Europe

Are you prepared?

Start by having a clear sense of its goals.

A Q&A with behavioral scientist Steve Martin.

The United States and United Kingdom may be, as Churchill said, two countries separated by the same language. Equally, however, the United Kingdom may be the best window Americans have onto the deliberately opaque landscape of the European Community. Sitting here in London, spiritually closer to Boston than to Brussels, it is easy for me […]

The story of a royal trading company comes to life on an 18th-century stock certificate.

Wisse Dekker, chairman of the Supervisory Board of N.V. Philips’ Gloeilampenfabrieken, is one of the foremost advocates of a true European common market. During the course of a long and distinguished career, many years of which were devoted to Philips’ operations in the Far East, he has spoken forcefully about how global competition and technological […]

The regional hub has to address structural issues.

It’s a resurgence other countries should understand before copying.

Bad news for small countries, safe seas, and the U.S.

The European Commission holds out an alluring vision of the single European market: 320 million consumers, a unified economy larger than that of the United States, faster economic growth with lower prices, and at least two million new jobs. But to European managers, the movement toward a unified market looks uneven and untidy. For instance, […]

For a leader, a public apology is always a high-risk move. Understanding what apologies can and cannot do will help you avoid both foolhardy stonewalling and unnecessary contrition.

The trend is to downsize corporate headquarters--but sometimes a bigger HQ is better.

Three lessons from Infosys.

Procter & Gamble’s radical strategy of open innovation now produces more than 35% of the company’s innovations and billions of dollars in revenue.

Companies and leaders don't succeed or fail in a vacuum. When it comes to long-term success, the ability to understand and adapt to changing business...

If you thought Brexit was bad...

If you believe too many executives think, “It’s all about me,” you’re right: Research shows that an ethos celebrating individual achievement has been shoving aside other motivations, such as the drive to empower people, that are essential for successful leadership.

The European Central Bank isn’t ready for the next one.

For a quarter century, the big winners in consumer markets have pursued strategies of standardization. But success for retailers and product manufacturers now hinges on their ability to cater to local differences—while maintaining scale efficiencies.

Leaders make decisions every day of their lives, but how they do it changes dramatically over the course of their careers. At lower levels, the job is...