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Editor’s letter
What can The Wolf of Wall Street and American Hustle teach managers about strategy? Quite a lot, according to David Woods. If only he could remember where he heard “that” quote...
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Mike Canning
Duke Corporate Education’s CEO thinks it is time for leaders to update their world view to make sense of the unfamiliar, acknowledge complexity and enable action
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Vidal Sassoon and Oprah Winfrey share their leadership secrets and we ask what the financial forecast is...
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Dave Ulrich
Frequently ranked the world’s most influential HR professional, our regular columnist asks why there is so much talk about firing the HR department
In this issue, our reviewers tackle the latest “leader lit” on performance, change management, engagement... and “killing the company”, while the social app Quora also falls under our beady eyes
Dialogue | Mar/May 2014
A vision for healthcare
In 2013, the NHS in the UK celebrated its 50th birthday, China consolidated its healthcare upgrade and US politicians walked out over health reforms – we ask why?
Mexico puts the M in MINT
MINT is the new BRIC, according to Jim O’Neill, the father of the term. And Mexico’s ambition to become the powerhouse of the US is well on track, as our statistics and predictions reveal
Reminiscing on the swinging ’60s, Telefónica’s social innovation director says that it’s time to “make love not war” – in fact, he goes one step further and champions peace, love... and labour
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Alberto Andreau
Books and app reviews
SPARK!
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Your Dialogue
In the previous issue of Dialogue, we posed the question “Is HR dead?” And you answered in your droves. Find out what HR directors, customer service managers, CEOs and finance directors think
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Karina Robinson
In a world where executives are virtually banned from even uttering the word “problem”, what can we achieve from talking about our fears? Our columnist finds out how not to be afraid in business
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