I can’t even count how many times I have visited Barcelona. This doesn’t change the fact that every visit gives me a similar thrill and a fresh, exciting experience, just as if I were discovering it for the very first time. Of course, I came here to attend MWC Barcelona 2019 (as I have been […]
On my flight to Tokyo last year, headed for the 2017 Global Summit of Women, I mulled over the words of Władysław Bartoszewski, [a Polish politician, social activist, journalist, writer and historian,] which I ended up quoting in my speech. English was of course the common language at this international gathering. Conveniently for me, these […]
I love to go back to the places I know. Am I sentimental? Maybe as part of such sentimental journeys I have changed the middle of winter into a blossom-strewn spring. So don’t be too surprised by my euphoric joy. It is true that winter this year has spared us the worst, but I have […]
This will be a very important meeting – no doubt about it! Why? Well, the list of reasons is long, that’s why. Let me share just a few – those that I think are most important. The origins of the World Economic Forum (WEF) go back nearly fifty years. The issues discussed during those annual […]
A very long time ago – long before smartphones first appeared – a very well-known Swedish company, Ericsson, used the word „intelligent” in a TV advertisement of one of its products. „Small, intelligent, tasteful” – concluded the narrator of a short and somewhat flat story starring a telephone; also starring were the telephone owner and […]
What things come to mind when we think about China? Different things to different people, I suppose. Some people will conjure up a picture of china crockery featuring scenes from the daily life of Chinese people, beautiful lacquerware, others – green tea, still others – the all-powerful business and new technologies (if you’ve guessed I’m […]
Each time I go to America, I can’t help humming a tune to myself. A short while ago, New York put me in mind of a Frank Sinatra song. Today it is: If you’re going to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair The artist – Scott McKenzie, of course, the […]
Each time managers are showered with statuets and certificates of excellence (awarded these days by trade journals), I wonder what is at the bottom of their outstanding achievements. What is at the heart of a manager’s success? How much does he or she owe to knowledge, to hard work, to talent, or perhaps to luck? […]
I have very good news for all of you: contrary to what you might have expected by following the news, the global economy is doing well and everything seems to suggest we can make optimistic forecasts for the future. If the thought that – global economy aside – we certainly cannot say the same about […]
Recently I wrote about the importance of asking the right questions in exercising any kind of leadership. The results of the latest parliamentary elections in Poland – surprising for some, unnerving for others and a reason to celebrate for still others – show how important it is to listen to the questions asked of the […]
