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Projects from Portugal, Belgium and France winners of the 2023 ULI Europe Awards for Excellence   

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The jury appreciated Stream’s positive impact, recognising its “very clever” timber structure, its sustainability features including for wastewater and energy, and the team’s leadership on the project (Mixed-Use). Restoration and Modernisation of Mercado do Bolhão, Porto (below). Developer: GO Porto – Gestão e Obras do Porto, EM.

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Why retail and consumer CEOs are facing shorter tenures

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When two of the most powerful brands in retail and packaged foods last month ousted their CEOs , it signaled corporate boards are more ready to toss top executives before activist investors tell them to act. Consumer packaged goods and retail chiefs to August 31 have held the top job for 7.7 The tenure for U.S.

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From logic to leaps: a new paradigm for CEOs in the AI age

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The logic of leadership But as we stand at the dawn of an AI-infused world, business orthodoxy still reveres logical analysis as the ultimate tool for decision-making. CEOs disproportionately come from analytical backgrounds, particularly finance, operations, and engineering.

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Firms should focus on people in the drive for long term growth

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The Magnetic Workplace Barometer suggests that the US is the leader when it comes to confidence in establishing magnetic workplaces, scoring above the global average, and displaying a strong commitment to investment in tech tools, flexible work and conscious leadership. Pillar 2: Employee engagement.

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These industries might benefit most from a 4-day workweek

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The ethos has piqued interest across industries, including tech, healthcare, finance, retail, and even government, as hybrid and remote work are the norm in our economy. Its leadership team emerged from the pandemic in 2022 with a keen understanding of just how spent their providers were. “I It’s a mindset.”

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Try these approaches to ditch the ‘boss’ and make everyone a leader

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As we head towards a future that demands more transparency and autonomy for workers, the term holacracy (an organization structure that eschews traditional hierarchy in favor of a bossless or “flat” structure) has emerged to define a shift in leadership style. Hierarchies offer stability, but may be slow to adapt.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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According to Guidant, the highest number of women-owned small businesses were in retail (18%), followed by “food and restaurant” at 12% and “health, beauty and fitness services” at 10%. She believes that motherhood enhances feminine traits like collaborative leadership, empathy, consensus building, active listening and competent multitasking.