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July 1st, 2025
Geoffrey Hinton (born 1947) is regarded worldwide as one of the founding fathers of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning. Geoffrey Hinton ‘s work laid the foundation for many of the technologies that are indispensable today: from speech recognition on…
June 15th, 2025
Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939), born Sigismund Schlomo Freud, was an Austrian neurologist and also the founder of contemporary psychoanalysis. Sigmund Freud is considered one of the most influential, popular and controversial minds of the…
June 12th, 2025
Jeffrey Rayport is a consultant, author and founder/chairman of Marketspace LLC, a strategic consultancy firm that has leading companies as customers. Marketspace helps customers reinvent their customer relationship management. He is also founder of the famous Internet management model:…
June 10th, 2025
Rollo May (Rollo Reece May, 1909 – 1994) was an American existential psychologist and author, known for his influential book ‘Love and Will’, published in 1969. Rollo May played an important role in humanistic psychology and existential philosophy and his…
June 6th, 2025
Gary Hamel ranks as one of the world’s most influential business thinkers (according to Wall Street Journal). Gary Hamel is particularly known for the work he conducted with C.K. Prahalad with whom he developed the Core Competence Model.
Gary…
June 3rd, 2025
Mark Cuban is an American entrepreneur, investor, sports team owner and TV personality known for his outspoken opinions, keen business instincts and no-nonsense approach. He acquired his wealth during the dotcom boom, became a billionaire thanks to the sale of…
June 2nd, 2025
Henri Fayol (1841 – 1925) was a French coal-mine engineer, director of mines and modern management theoretician. His scientific management theory forms the base for business administration and business management. In the academic world, this is also known as Fayolism.…
May 26th, 2025
Marshall Goldsmith (1949) is a famous author, leadership professor and leading expert in business education and coaching. One of his famous management development and HR tools which he developed, is the 360 degree feedback method, a great employee’s…
May 12th, 2025
Steven Bartlett is a British entrepreneur, author, speaker and investor who has quickly become a recognizable face within the European entrepreneurial landscape. He broke through at a young age by founding Social Chain, a marketing agency that quickly grew into…
April 16th, 2025
Walter Andrew Shewhart (1891 – 1967) was an American physicist, statistician, and engineer. Dr. Walter Andrew Shewhart is also known as the founder of today’s statistical quality control. He became known for his role in the development of the PDCA …
April 16th, 2025
Tom Peters (1942) is a famous researcher, consultant, writer and management guru in the are of successful business management practices. Tom Peters is best known for his career at McKinsey & Company, his contribution to the 7S Framework (McKinsey) and…
April 16th, 2025
Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish writer, philosopher, mathematician, and historian. Some books of Thomas Carlyle are today still popular among people around the globe, such as ‘The French Revolution: A History.’ He is…
