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Who Asks the Manager?
During an executive workshop, someone asked how to build psychological safety within a team. Everyone nodded. I did,…
Margin Call
A margin call is the moment a lender stops believing in your collateral and demands cash you can raise only by selling…
The Perpetual Motion Machine
This week the artificial-intelligence boom let slip how it is really being paid for: a chipmaker helping to arrange…
The Barometer Broke
The American stock market made a new all-time high on the afternoon it learned the economy had lost jobs, because a…
Borrowed Time
The fireworks were at Microsoft, but the real story of the week was borrowed money beginning to break in four places at…
From Saving to Withdrawel: the Digital Evolution of Pensions
Switzerland is aging, and with it, the logic behind life insurance. What was once purely a wealth-building product must…
The Floor, Not the Ceiling
America’s thirty-year borrowing cost reached its highest since 2007, France paid four per cent for the first time…
The Mistake That Makes a Difference
A young consultant loses a client after eleven years because she recommended the wrong coverage plan. The following…
The Future Declines to Ignite
The largest company ever floated fell below its own price and, asked to light its engines, refused; a television tip…
Punished for Winning
A ceasefire that runs like a summer sitcom, a company that multiplies its profit nineteen times and is sold for it,…
Still Dancing
Eight trading days lay between the “crash” and the “coronation” – between a trillion dollars in losses for the AI…
D&O Insurance for SMEs: Those Who Are Liable Usually Don’t Know It
In Swiss SMEs, D&O insurance is now considered standard. What nobody explains is that the policy protects against…