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The atmosphere at COTRUGLI was buzzing with positive energy last weekend, from December 2 to December 3, 2023, as the EMBA 19 ZG and EMBA 14 BG students reached a significant milestone in their MBA journey. Saturday and Sunday marked […]

.The Role of Professional Bankers in Ancient Rome Professional bankers formed a distinct social group in Roman society. Most of them belonged to the equites, a wealthy class just below the senators. In Rome, one of their main business locations […]

Discovering Purpose: A Deeper Inquiry into Life’s Meaning Walk into the boardrooms of most companies and ask the board members what the purpose of their organization is. You are likely to receive as many different answers as there are people […]

Understanding Life Purpose: Beyond Creation and Consumption Everything we create in this material world—objects, products, and processes—is made for a purpose. From hammers to homes, each item serves a function. Even art fulfills a purpose: to shock, send a message, […]

Elite Financiers of Ancient Rome: Patricians and Partnerships Last week’s blog explored the world of Roman bankers and professional money dealers. This week, we turn our attention to the financial activities of Rome’s elite. The Patricians The patricians—Rome’s landowning elite—dominated […]

Banking in Ancient Rome The ancient Romans, heavily influenced by Greek civilization, quickly adopted the concept of banking, which originally came from the Near East. Like the Greeks, the Romans initially tied banking to religious temples, such as the Temple […]

You may think you woke up this morning—but are you really awake? Not from physical sleep, but from the mental sleep that often clouds our awareness during waking hours. This type of sleep masks itself as normal living but keeps […]

In a time of tectonic change, leaders face a critical challenge: how to build systems that are both resilient and trustworthy. Insights from “The Great Remobilization” Professor Terence Tse, lecturer at COTRUGLI Business School, explores this challenge in his latest […]

Understanding Our Illusions of Time When we reflect on life, perhaps nothing is more elusive than time. We cannot capture it, save it, or stop it. Despite this, we treat it like a commodity that can be spent or stored. […]

In the shadow of Mount Taygetus, ancient Spartans built a society known for unmatched strength and mental grit. This same spirit, revived by Joe De Sena through the Spartan Race, holds powerful lessons for today’s business world. In times of […]