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October 14, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

Het Kankerperspektief: leadership after cancer

Human Resources

During the Leadership Gathering, 21st of October 2016, Erik van Vooren presented his book Het Kankerperspektief. He wrote this book in commission of Stichting tegen Kanker (Foundation against Cancer). He interviewed 21 leaders about their experience with cancer. The book is not simply an

October 11, 2016

By Koen Marichal

"The Leader Gathering develops leaders into storytellers and gives them a more comprehensive vision of the future"

Human Resources

If you take place in front of Luc Tuymans’ ‘München’ painting on identity and self-doubt in the Koninklijk Atheneum Antwerpen for an hour, your vision on leadership will change. This is due to the space, which I have described before. If you are in touch with what goes in society, this

September 30, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

The world’s most powerful women have an MBA

Strategy & Innovation

Business magazine Forbes is a master – or should we say: mistress – at compiling lists of the world’s most successful business women: the world’s most powerful women, the world’s top 100 business women, the top 20 female CEOs of the year, etc. We’ve taken the liberty of listing a number

September 23, 2016

By Steven De Haes

Corporate Governance Codes and Digital Leadership

Digital & IT

Information Technology (IT) is becoming prevalent in organizations all over the globe and can no longer be ignored by the board. Therefore it should make clear sense for organizations to be more transparent regarding IT-related matters. Research results indicate that IT governance-related

September 20, 2016

By Remco Lenstra

Design Thinking for beginners

Strategy & Innovation

Antwerp Management School recently welcomed some 250 full-time master students from all over the world. During the Onboarding Days, one of the things they were introduced to is Design Thinking. This concept offers a process-based and efficient way of dealing with complexity and finding

September 12, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

“Belgium is pretty progressive on CSR"

Sustainable Transformation

You might have already read the blogposts on our website on the subject of the CSR Trend Report 2015. Lars Moratis is the author of the report and academic director and professor of the Competence Center Corporate Responsibility. Time to inquire about the background of the research and

September 12, 2016

By Eva Geluk

“If you want change, you have to work at a bank” The turning point of Adrie Heinsbroeck

Sustainable Transformation

Adrie Heinsbroek, Head of Sustainbility at ING Belgium, is convinced that a sustainable economy is going in the right direction and that bankers, businesses and business schools can play a decisive role.

September 12, 2016

By Eva Geluk

“All things of value are defenseless” Director of Sustenuto Dirk le Roy on sustainability challenges and strategies

Sustainable Transformation

As Sustenuto now is partner of the CSR Competence Center of AMS, it’s time to get to know founder and director Dirk le Roy. Sustenuto provides sustainable coaching for both businesses and organizations and unites experienced professionals with a passion for sustainability. It mainly works

September 2, 2016

By Gerard Puccio

How to develop a strategic innovation vision for your organization

Strategy & Innovation

What are the trends emerging today that will shape your industry tomorrow? How can you develop a creative outlook on these trends and become a winner with unexpected growth in a mature market? Professor Gerard J. Puccio, lecturer in our Master Class Creativity & Innovation Leadership,

July 14, 2016

By Remco Lenstra

Design thinking is dead, long live design thinking!

Strategy & Innovation

Design thinking, maybe you’d heard of it … I’m genuinely curious to find out what your first reaction was to this rather woolly expression. The word ‘design’ has caused many a controversy in the past – it’s still a challenge to steer any substantive conversation away from interminable

June 16, 2016

By Simon De Ruyter

Alumni stories, PART FOUR: a call for product developers

Students & Alumni Strategy & Innovation

The Master of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (MIE) welcomes students from many different backgrounds, from engineering, science, IT and applied economics, to product development. Simon De Ruyter is an alumni of last year's MIE who studied Product Development before he came to AMS. We

June 15, 2016

By Jesse Segers

Opinion: Leiderschap after Orlando

Human Resources

Donald Trump’s response to the terrible shooting in Orlando is exactly what ISIS expected. President Obama is handling it much more adequately. The call for authoritarian leadership is understandable in times of crisis, but that solution is threatening to feed further polarisation.