and author of the forthcoming book, Still Moving, which offers a unique new approach to leading change.  She took our

Thinkers50 in 50 Seconds with Soren Kaplan

Soren Kaplan, author of Leapfrogging and The Invisible Advantage, cuts to the chase. What book are you currently reading? Under New Management by David Burkus.  The book highlights some of

Antonio Nieto Rodriguez

Thinkers50 in 50 Seconds with Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez is the world’s leading champion of project management.  He is Director of the Program Management Office at GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines and chair of the Project Management Institute. He is

50 Second Q&A with Margarita Mayo

Margarita Mayo, a profesor at Spain’s IE Business School, offers a unique and authentic take on leadership.  Her forthcoming book, Renew: How authentic leaders reinvent themselves to change the world,

50 Second Q&A with Michael Chaskalson

Michael Chaskalson is one of the pioneers of the application of mindfulness in leadership and in the workplace.  He is the author of the agenda-setting book The Mindful Workplace and

50 Second Q&A with Alessandro di Fiore

Alessandro di Fiore is the founder of ECSI Consulting and one of Europe’s leading thinkers at the awkward intersection between strategy and innovation.  He cuts to the chase in 50

Thinkers50 in 50 Seconds

Erica Dhawan, champion of collaboration and connectional intelligence and our Thinker of the Month for September 2016, is short but never snappy in our quick fire interview. What book are

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