Search Constraints

Number of results to display per page
Results for:

Search Results

  • Video 
    Family Businesses Are Here to Stay, And Thrive

    Family Businesses Are Here to Stay, And Thrive

    What do Wal-Mart, Mars and Newscorp have in common? They're family businesses. Vikram Bhalla analyzes the unique strengths and weaknesses of family businesses today, contrasting them with the humble mom-and-pop store the term usually brings to mind. Vikram's research reveals that family businesses in emerging economies are the fastest-growing and most ambitious breed of companies in the world. He maps out some valuable lessons that these successful ventures can share for both family and traditional companies.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Family-owned business enterprises
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    Women in Business: Entirely Unremarkable

    Women in Business: Entirely Unremarkable

    Kirsten Hall has a provocative question: is it time to stop celebrating women in business, just for being women in business? Maybe, she suggests, we can wind down the idea of corporate women's groups - and position women in business as the new normal.

    Keywords:
    Businesswomen
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    How I Turned A Deadly Plant into A Thriving Business

    How I Turned A Deadly Plant into A Thriving Business

    The water hyacinth may look like a harmless, even beautiful flowering plant -- but it's actually an invasive aquatic weed that clogs waterways, stopping trade, interrupting schooling and disrupting everyday life. In this scourge, green entrepreneur Achenyo Idachaba saw opportunity. Follow her journey as she turns weeds into woven wonders.

    Keywords:
    Businesswomen Agriculture
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    3 Lessons on Success from An Arab Businesswoman

    3 Lessons on Success from An Arab Businesswoman

    Professional Arab women juggle more responsibilities than their male counterparts, and they face more cultural rigidity than Western women. What can their success teach us about tenacity, competition, priorities and progress? Tracing her career as an engineer, advocate and mother in Abu Dhabi, Leila Hoteit shares three lessons for thriving in the modern world.

    Keywords:
    Businesswomen Arab countries
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    How The Blockchain Is Changing Money And Business

    How The Blockchain Is Changing Money And Business

    What is the blockchain? If you don't know, you should; if you do, chances are you still need some clarification on how it actually works. Don Tapscott is here to help, demystifying this world-changing, trust-building technology which, he says, represents nothing less than the second generation of the internet and holds the potential to transform money, business, government and society.

    Subjects:
    Computing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Finance, and Economics
    Keywords:
    Banks banking -- Technological innovations Blockchains (Databases)
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    What Really Motivates People to Be Honest in Business

    What Really Motivates People to Be Honest in Business

    Each year, one in seven large corporations commits fraud. Why? To find out, Alexander Wagner takes us inside the economics, ethics and psychology of doing the right thing. Join him for an introspective journey down the slippery slopes of deception as he helps us understand why people behave the way they do.

    Subjects:
    Business Ethics
    Keywords:
    Business ethics Fraud
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    What Businesses Can Learn from Refugee Communities

    What Businesses Can Learn from Refugee Communities

    As the child of Cambodian refugees resettled in the US, Christine Thach grew up in a tight-knit community of former refugees that taught her the value of collective success and interdependence. She credits her community's success to their readiness to embrace a team mentality and to creating a culture of empowerment. Thach argues that the collective success mindset so often seen in refugee communities, and today's competitive capitalist business culture are not at odds -- in fact, they are complementary.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    The Basics of AI for Business

    The Basics of AI for Business

    On the TED@BCG stage, AI pathfinder Philipp Gerbert dispels the myth of AI as a complex and mysterious tool for business. In reality, he says, even those of us outside Silicon Valley can have an intimate understanding of AI and put it to work today. Gerbert walks us through the ABC's of AI and what it can mean for your organization.

    Keywords:
    Business enterprises -- Technological innovations Artificial intelligence
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    The Surprising Ingredient That Makes Businesses Work Better

    The Surprising Ingredient That Makes Businesses Work Better

    What is it about unfairness? Whether it's not being invited to a friend's wedding or getting penalized for bad luck or an honest mistake, unfairness often makes us so upset that we can't think straight. And it's not just a personal issue -- it's also bad for business, says Marco Alverà. He explains how his company works to create a culture of fairness -- and how tapping into our innate sense of what's right and wrong makes for happier employees and better results.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Employee motivation Leadership Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    Why Working from Home Is Good for Business

    Why Working from Home Is Good for Business

    As the popularity of remote working continues to spread, workers today can collaborate across cities, countries and even multiple time zones. How does this change office dynamics? And how can we make sure that all employees, both at headquarters and at home, feel connected? Matt Mullenweg, cofounder of Wordpress and CEO of Automattic (which has a 100 percent distributed workforce), shares his secrets.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Flexible work arrangements
    Resource Type:
    Video