The Rat Race
Anyone who has worked corporate knows the term. It is the mean and distorted outcome of some good and desired concepts. On the one hand, the natural desire of people to grow, compete and be recognized; and on the other hand, a culture of meritocracy in organizations…
Read MoreTHE CHALLENGES OF FAMILY AGRIBUSINESSES IN PERU
Few activities can represent that spirit as well as agriculture. Beyond technical and scientific advances in this sector, farmers depend on variables that are often beyond their control: climate, epidemics, pests, droughts, global demand, etc. Planning, optimism and resilience are inherent attributes for them. In a context where agribusinesses…
Read MoreTransforming The Virus Into An Opportunity
One of the very few positive aspects that the global pandemic has brought to us is the opportunity to assess carefully our true self, be it the organizational one (in the business world) or the personal one, trigging the chance to a potential positive transformation in both. We relate this transformation to several concepts…
Read MoreEMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IN TIMES OF COVI-19
One of the aspects that surprised me a lot during my visits to various Latin American countries in the middle of the first decade of this century, was the change in the way managers used to refer to company personnel. They were no longer called employees but teammates…
Read MoreFAMILY COMPLIANCE
The objective of implementing a corporate governance and a compliance model is to generate self-control framework that help a company to prevent the issues created by power centralization and to exercise the ‘check and balance’ as one of the most effective management practices…
Read MoreConvenient Union
The private equity funds have existed for several decades in the finance word in a variety of versions. In theory, their horizon to achieve..
Read MoreKey steps for a successful family business sale
The sale of a family business always entails an economic and emotional impact for members of the family. Although six out of seven family businesses disappear when..
Read MoreBoards and Crisis Management
When the noise still resounds due to the Pura Vida scandal, some experts attribute the root of the problem to the lack of adequate corporate governance..
Read MoreFamily Business and the Cassandra effect
When the Greek god Apollo, disheartened by the indifference of Cassandra, granted her the gift of clairvoyance, he did it with a detail that only an unrequited lover could make..
Read MoreWinning Local Talent in Latin America
In spite of the recent slowdown, the emerging markets across the world have developed a consistent pattern over the years…
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