Tanvir Uddin shares the first blog of two on law and development when indigenous communities’ customary practices and commercial rights come into conflict. Defining law and development Let’s start by defining what we mean by law and development. According to Trubek and Lee, two of the field’s leading academics, law and development denotes the interrelationship […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Kathy Hines with Blu Moon. As the founder and chief marketing officer of Blu Moon Ltd, I lead a consultancy that helps brands achieve cultural relevance, strategy, breakthrough marketing, purpose, digital, e-commerce, inclusion, and overall brand elevation. With over 25 years of experience in brand leadership and consultancy, Blu Moon […]
Nicolai Chen Nielsen shares a video of a TEDX talk he gave on ambition and leadership. Nicolai believes that ambition needs to be demystified and reframed to become a positive driving force. He asks: Why are we running so fast, where are we going and what do we want to achieve in our lives? In […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Jeff Hughes with Connexxion Analytics. Jeff spent 3 years post-MBA at BCG, focusing on strategy implementation and GTM enablement for retail, food & bev, and tech clients. He also rotated through the PE diligence ringfence. Following BCG, he gained experience with a real estate start-up and has been a repeat […]
Zahra Abdullah shares a short post on the relation between passion and profession. Are you happy with your job? Do you know when to grit and when to quit? We are wired to seek safety; we look for jobs that pay the bills and grant us a good life. Most of us even attend schools […]
Mirko Jens Luebke shares an evergreen article on reputation management and getting to know your personal brand. If you don’t manage your reputation, someone else will. Companies invest a significant amount of time and resources in creating and marketing brands that they hope will become household names. What are you willing to invest to do […]
David Hane shares an article designed to inspire exploration of new paths in the data analytics journey. It’s fair to say that I like to laugh. If I get to laugh during a movie, even better. One of my favorite early movie memories is having watched The Love Bug with my cousins in Michigan. Comedy […]
In a world that seems increasingly confused and confusing, Peet van Biljon offers a straight path lined with signposts that bring us back to the basics of being a good human. 1. Have a higher corporate purpose than making profits – know whom you want to serve and what good you want to […]
In this article, Yanay Zohar extolls the benefits of transparency at work. Most of us would agree that transparency is a good thing.Yet somehow, not only did we get used to its glaring absence at work, but most people would even find it borderline inappropriate. What is the price we pay, and how can we […]
John Van Leeuwen shares an article that explains how companies can achieve economies of scale. Are you failing to see anticipated increases in operating margin as you grow? Have merger synergies been slow to hit the bottom line? Frequently, corporate leaders equate size with economies of scale. Often, scale is a primary justification for an […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome John A Dembitz with Dembitz & Associates. John is chairman of Titus International, Anstey Horne, Boyden UK & Ireland, and Women on Boards. He has been Chairman and NED of a large number of diverse organisations over the past 25 years. And currently mentors a number of CEOs. In addition […]
Michael Feiner shares an evergreen post on leading change. Leading change is one of the manifest roles of a leader. If change is not a part of the leader’s mindset, EVERY organization can get stuck doing the same things in the same way they’ve always been done. To prevent “organizational hardening of the arteries,” effective […]