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The concept of “strategic leadership” has gained significant traction at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, as traditional managerial approaches began to fall short in the rapidly evolving global economy. As stated by IMD Business School (IMD, 2023), traditional management based on planning, control, and process optimisation failed to keep pace with technological change, geopolitical volatility, and new societal pressures. Companies need leaders who can articulate direction, translate it into concrete decisions, and inspire people to embrace it.

The idea of international business often starts with global negotiations, foreign travel, and fluent presentations in a foreign language. The reality, however, is shaped in everyday moments – balancing work and study, bridging cultural differences, and managing rigorous academic demands. Graduates of the English-taught Bachelor’s programmes in Global Business and Management (GBM) at NEWTON University share their personal experiences on what their studies truly gave them for their professional and personal lives.

Resilience has become a major buzzword—and perhaps rightly so. We tend to need it most when things don't go according to plan. We discuss it across business, personal life, and education, often because we live in a world described as VUCA—volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous.