
Smartlink announces the report on large family businesses in emerging markets, in the context of major economic disruptions
By: EBR | Friday, July 8, 2022
On the occasion of its tenth anniversary of activity on the Romanian consulting market, Smartlink Communications launches today the report “Large family businesses in emerging markets: models and opportunities for the Romanian family business in times of crisis”

How organisations can use vulnerability to create cyber resilience
By: EBR | Thursday, July 7, 2022
Too often, there is an inappropriate level of trust between organizations in the digital ecosystems we depend on. The dynamic is born from institutional aversion to loss, fear of condemnation, fragile confidence, and lack of cyber resilience

Businesses need to revamp their hiring and skills systems, experts say
By: EBR | Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Hiring, retention, and talent development are no longer the sole responsibility of human resources. It’s every manager’s job to develop their people

How unlocking ’hidden value’ can help start-ups transition to a circular economy
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 29, 2022
To create a circular economy, it is obvious that we need innovative solutions, which are created by looking at ordinary processes from completely different viewpoints

Why workplace technologies must be beneficial to both employers and employees
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Technology has the ability to expand our work possibilites, but also to harm worker privacy, autonomy and civil liberties

Are ’decentralized autonomous organizations’ the business structures of the future?
By: EBR | Friday, June 24, 2022
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are a new kind of organizational structure that run as code on blockchains

Why organizations need to focus on their employees’ mental health
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 22, 2022
How we talk about mental health challenges has changed in recent years. As the pandemic’s impact continues to be felt in the workplace, how companies respond to this will be under close scrutiny

Why you should build better relationships at the negotiating table
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 21, 2022
An all-or-nothing approach has become the standard for what is considered to be success in negotiations

Why the Customer Isn’t Always Right
By: EBR | Thursday, June 9, 2022
We all have the best intentions in life, whether it’s reading more, regularly going to the gym or watching what we eat. But keeping to these goals isn’t always easy or straightforward

3 ways work experience outsmarts formal education for professional development
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Human capital is often studied in the context of how investments in early childhood development, education, and healthcare translate into a more productive workforce

What Good Could Come After Financial Success?
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 7, 2022
A lot has been written on how to start and grow a venture. Comparatively speaking, there’s been less research on exits, the stage at which successful entrepreneurs sell their company and, often enough, get enough money to retire if they choose to

Mind the Inventory Risk: Price Paradox Under Competition
By: EBR | Monday, June 6, 2022
In competitive environments, operational innovation could well be the answer to inventory risk

What is the digital economy and how is it transforming business?
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 31, 2022
The world as we know it is continually changing, and one of the fundamental drivers is digital transformation

How business can hardwire change to deliver on racial justice
By: EBR | Monday, May 30, 2022
Businesses play a key part in achieving racial equity through inward retrospection, collective actions with communities, government and civil society and by listening to those at the sharp end of harms

Care economy: an opportunity to create jobs and close the gender gap
By: EBR | Friday, May 27, 2022
During the last two years, experts have gauged the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on various productive industries of the global economy

How can hybrid working drive diversity and productivity?
By: EBR | Thursday, May 26, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased employee demand for flexible working practices, but many business leaders remain skeptical about hybrid working arrangements

Restoring employee wellbeing for the new world of work
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Unlocking workforce resilience through health is an opportunity for employers to acknowledge the new needs of employee wellbeing and to take a holistic approach to shaping empowering environments

Unlock the Full Value of Your Business Relationships
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 24, 2022
When was the last time you took stock of your business relationships? Are they stuck in a one-sided, transactional mode? Or are they continuously exceeding both parties’ expectations?

Embedding ESG metrics: a time for companies to stand up and be counted
By: EBR | Monday, May 23, 2022
Purpose-led organizations must lead the change the world needs now

The Rising Importance of Value Innovation for Creating New Growth
By: EBR | Thursday, May 19, 2022
This is a challenging time for many companies. On the one hand, supply chain disruption, labor shortage, raw material and energy price hikes are driving up business costs