Stefan Stern

Stefan Stern is an accomplished writer who has contributed to the BBC, Management Today magazine, and the Financial Times, where he served as the management columnist from 2006 to 2010. He is currently a Visiting Professor in Management Practice at Bayes Business School, City, University of London. Previously, Stern held the positions of Director at the High Pay Centre and Director of Strategy at Edelman.

Stefan Stern

The West’s Defence Now Depends on Trump’s Mood Swings

Stefan Stern 3rd July 2025

As Trump looms over NATO, Europe must rediscover resilience – and its own collective voice.

Ending Britain’s “Brief Encounter” with Brexit

Stefan Stern 19th May 2025

A romantic Brexit reset? UK and EU edge closer to ending their brief but painful post-referendum encounter.

Why Good Business Leaders Tune Out the Trump Noise and Stay Focused

Stefan Stern 10th February 2025

Amid political chaos, smart executives keep their eyes on real growth—green tech, innovation, and long-term resilience.

Who will guard The Guardian?

Stefan Stern 11th December 2024

A strike at The Guardian exposes a deeper crisis of solidarity and purpose within the liberal left.

The High-Stakes Gamble of Doing Nothing: Why Business Must Act Now

Stefan Stern 20th November 2024

In a world teetering on the edge of chaos, disengagement is a dangerous delusion. Here’s why smart leaders know that stepping up.

The evolution of working conditions in Europe

This episode of Eurofound Talks examines the evolving landscape of European working conditions, situated at the nexus of profound technological transformation.

Mary McCaughey speaks with Barbara Gerstenberger, Eurofound's Head of Unit for Working Life, who leverages insights from the 35-year history of the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS).

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The Summer issue of The Progressive Post is out!

It is time to take action and to forge a path towards a Socialist renewal.

European Socialists struggle to balance their responsibilities with the need to take bold positions and actions in the face of many major crises, while far-right political parties are increasingly gaining ground. Against this background, we offer European progressive forces food for thought on projecting themselves into the future.

Among this issue’s highlights, we discuss the transformative power of European Social Democracy, examine the far right’s efforts to redesign education systems to serve its own political agenda and highlight the growing threat of anti-gender movements to LGBTIQ+ rights – among other pressing topics.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2025

The trend towards significant nominal minimum wage increases is continuing this year. In view of falling inflation rates, this translates into a sizeable increase in purchasing power for minimum wage earners in most European countries. The background to this is the implementation of the European Minimum Wage Directive, which has led to a reorientation of minimum wage policy in many countries and is thus boosting the dynamics of minimum wages. Most EU countries are now following the reference values for adequate minimum wages enshrined in the directive, which are 60% of the median wage or 50 % of the average wage. However, for Germany, a structural increase is still necessary to make progress towards an adequate minimum wage.

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S&D Position Paper on Cohesion Policy post-2027: a resilient future for European territorial equity

Cohesion Policy aims to promote harmonious development and reduce economic, social and territorial disparities between the regions of the Union, and the backwardness of the least favoured regions with a particular focus on rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition and regions suffering from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such as outermost regions, regions with very low population density, islands, cross-border and mountain regions.

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The West’s Defence Now Depends on Trump’s Mood Swings

Ending Britain’s “Brief Encounter” with Brexit

Why Good Business Leaders Tune Out the Trump Noise and Stay Focused

Who will guard The Guardian?

The High-Stakes Gamble of Doing Nothing: Why Business Must Act Now

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