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Blockchain: A Business Leader’s Guide to Strategy, Trust, and Transformation
Executive Summary
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Richard Winfield
Understanding Ikigai – Your Reason for Work and Life
What is Ikigai?
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Richard Winfield
The 3 Hidden Bosses That Block Innovation
Most new ideas don’t fail because they’re bad.
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Richard Winfield
The Hamming Question
"What are the most important problems in your field, and why aren’t you working on them?"
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Richard Winfield
Symbolism in the workplace
Yesterday as I walked home I met a neighbour.
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Richard Winfield
VOCA: The new lens for leadership
In a world once defined by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA), leaders are now facing a different kind of challenge.
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Richard Winfield
Breaking Barriers: Jeniffer Ramnath on Women, Tech, and Transformative Leadership in Africa
In a recent interview, Jeniffer Ramnath, Chief Digital and Information Officer at the Mastercard Foundation, shared her powerful journey – from growing…
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Richard Winfield
The Musk Mafia: How Destruction Breeds Disruption
Opening Scene: The Furnace
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Richard Winfield
What Does a Chairman of the Board Do?
The chairman (or chair) leads the board of directors.
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Richard Winfield
From Model T to Tesla: Why Was It Such a Struggle?
Executive Summary
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Richard Winfield
The House of Cards – Enron’s Collapse in Plain Sight
Corporate Ethics, Financial Engineering, and the Fall of a Giant
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Richard Winfield
Should the CEO and Chairman Be Different People?
(A UK vs USA Comparison)
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Richard Winfield
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