Five reasons the private sector should invest in the potential of smallholder farmers Author by Michael van den Berg Food commodity speculation has a negative impact on the world’s most vulnerable and is driving up hunger and global food insecurity. Many of those who are most affected are smallholder farmers who struggle below the poverty […]
Understanding green transition economics and its impact on Africa Author by Bright Simons The energy transition so critical to meeting the Paris Agreement is heavily dependent on green minerals. Experts urge Africa to aggressively leverage its perceived green mineral wealth wisely. A more radical lens is needed to better appreciate the opportunities and risks of […]
The Best Workplace Author by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones Suppose you want to design the best company on earth to work for. What would it be like? For three years we’ve been investigating this question by asking hundreds of executives in surveys and in seminars all over the world to describe their ideal organization. […]
Key steps and considerations for companies to develop competitive advantage CEOs often ponder the path to profitable growth, and our experience suggests that the answer may lie in a focus on the Black Swan. In “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable,” Nassim Nicholas Taleb delves into the concept that a single observation […]
