The end of middle management as we know it
We are going through a shift that will define which organisations have the capacity to respond in the coming years. It is not a matter of management trends. It is a matter of basic operations.

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We are going through a shift that will define which organisations have the capacity to respond in the coming years. It is not a matter of management trends. It is a matter of basic operations.

Between beanbags, hackathons, and press releases, many companies confuse innovation with spectacle. The problem is that when the stage is dismantled, there is rarely any real impact left.

Training. More and more programmes are boosting female leadership. Despite some reservations, the impact is “positive”.

Factories and works of art advance side by side at the DST facilities. The company believes that culture brings business.

Vasco Falcão is the president of Konica-Minolta Portugal and Spain, a company he joined two days before his wedding in 2003. On the day he signed his contract, he was informed of the merger. And then, Japan.

The 2026 edition of the Best Workplaces Portugal brought together over 500 guests at the Convento do Beato in Lisbon for an evening that was, above all, a celebration of organisational culture. Great Place To Work recognised the 50 Best Places to Work in the country, in a ceremony that brought together companies of various sizes and sectors.

Many companies continue to organise people and decisions and want to innovate with AI as if they were still assembling a Ford Model T.

Within the group, one still hears 'colleagues from PHC Software' and 'colleagues from Cegid'. However, the goal is to step-by-step create a 'unique culture' common to both the employees who were already at the multinational and those who arrived from the acquired tech company. Human Resources Director Rita Cadillon tells ECO that...

More than reinforcing individual leadership skills, it is important to train leaders capable of reading the world, mobilising systems, and humanising organisations.
