Geopolitics Is Back - What Do the New Risks Mean for Businesses?How can we foresee geopolitical risks and detect them in time? What kinds of skills do we need today? And what about China? We interviewed experts on ...

5 Ways to Keep Everyone Onboard with ChangeChange will only succeed if employees are engaged in the new ways of thinking and working. This is often difficult. We collected five tips on how to k...

Social Media Is My Office - But What Has Changed and How Should Employers Consider That?Experts and social media professionals encourage businesses to adapt to the evolving dynamics of social media. The fight for attention is tough, and m...

Sustainability - We Don't Have a ChoiceLouise Kofod Thomsen, Sustainability Practitioner says that companies are having to promote sustainability more quickly than they might be ready to do...

From Boss to Servant Leader – Why Putting People First Pays Off?Another new invoicing program, a new organizational model, suddenly, the old production process isn’t good enough anymore. It's exasperating when noth...

ESG – Is It a World Savior or Just a Vague Sales Term?Sustainability, i.e., ESG, is globally the fastest-growing finance trend. It’s supposed to be able to save the world and, at the same time, yield hand...

Data versus Intuition: Does Data Make Intuition Redundant?If we want to invent something unprecedented, we can't rely on data alone. Asta Raami, who studies intuition, encourages experts and leaders to explor...

A Generation That Doesn t Tolerate a Culture of Silence and Hushing Is Entering the WorkforceIt’s a challenge to hone self-leadership and social skills on your own, says Anu Rautanen from design and marketing agency Wörks. The work culture of ...

Workplaces Are Now Seeking Individuals Who Are Good with People – Therefore, You Should Develop Emotional SkillsWorkplaces are now looking for individuals who are good with people. In this article, Professor Timo Vuori explains why it pays to learn emotional ski...

Professor Marjo-Riitta Diehl Studies Organizational Justice: "Assumption Is Often a Leader's Worst Enemy"Justice is an extremely personal experience. Professor of Organization and Management Marjo-Riitta Diehl tells journalist Annukka Oksanen how justice ...

Professor Janne Lindqvist Has Succeeded by Doing What He Feels Like Doing - Technology Isn't Separate from HumansLindqvist examines topics related to the interaction between humans and computers. He is now in charge of a new BSc major: Engineering Psychology. A m...

How Can Organizations Strengthen Their Functional Capacity in the Midst of Crises?We've been living through real-life crises for more than two years in a row. In this article, five security experts share their thoughts and learnings...

How to Make the Best People Stay?The pandemic changed the ways of working, but also the relationship with work itself. How to find the best people has led to a follow-up question in m...

Hybrid Work Is Here - But Are We Trying to Get By in the New Reality with Our Old Ways?The pandemic catapulted our work into the future. Journalist Annukka Oksanen chatted with researchers and workers about the transition into a hybrid e...

Give Me D, Give Me I, Give Me DEIDiversity and inclusion are sought after by companies and TV shows alike. Why have businesses now turned to D and I?

Future of Everything - What Do the Surprises That Life Throws Mean for Business?How can we gain a grip on the future when everything is wavering? Journalist Annukka Oksanen talked to four experts, who recommend tools for taking ho...

How to Communicate About Big Changes to Personnel? – HR Director AnswersWhat lies at the heart of HR now that so many of the processes are automated? Journalist Reetta Räty jumped on a train with Kirsi Nuotto from VTT Tech...

Future of Meat – Transformation to Plant-based Diet Offers Huge Potential to the Food SectorThe game is on! An estimated 70 per cent of the world’s population plans to consume less meat or quit eating it altogether. Big change offers huge po...

How to Choose the Best Possible Leader for Different Situations?Annukka Oksanen interviewed talent management and recruitment experts to find out. The message was clear: it makes more sense to focus on future poten...

Open the Door for CuriosityCuriosity is seen as the new superpower in the workplace, with job ads on the search  for “curious employees”. Why does curiosity matter in business? 

No Country Is of One MindNobody likes an outsider giving unsolicited advice. So what happens when a Nordic immigrant steps into the middle of a partisan war over America’s fut...

Don't Buy too MuchLeena Laitinen is the managing director of Finland’s national alcoholic beverage retail monopoly Alko, heading an organization of 2,400 employees and ...