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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 ...

Delivering blood, planting fields, managing construction, and rescuing swimmers – the drones of today are changing the business models of industries and the way we work. In 2017, drone sales in the US alone increased by 224%. With rapid advances in software, increasingly complex sensing capabilities ...

In our latest Executive Horizons survey, 40% of respondents consider emotional intelligence to be a vital skill for effective leadership, giving it a 10 on a scale from 1 (unnecessary) to 10 (crucial). But what exactly is emotional intelligence (EQ) and what does it help leaders do better?

Even experienced executives need guidance to increase the value of their firms. Following a successful career as an Investment Banker, Professor Patrick Legland is now Director of the HEC Paris creating value through strategic financial management program, which aims to equip company leaders with a ...

As Executive Director for Healthcare and Seniors, Sodexo China, Grace Han manages on-site service solutions for hospitals and rest homes. She also has extensive experience in developing major strategic projects in China. In this interview, Grace shares some of the key lessons she has learned during ...