Tag: Annika Steiber

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fast becoming a core element of business performance. From generating content to automating workflows, generative and agentive AI are changing how organizations operate. Yet amid the media buzz and market hype, it’s important to separate substance from sensation. AI is not a force that will replace human leadership—it’s a tool that, when used well, will enhance decision-making, improve effectiveness and efficiency, and empower transformation.[…]

Human-AI collaboration is no longer a futuristic vision—it’s happening now. As we move into the Industry 5.0 era, there’s a powerful opportunity: not to replace people with machines, but to combine human strengths with AI’s capabilities. This blend offers new levels of innovation, agility, and purpose at work.[…]

In recent years, Chinese tech companies have emerged as global leaders in industries ranging from electric vehicles and AI to e-commerce and smart appliances. Companies such as Alibaba, BYD, Huawei, Tencent, Haier, and DeepSeek are outpacing Western competitors not just through technology but also thanks to innovative management models rooted in China’s unique cultural and economic ecosystem. This article explores the mindset and management approaches that have propelled Chinese firms to the forefront of global innovation.[…]

The forces of change are gaining momentum. In the past Industrial Age, companies had to contend with dramatic changes but these were relatively infrequent and gradual. Today’s environment presents a different sort of playing field for every institution. They are all faced with a constantly swirling cloud of change. As a result, every institution is surrounded by unpredictable innovations, shifts in the marketplace and other events that can quickly render a long-reliable strategy obsolete.  Furthermore, new competitors can emerge from seemingly nowhere.[…]

Any management model aims to maximize three things: Value for the company, Loyalty and productivity among Employees, and Knowledge about, and Solutions for, Users’ aspirations and true needs. However, the traditional model, based on bureaucracy, a clear distance between the company and its users, and subordinary-superiority between employees, cannot maximize all three objectives at the same time.[…]