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Takeaways from Andrew McAfee’s “More From Less” by Peter Lorange
Investments in projects that reduce our usage of Earth’s natural resources and help address climate change - are commonplace....
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Hidden Champions. Takeaways from Hermann Simon’s presentation at the WHU Family Business Conference.
“Hidden Champions” is a term coined by Hermann Simon, a German academic and business leader, and used later in the title of his...
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Book Review: David Epstein (2019), Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialist World by Dr. Peter
David Epstein was previously a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has a master’s degree in environmental science and journalism....
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Lorange Network & Headspring. Online Workshop: Investments. Summary, 15th July 2020
Panel: John Plender, Financial Times Chris Mayer, Woodlock House Family Capital Also in attendance: Gustaf Nordbäck, CEO Headspring...
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Takeaways from Robbie Kellman Baxter’s “The Membership Economy” by Dr. Peter Lorange
Introduction Although Robbie Kellman Baxter’s book “The Membership Economy” is not new, it represents, in this reviewer’s opinion, the...
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Takeaways from Nir Eyal’s “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products” by Peter Lorange
How to create a product or a service that can become so essential and form a habit in the life of the customer?, To put it in business...
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Summary, Online Workshop 29th June 2020
Panel: Bjørn Johansson & Andrew Hill Participants from Headspring: Gustaf Nordbäck & Michael Skapinker 1) Major changes regarding...
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The Corona Virus Threat – The issue of re-opening our economies or continuing the “lock-down”
Over the last few months almost all countries in the world have been faced with the challenge of how to handle the threat from the highly...
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Key changes in Management: Implications from the Corona Crisis, Particularly on Family Businesses
Introduction In this paper I shall discuss what I see as some major implications for management practices when it comes to several key...
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Takeaways from “Warren Berger’s A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry
I found out about Warren Berger’s book A More Beautiful Question recently, through Gearbulk Ltd’s CEO Kristian Jebsen. Although the book...
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Lorange Network Webinar: View from the top - Reflections about opportunities and crises
Panelists: Peter Brabeck-Lemathe; Chairman Emeritus, Nestlé & Markus Neuhaus; Former Chairman, PwC, Switzerland; both holding multiple...
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Interview with Markus Laenzlinger, CEO of Migrolino, 3rd April 2020, via phone by Peter Lorange
Background Migrolino, a wholly owned subsidiary of Migros, the Swiss retail giant, was started in January 2009 as a result of the demerge...
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Takeaways from Anne Janzer’s “Subscription Marketing: Strategies for Nurturing Customers in a World
Over the last decade, we have seen a massive shift from the traditional model of selling products or services towards a...
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Interview with Martin Stadler, CEO of Altoo, 22nd May 2020 by Peter Lorange
Altoo stands for “all together”, which gives a good indication of what this firm is all about, namely, to provide support to independent...
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Takeaways from Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne’s Tools and Weapons
The senior author of this book, Brad Smith is President of Microsoft, and an accomplished lawyer. The second author, Carol Browne, is a...
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Interview with Carole Hübscher, President, Caran d’Ache by Dr. Peter Lorange
Background Caran d’Ache was founded in 1915, in Geneva. It has been majority owned by the Schweizer family since 1924. The company is now...
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Summary of key issues, Lorange Network Webinar, 19th May 2020: Portfolio by Dr. Peter Lorange
This webinar on Investment and Business Portfolios was another successful one. The panelists were Guy Spier, Managing partner and...
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Takeaways from Tien Tzuo’s Subscribed by Peter Lorange
How can a company shift its business model from selling products to providing recurring subscription-based services? This question is at...
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Ethics and Social Values by Dr. Peter Lorange
Introduction Corruption and social values are two related phenomena which have probably existed in various forms since the creation of...
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Webinar SMEs and Family Businesses - What Can They Do in Times of Crisis?
Please note: Original questions may have been edited in order to preserve anonymity. Question: How are your board and company governance...
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