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On the shores of the Gulf of Guinea, Helen Ako Arrey has spent eighteen years orchestrating economics and planning for oil producers—navigating cost analyses, contract negotiations, and investment portfolios with the precision of a seasoned executive. Yet in 2023, the accomplished professional made ...

On the HEC Paris campus, Emmanuel Coblence has been working with leaders in training for years. They almost always arrive with the same pressing question: how can I adapt my leadership to a world that never stops changing?  Among the many answers he explores with them, one approach stands out ...

Sokhna Ndiaye is one of those people you listen to and remember. A calm voice, but firm words. A clear vision, but feet firmly planted in everyday reality. When she speaks about women's leadership in Africa, it's not an abstract concept: it's her life, her struggle, her project. And now, her campus ...

C-suites confuse performance with vision. Professor Elda Simonaska explains why reclaiming real strategy is the only path to future leadership. 

What if companies finally started putting a price on the true cost of their decisions? Internal carbon pricing is neither a tax nor a regulatory requirement — it is a voluntary management tool with significant strategic potential. 

To achieve its ambition of becoming the first biopharma powered by data and AI at scale, Sanofi initiated a major upskilling initiative with HEC Paris Executive Education. Sanofi’s intentions were clear: initially training all the spheres of the company, starting with their top executives and then ...

Forget the eye patch and parrot – being a pirate doesn't always mean villainy. Just ask Mike Smith, a self-proclaimed “lunatic meant to captain a pirate ship”, who is plundering the status quo for the greater good. His quest? Transforming the lives of young people through the powerful trio of ...

Joanna Daugaard still camps one night a month with her children even in the Swedish winter. Her connection to nature isn’t a hobby–it’s a way of life. Today, she is a dynamic leader dedicated to making a tangible difference in the world of dairy farming. Her journey, marked by curiosity ...

Sustainability has long been a driving force behind corporate strategy, shaping regulations, investment flows, and consumer expectations. But in today’s shifting economic and political landscape, a critical question arises: Is the golden age of sustainability coming to an end?

Did you know that corporate cash reserves worldwide now exceed $8 trillion, a figure that dwarfs the GDP of most nations? Apple, for instance holds 43% of its total assets in cash and marketable securities- more than its total debt. But is this financial strength or a symptom of strategic inertia? ...