Leadership Archives | Blog | EU Business School EU Blog Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:56:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Leadership Skills: Why Are They Important, and What Are Their Benefits? https://www.euruni.edu/blog/leadership-skills-why-are-they-important-and-what-are-their-benefits/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=33377 Every organization, regardless of its size or the industry it operates in, needs an effective leader to run successfully. Skills such as analytical thinking, planning, and communication, for example, are crucial when putting teams together. By assessing individual strengths and weaknesses, the senior manager can delegate tasks more effectively and deliver instructions in a clear and precise manner, leading to improved productivity and better results. This article will examine some of the most important leadership qualities to understand how they can help improve a team’s efficacy. And, if you are inspired to apply for a leadership position yourself after reading […]

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]]> What Makes a Responsible Leader in Business? https://www.euruni.edu/blog/what-makes-a-responsible-leader-in-business/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=31744 So many things have changed in the last two years, and how we do business is definitely one of them. For this reason, there will likely be a renewed focus on the idea of responsible leadership post-pandemic. This makes sense, given the important role that businesses have played during the crisis. What does it mean to be a responsible leader, though? It’s easy to espouse these ideas but much more challenging to embody them. Here are seven ways you can adapt your approach and be a more responsible leader to meet the needs of these utterly transformed times. 1. Use […]

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]]> How to Become an Executive: 4 Steps https://www.euruni.edu/blog/how-to-become-an-executive-4-steps/ Mon, 10 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30946 Executive titles are the most prestigious in the corporate world. Top-tier professionals, also called “C-suite executives”, are instrumental to the success of large enterprises and so they must draw on a wide range of business and leadership skills to drive continuous growth and innovation. There is no set formula for achieving an executive role. Indeed, it is notable that many well-known CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CIOs and so on, took their own unique paths to the top. However, these high-performing individuals share commonalities, particularly in terms of approach, experience and education. In this post, we’re going to break down four key […]

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]]> How Graduates Can “Keep Exploring” With Charles Steinmyller https://www.euruni.edu/blog/how-graduates-can-keep-exploring-with-charles-steinmyller/ Mon, 03 May 2021 07:05:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30901 For many students, graduation is an experience that is equal parts exciting and challenging. If you’re nearing graduation, or if the big day has already passed, you probably relate to this view. While the prospect of a bright future and career is immediately present, graduates also have to contend with an uncertain economy, a rapidly shifting labor market and a high level of competition for open positions. Because of this, it’s easy for graduates to slip into complacency, especially if they land their “dream job” straight out of university. Many will feel the urge to settle down and “stop exploring”. […]

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]]> “There is no single type of leadership” – Paul Bulcke, Chair & Former CEO of Nestlé https://www.euruni.edu/blog/paul-bulcke-nestle/ Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:47:39 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30058 Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. Its chairman and former CEO, Paul Bulcke, was an inspiring guest at EU who shared his career story, offered advice and explained Nestlé’s vision and approach captivating an audience of EU students, alumni and guests at the final Learning From Leaders conference of 2020. Here, we have distilled pertinent insights from Paul’s conversation with Peter Vanham, author of “Before I Was CEO”. Crisis Management at a Global Giant Nestlé has over 2,000 brands and is present in 187 countries, so weathering the coronavirus crisis could seem an insurmountable challenge. However, over […]

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]]> Digital Leadership at the Heart of Digital Transformation https://www.euruni.edu/blog/digital-leadership/ Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:56:29 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30043 Although the internet has been in use for a lot longer, it’s only really in the last ten years that digitalization has become entirely pervasive. Fernando Polo, digital expert and author of both “Leadertarians” and “Socialholic”, reflected on this change during his presentation to EU Business School students. He shared valuable insights about how organizations must transform in order to survive and succeed in an ever-changing digital context. It is often assumed when digital is discussed that the focus is squarely on technological innovations. Instead, Fernando emphasized the importance of the people behind – the screens who drive the digital […]

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]]> 7 Leadership and Crisis Management Lessons For a Post-COVID-19 World https://www.euruni.edu/blog/leadership-crisis-management-post-covid-19/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:17:18 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=29747 Had you predicted a year ago the events which have unfurled in the last few months, you would have been met with disbelief. Nonetheless, the business world has been irreversibly impacted in ways that many thought impossible. And the ramifications of the most significant pandemic in a century continue to be felt right across the globe.   To help business leaders make sense of what has happened, we’ve identified seven key leadership and crisis management lessons for a post-COVID-19 world. If you are in a position of corporate responsibility, whether as an owner, manager or self-employed freelancer, or even if you’re just beginning a career in business, these tips will help you form […]

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]]> Insights From Helena Hedblom, President & CEO of Epiroc AB https://www.euruni.edu/blog/insights-helena-hedblom-ceo-epiroc/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:45:08 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=28576 More and more women are now leading large, multinational companies. In mining however, it remains unusual. It was therefore a particularly great pleasure to host Helena Hedblom, President & CEO of Epiroc, at the latest of our exclusive Learning From Leaders conferences. Epiroc is a leading productivity partner for the mining, infrastructure and natural resources industries, with sales in 150 countries around the world. Leading an organization of that size takes courage and conviction, not to mention business skill. At EU Business School we believe equality in business is fundamental, and have been ranked among the best schools for female student experience.   Peter Vanham, author of “Before I Was CEO”, asked Helena about her career, her success as a female leader in a male-dominated industry and about navigating the current business climate in a deep dive interview. […]

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]]> Insights From Jean-Claude Biver, LVMH Group, Non-Executive President of the Watch Division, Chairman of Hublot & Zenith Watches https://www.euruni.edu/blog/insights-jean-claude-biver/ Thu, 14 May 2020 09:27:54 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=28442 Jean-Claude Biver has been lauded as the savior of the Swiss watch industry. After an hour of energetic, insightful and entertaining conversation at our latest Learning From Leaders conference, it was easy to see why. Mr. Biver told stories, re-enacted seminal conversations and shared wisdom from his impressive career, demonstrating the passion that has driven him since he first developed a love for the Swiss mechanical watch.   The deep dive interview of Jean-Claude Biver, LVMH Group, Non-Executive President of the Watch Division, Chairman of Hublot and Zenith watches, by Peter Vanham, author of “Before I Was CEO”, was incredibly informative and Biver responded to EU students’ perceptive questions with career-shaping insights and advice.  The event can be watched in full here. We’ve crystalized some of the key themes and ideas that Mr. Biver shared below.  The Journey to […]

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]]> Searching for Optimism in the Time of COVID-19 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/optimism-covid-19/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:09:38 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=28013 COVID-19 has woven its way into the veins of society, stopping businesses in their tracks the world over.  This unprecedented event will go down as one of the most colossal global health crises in history. While it may feel difficult to extract much positivity from the Coronavirus pandemic right now, among the waves of catastrophe and uncertainty, there are glints of optimism to be found.  In times of hardship, innovation thrives, particularly in the business world. When events akin to COVID-19 occur, perspectives change and previously established trajectories forge a new path.  Here we consider the significant impact that COVID-19 is having on the business world, while looking for hints of optimism amid the chaos.  Optimism refuses […]

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