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Does Generative AI Make Work Smarter or Harder?
09.04.2025, Anu Haapala
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The magazine is published annually in a physical and digital edition. The first issue of the renewed Aalto Leaders' Insight magazine is published, and you can read the digital version of it now!
Renewed Aalto Leaders’ Insight Magazine Is Available Now
The first issue of renewed Aalto Leaders' Insight magazine delves into the theme of transformation, covering a range of topics from geopolitics, AI, and sustainability to social media, mental health, and change leadership. You'll find expert insights, practical tips, and collegial encouragement from the magazine. In an era that demands adaptation, we are here to support your lifewide learning. Flip through the magazine and be enlightened!
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Aalto Leaders' Insight Vol 12
linkThe first issue of renewed Aalto Leaders' Insight magazine delves into the theme of transformation, covering a range of topics from geopolitics, AI, and sustainability to social media, mental health, and change leadership. You'll find expert insights, practical tips, and collegial encouragement from the magazine. In an era that demands adaptation, we are here to support your lifewide learning. Flip through the magazine and be enlightened!
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What Are Leaders Talking About?
Sustainability - We Don't Have a Choice
Companies are having to promote sustainability more quickly than they might be ready to do. "This requires a very quick mindset change." Sustainability Practitioner Louise Kofod Thomsen warns that companies will not be able to recruit the best of the younger generations if their environmental actions and personnel policies are not sustainability-oriented.
Social Media is My Office
More and more people are working on social media. Competing for attention is fierce, and social media management isn't free — and not necessarily good for you. Social media professionals and researchers share how social media work has changed in recent years and who should hold responsibility for social media in organizations.
Geopolitics Is Back – What Does It Mean for Businesses?
Geopolitics is shaking the world harder than it has in decades. We’re saying goodbye to the post-World War II, western-dominated world order. What do new geopolitical risks mean for companies? How can we foresee geopolitical risks? And how can we detect geopolitical crises in time? We asked the experts.
Previous Volumes of Aalto Leaders’ Insight Magazine
In the eleventh volume of the Aalto Leaders' Insight magazine, we discuss intuition's role in business and leadership, the divisive and constructive power of emotions in working life, ESG's role as a world saver or just as a vague sales term, and why hierarchic leadership is outdated, and what today's professionals and experts demand from leaders and leadership.
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Aalto Leaders' Insight Vol 11
pdfAalto Leaders' Insight is a library of insights on leadership, working life, and upskilling. In the latest volume of the magazine, we discuss intuition’s role in business and leadership, the divisive and constructive power of emotions in working life, ESG’s role as a world saver or just as a vague sales term, and why hierarchic leadership is outdated, and what today’s professionals and experts demand from leaders and leadership.
Volume 10 of Aalto Leaders' Insight magazine deals with several topical issues. How to keep the best talents in the organization? Why is a feeling of justice so crucial in the workplace? Why is multidisciplinary research – such as combining psychology and technology – needed to solve the most significant problems of our time? And how to manage in a world that is changing so rapidly that future events are almost impossible to predict?
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Aalto Leaders' Insight Vol 10
pdfAalto Leaders' Insight is a library of insights on leadership, working life, and upskilling. Volume 10 of Aalto Leaders' Insight magazine deals with several topical issues. How to keep the best talents in the organization? Why is a feeling of justice so crucial in the workplace? Why is multidisciplinary research – such as combining psychology and technology – needed to solve the most significant problems of our time? And how to manage in a world that is changing so rapidly that future events are almost impossible to predict?
Why should workplaces strive to build diverse teams that involve all kinds of people? What unprecedented opportunities does hybrid work bring? How can the design of physical workspaces and art influence people's learning and inspiration? Volume 9 of Aalto Leaders' Insight magazine deals with these topics, among many others.
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Aalto Leaders' Insight Vol 9
pdfAalto Leaders' Insight is a library of insights on leadership, working life, and upskilling. Why should workplaces strive to build diverse teams that involve all kinds of people? What unprecedented opportunities does hybrid work bring? How can the design of physical workspaces and art influence people's learning and inspiration? Volume 9 of Aalto Leaders' Insight magazine deals with these topics, among many others.