Holacracy and its discontents
Is Holacracy and the boss-less company the next big thing?
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Holacracy, managerless offices and the future of work
Brian Robertson, co-founder of HolacracyOne, gives an overview of his revolutionary new self-management system
Rachel Botsman on the collaborative economy
Rachel Botsman, co-author of ‘What’s Mine Is Yours’, tells us where the collaborative economy is heading and why it requires a fundamental shift in understanding.
The secret to keeping a family business intact across generations
The Pitcairn family offers several lessons on how you can sustain a family business across not one, not two, but several generations.
Alibaba’s massive IP protection challenge
Alibaba is tightening the screws on fake goods being sold on its e-commerce platforms, but can it really stay a step ahead of counterfeiters?
How embedded education can solve many problems
Embedded education—or using peoples' encounters with non-educational delivery systems for education—can sometimes prove to be more effective than traditional delivery mechanisms.
How Alibaba pulled off its Singles Day shopping fest
Alibaba broke all records with sales of $14.3 billion on Singles Day this year. How did it manage this amazing feat?
Yum China: Can it become ‘finger lickin’ good’ again?
The owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, once the darling of China's fast food sector, has lost substantial ground due to repeated scandals and plain brand fatigue. Post its split from the parent Yum Brands, can Yum China get its mojo back?
Haier CEO Zhang Ruimin: Challenge yourself, overcome yourself
CEO Zhang Ruimin transformed a bankrupt appliance manufacturer into a respectable brand, and is disrupting Haier again.
Haier is disrupting itself - before someone else does
By turning itself into an internet-based platform company, Haier is doing something that has no precedents anywhere in the world. Can it pull off this audacious plan?