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Planning for Continuity in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Navigating your organization through the crisis requires coherence, innovation, and courage. It may also be an opportunity in disguise, writes Professor of Practice Pekka Mattila.

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Leading in Extraordinary Times

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Vlog of my Aalto MBA Journey

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Emotional Intelligence is Key to Effective Leadership

To be truly customer and people centric, leaders need to be more self-aware. This calls for emotional intelligence, says Kaisa Aalto-Luoto, SVP, Human Resources & Communications at Outotec.

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Explore the articles that you can also search by defining the topic. You can also dive into the world of long from articles written by top Finnish journalists: Annukka Oksanen, Reetta Räty, Paula Salovaara, and Anu Partanen to name a few. As a special treat, you can subscribe Aalto Leaders’ Insight Highlights to your email.

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Responsibility requires the courage to see, and tell, the truth and to know one’s own core

16.09.2020, Tiia Lappalainen

Responsibility requires the courage to see, and tell, the truth and to know one’s own coreIn this webinar, top experts Dr Pekka Mattila and Lauri Toivonen tell us how responsibility works in action.

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Marketing and Sales Pulse: Responsibility in Action

16.09.2020

Marketing and Sales Pulse: Responsibility in ActionResponsibility is in everybody’s “how to make it work list” in each company’s growth function. But how does it fly into action? Is it more difficult t...

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Divestment of Non-Core Businesses Webinar Recording

08.09.2020

Divestment of Non-Core Businesses Webinar RecordingIn the volatile economic situation, many business leaders are considering divesting non-core businesses to sharpen the company’s strategic focus and t...

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A View into the Program: Strategic Sustainability for Business - Integrating Sustainability into You...

04.09.2020

A View into the Program: Strategic Sustainability for Business - Integrating Sustainability into Your Business StrategyThe playbook for corporate sustainable business is being re-written. Organizations are seeking the latest research, tools, and industry case studies f...

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Espoo Is Upgrading Its Services by Developing Its Management

31.08.2020, Tiia Lappalainen

Espoo Is Upgrading Its Services by Developing Its ManagementThe City of Espoo is investing in management. As a part of developing resident-oriented management, the City of Espoo has implemented a tailored EMBA ...

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Unleashing Leader Potential With Mentoring

20.08.2020, Pia Lappalainen

Unleashing Leader Potential With MentoringNo more lone cowboys!  Mentoring allows leaders to walk their own paths while enjoying the comfort and wisdom of those before them.

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Vlog of my Aalto MBA Journey

22.06.2020, Henna Hynynen

Vlog of my Aalto MBA JourneyAalto MBA participant Henna Hynynen shares in this vlog her journey in the program.

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Current Trends in Artificial Intelligence

16.06.2020

Current Trends in Artificial IntelligenceIn this webinar recording, Professor Teemu Roos discusses the most important global trends in Artificial Intelligence currently.

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MBA or EMBA – Which Is the Better Choice for You?

11.06.2020

MBA or EMBA – Which Is the Better Choice for You?MBA and EMBA programs have a lot in common, and a few clear distinguishing factors. Katri Koivula and Mikko Laukkanen explain why both programs are a ...

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Why Is Sustainability a Strategic Issue for Business?

04.06.2020, Leena Lankoski

Why Is Sustainability a Strategic Issue for Business?Open almost any current writings on management and you can read that “sustainability has become a strategic issue for business”. But what does that re...

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Become the Next World-Class Negotiator

03.06.2020

Become the Next World-Class NegotiatorWhat is negotiation? How to make a successful negotiation? Gopal RajGuru shares his insight on negotiation skills and gives his top three tips for bus...

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The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Financial Markets

03.06.2020

The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Financial MarketsIn this webinar recording, Professor Vesa Puttonen from Aalto University illustrates how financial markets globally have responded to the current Covi...