Despite many years of Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and lots of money spent by many organisations, we are still a long way off from having a truly diverse and inclusive workplace.
Talent, customers, investors and regulators now recognise the significant business value of diversity and inclusion.
As managers and leaders, being able to foster and drive innovation is essential. Businesses need to be able to anticipate challenges and react to change and seek new opportunities to grow and thrive.
During 10 years of advising some of the world’s leading companies on the topics of disruption, transformation, and innovation, Innosight Partner and Innovator in Residence at EDHEC, Pontus Siren, learned the 8 Rules of innovation, which he shared with audiences in this Spotlight Webinar.
In a recent leadership webinar hosted by EDHEC Global MBA Programme Director Sandra Richez, Professor Bernhard shared insights and strategies on how to use emotions to boost innovation.
Prof. Dr. Fabian Bernhard is a Professor of Management and Business Psychology at EDHEC. In his academic work he specializes in the emotional dynamics in businesses and has worked for several years at a renowned financial consulting firm in New York.
If you are looking to start your own business in the future, having a firm grasp of business fundamentals and a 360 degree vision of all the aspects of creating, managing and leading a successful company are key – and a Global MBA will give you the solid foundations you need.
The EDHEC Global MBA Sustainable Impact Challenge is a 5-month long project that MBAs embark on. Each year EDHEC partners with different companies that present real-life challenges for MBAs to solve. This forms part of the Global MBA’s ESG focused curriculum and EDHEC’s mission to develop leaders that will make a positive impact in the world.
According to HBR, firms with greater gender diversity among senior leadership perform better. The addition of female executives in decision-making positions shifts companies’ strategic approach to innovation. But, despite proven benefits of female leadership, still only one in four C-suite leaders is a woman.
This online panel discussion explores why it is important to have more women in leadership positions and how MBA programmes can contribute to more gender balance - from the classroom to the boardroom.
Hashika Lalla is a CFA charterholder and a qualified Chartered Accountant from Johannesburg, South Africa. After spending 12 years in the financial services sector, she wanted to explore other avenues. She decided to pursue an MBA as it offered a great opportunity to learn new things and broaden her horizons.
When it came to choosing the school for her MBA, EDHEC stood out for two reasons; it’s mission to drive gender parity from the classrooms to the boardrooms and the diversity of the cohorts.
Laughter can relieve stress and boredom, boost engagement and well-being at work, and spur not only creativity and collaboration but also analytic precision and productivity. In short “The workplace needs laughter.” says Harvard Business Review in an article published way back in 2014 already.
With an EMBA programme at a leading European business school costing between €37,000 and €132,000, the question is whether that level of financial investment can be justified.
“I joined my current company more than 20 years ago. I started in the flavour and fragrance industry by pure chance: after Law School and two years of working abroad as a legal expert, I needed a job to pay the rent and found a temporary job working as a sales assistant. When my contract ended, I was offered a position as a back-office manager and two decades later, I am still here but in a very different position!