Insights
Last week I had coffee with a senior executive at one of Europe’s leading enterprise software providers. We talked about my earlier article on the dot-com lessons for AI. In that article I described how we burned €28 million on e-commerce hype, because we started with...
How Geopolitical Bloc Formation is Reshaping Global Trade For decades, global supply chains followed a simple logic: source where it's cheapest, manufacture where it's most efficient, and ship wherever demand exists. That logic no longer holds. In September 2025, the...
Sometimes you get a very clear feeling of déjà vu. These days, almost every executive meeting ends up in the same place: AI. And in most cases, people actually mean one thing: Generative AI. Chatbots. Copilots. Content generation. The urgency is real. The fear of...
How Leaders Turn Exposure into Advantage For years, supply chains were measured on cost, service, and efficiency. Move faster, buy cheaper, execute tighter—and you won. That logic no longer holds. As retired U.S. Air Force Major General Cam Holt put it: “The supply...
Why Generative AI Without Strategy Is Doomed to Fail. Generative AI is everywhere. Boards ask for it. Teams try it. Budgets appear. The promise is simple: faster work, better decisions, new ways of operating. But where are the real results? The conclusion is...
Case Studies
Sikko Zoer, Senior Partner at Qwinn Business Partners, recently featured on the Grow Strong Leaders podcast, sharing invaluable insights from his 15+ years of leadership experience in the healthcare and MedTech industries. In this episode, Sikko reflects on his...