MA, Columbia University; MS in Commercial Engineering, University of Leuven; language certificates from universities in Spain, Germany, France and Italy. Economist, entrepreneur, and freelance journalist, beyondbrics, the emerging markets hub of The Financial Times. Has published articles in Die Handelszeitung (Switzerland), The Philadelphia Inquirer (US), De Tijd and L'Echo (Belgium), and Het Financieele Dagblad (the Netherlands), among others.
How do you get to work for a famous boss, like Jack Ma or Bill Gates? And how do you get them to see you as a peer? Steve Davis, the CEO of PATH, a global health NGO, in a previous life w...
As the world faces an upsurge in nationalist and anti-globalist movements, participants at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week considered a novel “old” cure: wealth redistribution...
¿Hace falta un deseo imperioso para convertirse en CEO de una gran compañía? Pasé los últimos cuatro años entrevistando a los líderes de éstas compañías, y me revelaron que su lección más...
Is a burning desire what it takes to become the CEO of a big company? Not even close. I spent the last four years interviewing the leaders of such companies, and they revealed to me that ...
Los millennials quieren un propósito en el trabajo, y tratan de equilibrar eso con éxito. Buscan oportunidades para aprender y crecer. Y en respuesta, las empresas se están adaptando para...
Many young people may feel a calling to become successful business leaders, but few are chosen. Those who do make it may seem like far-off figureheads who were always different from us. B...
Millennials want purpose over paychecks, and seek to balance that with success. They look for opportunities to learn and grow. And in response, companies are adapting so they can better w...
比起好工资，“千禧一代”更想找份有意义的工作；他们也希望寻求工作意义和成功之间的平衡；他们同时追求着学习和成长的机会。企业为了回应上述趋势，正在做出相应改变，以便更好的与这一代人协同工作。
The rat race. The corporate ladder. The corporate game of thrones. Whether you like it or not, chances are you’ll end up in one of those models as you progress in your career. But how do ...
It’s the latest buzz in business: to be a successful company these days, you need to attract and retain so-called “rock star” employees: highly talented, high performing, ambitious young ...
Ageing is a key topic at this year's World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Watch the Raising Life Expectancy and Expectations session here.
How do you become a billionaire? Some argue there is a magic formula: start a business in a monopoly-ripe industry, expand as quickly as possible, and maintain a high percentage of contro...
Tens of thousands of people from all around the world had come to see the miracle happen. A giant Chinese ship carrying an astonishing 9,000 containers approached the locks. And then it h...
Las noticias provenientes de América Latina en meses recientes no han sido muy alentadoras. El crecimiento económico este año se espera que sea 0,5% negativo, agregándole a esto que mucho...
The news from Latin America in recent months hasn’t been great. Economic growth this year is expected to be a negative 0.5%, several countries are facing political turmoil, and to top it ...
