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After finishing my studies in International Relations, with a focus on international development, I began my career in the NGO world and participated in different projects in the USA, Mozambique and Mauritius. I then moved on to the customer experience sector where I’ve acquired over 10 years of ...

In our latest Executive Horizons survey, respondents gave the ability of their company to cope with a major crisis an average rating of 6.4 out of 10. In terms of their own capabilities, the average score was just 5.7 out of 10. So, what can companies do to avoid potential crises? How should they ...

After 20 years of experience in different sectors and businesses, Beate Boodoo decided to enroll in the HEC Paris Executive MBA. During the program, she found the inspiration to create CG Circles, a consulting firm that harnesses the power of diverse thought. In this interview, Beate speaks about ...

Populism has become a significant force worldwide, with Brexit and the Trump administration being perhaps the most striking examples. At its epicenter is a rejection of assumptions about integrative global relations. For HEC Paris Professor Jeremy Ghez, this focus on reactionary short-term changes ...

If they want to survive, companies have to ask themselves a fundamental question - how can they acquire the agility of a start-up in structures with tens of thousands of employees? For Albert Meige, CEO of PRESANS and Academic Director of the Leading Digital Transformation program at HEC Paris, the ...

Dennis Zaidi was already a successful entrepreneur when he began searching for a program that would take the guesswork out of the business development process. His search led him to the HEC Paris online MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. In this interview, Zaidi explains how his time at HEC ...

For many employees, setting aside some money each month is far from straightforward. One statistic reveals exactly how widespread this problem is - according to research by CareerBuilder, 78% of employees in the U.S. are living paycheck to paycheck. The study also found that more than one in four ...

For Professor Roger Hallowell, implementing change in organisations ranks among the greatest challenges leaders face, despite there being no lack of advice from business gurus and scholars on this topic.  Every few years a new approach to change becomes fashionable only to disappoint many of the ...

Anne-Claire Berg strives to ensure that the multinational corporation Danone lives and breathes its dual mission of creating both economic and social value. Anne-Claire combined her work with an Executive MBA, so that she could contribute to driving change with partners in a more impactful way.

Fintech seems to be everywhere these days - but how much do we really know about the industry? In our latest Executive Horizons survey, 65% of respondents gave their knowledge of financial technology a score of only 3 out of 5. So how is Fintech transforming finance? What are its benefits, and what ...