Leadership Beyond Borders



Petrisor Grindeanu, the Romanian who builds for Ethiopia

It will take you 158 hours by car to get there from Bucharest. Or over 6,300 kilometers. Or at least 12 hours by plane. Petrisor Grindeanu ignored all of that and decided two years ago to move to the exotic Ethiopia. He works in the construction mate

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GERKE WITTEVEEN AND THE COUNTRY WHERE EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE

Gerke Witteveen and the country where everything is possible

Starting from November 2016, Romania is back in Gerke Witteveen’s life. He joined NN Life Insurance in Romania as CFO and he is also President of the Netherlands Romanian Chamber of Commerce (NRCC). Actually, Romania is a constant in his life. Prior

KIM VRâNCEANU, BUCHAREST PROPERTIES, AN AMERICAN LIVING THE “ROMANIAN DREAM”

Kim Vrânceanu, Bucharest Properties, an American living the “Romanian dream”

The American Kim Vrânceanu first visited Romania more than 25 years ago while working on a project centered on orphanages. She remembers the sadness of the city and the armed guards at the airport. But this didn’t discourage her at all. She came quit

CARLO BARBAN, WINMARKT, AN ITALIAN LIVING IN “LA TERRA DELLE OPPORTUNITà”

Carlo Barban, Winmarkt, an Italian living in “la terra delle opportunità”

Carlo Barban (38) is not a typical Italian, he talks fast, but not loud, and he’s not using a lot of hand gestures. He first arrived in Romania in 2005, working for a consultancy company, and after a few years, he became the CEO of Winmarkt, the most

KENT ORRGREN, WORLD CLASS ROMANIA OR THE FIT SWEDISH STATE OF MIND

Kent Orrgren, World Class Romania or the fit Swedish state of mind

Let’s face it: being an expat isn’t easy at all. Moving to a different country, in a different culture and in a different landscape. But with a background in competitive sports, things become more challenging and interesting. Kent Orrgren (47), CEO o

LUCIAN STăNILă, ARTHUR MURRAY DANCE STUDIO: „ROMANIA IS WHERE MY HEART IS”

Lucian Stănilă, Arthur Murray Dance Studio: „Romania is where my heart is”

Lucian Stănilă was born in the beautiful city of Sibiu, in 1976. He remembers dancing since he was three years old, but he became professional at the age of 14. He wanted to show the world what he is capable of, and in 2000 he took the plane to USA,

DELIA DUMITRESCU, THE FASCINATION OF A CURIOUS MIND

Delia Dumitrescu, the fascination of a curious mind

For the young Romanian Delia Dumitrescu (31) “innovation” could be her middle name. She has a job with a funny name – Lead Innovation Architect, but her work is very important because innovation means helping companies come up with meaningful ideas,

JAVIER GARCIA DEL VALLE, CEO HAPPY TOUR. WHEN A HAPPY MAN MEETS ROMANIA

Javier Garcia del Valle, CEO Happy Tour. When a happy man meets Romania

He defines himself as a pure optimistic person. He sells vacations for Romanian tourists (and not only), but is himself on a “permanent” holiday in Romania. Born in Malaga, near the sea side, he moved from Spain to Bucharest 9 years ago and he never

#INFOLEADERS EN. TASKS YOU DO EVERY DAY THAT WASTE TIME AND COST YOUR BUSINESS MONEY

#InfoLeaders EN. Tasks You Do Every Day That Waste Time and Cost Your Business Money

There’s that one person on your team — the bad apple who has nothing positive to say, riles up other team members, and makes work life miserable. If you can’t fire them, how do you manage a toxic employee? And as long as we’re talking about the workp

THEY HAVE SUCCEEDED! LONDON, OCTOBER 22ND 2016, BY ELITE BUSINESS WOMEN

They Have Succeeded! London, October 22nd 2016, by Elite Business Women

UK opens its doors to female entrepreneurship and Romanian women entrepreneurs. Following the success with over 1300 Romanian female entrepreneurs, the conference They Have Succeeded will cross the country borders, for the second time this autumn, af

 
 5 WAYS TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS AT IMWORLD. COMING UP ON OCTOBER 5TH & 6TH

5 ways to grow your business at IMWorld. Coming up on October 5th & 6th

IT solutions have a massive impact on business growth and their power keeps getting stronger. Staying ahead of tech developments may be a challenge, and that’s why over 130 professionals from all over the world meet and share their knowledge in Bucha

#INFOLEADERS EN. HOW SENIOR EXECUTIVES FIND TIME TO BE CREATIVE; ONE IN FIVE BOSSES IS A PSYCHOPAT

#InfoLeaders EN. How Senior Executives Find Time to Be Creative; One In Five Bosses Is a Psychopat

Knowing we’re being manipulated doesn’t stop it from happening, new research points out, contradicting older theories that say manipulation is best performed on a public kept in the dark about what’s going on. A new study from IBM says that CEO’s loo

#INFOLEADERS EN. BEST CAPITALS; JOBS OF THE FUTURE & MANAGING SMARTER PEOPLE

#InfoLeaders EN. Best Capitals; Jobs of the Future & Managing Smarter People

The best managers hire smart people to work for them, but being the boss of someone who likely is smarter than you can be quite tricky. Luckily, there’s expert advice on that and a good list of Do’s and Don’ts. Meanwhile, we’ve got a good case study

A LEADERSHIP MODEL FOR THE PLANET

A Leadership Model For The Planet

Our economic ambition, based upon an anthropocentric world view and unlimited consumerism is causing ecological collapse. For all it faults capitalism has demonstrated an incredible dynamism. Given the control over resources that managers hold, a reo

BREXIT OR BUST…!

Brexit or Bust…!

Dr. Andrew Taylor (University of Hull), Ph.D. in property rights and environmental conflict, writes about the most important European issue of this moment – Brexit. First of all, „How did we get here?”. Philosophically, the Anglo-American model of th

LEADERSHIP: WHY THINK SMALL?

Leadership: Why Think Small?

The size of the literature on leadership is inversely proportional to its ability to shine a universal light on upon its definition or definition of its characteristics. Despite interest in the subject and recognition of its importance since at least