Some articles just pop up and lead your mind into new  pathways. This happened to me as a recent column came across my desk, published in Forbes by education specialist Tom Vander Ark. He was reflecting on the trends that are reshaping global learning. His focus is mainly on high school education, and he has…

Pause for thought At a recent academic conference I attended, one of the most thought-provoking sessions (at least for me) concerned ‘organization studies and the Anthropocene’. It was a call to arms for organizational scholars to engage through their research with the myriad ways in which human activities have impacted on the planet and for…

On Sunday, July 7 the Women’s Soccer Cup tournament played its final game in France. As never before, the stadium was full, and the game was televised and streamed around the world. During half-time, very interesting commercials tailored to the occasion caught my attention. I will comment today on one in particular, by Volkswagen called…

Trust is one of the key themes at the EFMD Annual Conference and it is extremely timely for the business education community to look at this. We are at a point in many parts of the world where it seems there is an increasing lack of trust, as part of rising populism and nationalism. Where…

We are proud to announce that METRO Corporate Learning Organization (METRO CLO) recently received the EFMD Corporate Learning Improvement Process (CLIP) accreditation. CLIP is a one-of-a-kind accreditation run by EFMD. It focuses on identifying the key factors that determine quality in the design and functioning of corporate learning organisations. The process aims at triggering continuous…

EFMD is delighted to announce the 2019 EFMD Excellence in Practice Gold Award Winners. Since 2007, The EFMD Excellence in Practice (EiP) Awards recognise outstanding and impactful client-supplier partnerships in the domains of Leadership, Professional, Talent and Organisational Development. The 2019 Gold Award Winners in the following five categories are: Organisational Development Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) & IMD…