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Alejandro Goldstein

Partner of Olivia Chile. Lead digital, organizational and cultural transformation projects.

Goodbye diversity, goodbye flexibility: setback or pendulum swing?

Recent headlines are striking: iconic companies like McDonald’s, Meta, and Walmart are scaling back or eliminating their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

The secret weapon that will allow us to coexist with the AI

We see artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool that is likely to completely change our lives. Personally, it already does so a little more every day, often without us even realizing it. In our daily lives, we embrace it more enthusiastically through apps...

May the intelligence be with you

It was one of those scorching afternoons in the early days of Madrid's summer. The bus had dropped me off right in front of a billboard. Its image displayed the latest generation smartphone marketed by one of Spain's largest telecom operators.

Conversations Demanded by AI

AI remains a mystery for many and a fear for many others. However, and it's good to remember this, AI above all is an exact science. It is based on the most solid thing we humans have managed to generate: data, which once organized transforms into...

3 principles for leveraging AI in our organizations

The path to solving this issue is one that involves asking ourselves what role people will play in all of this.

Going Beyond Gender Inclusion

A recent headline from a Spanish newspaper reads: “Talent in technology is needed (regardless of age).” Besides the challenge that covering today’s demand in technological expertise represents, what captured my attention was the headline’s reference to...

Viewing data from a human perspective

Captivating the world’s attention every four years, the World Cup tends to serve as a reflection of our era. Beyond soccer, the tournament reflects the changes society has experienced since the previous competition.

The new creative role of Human Resources

Human Resources leaders are facing their greatest challenge. They must sit down with members of the board and become business creators. For an example of the quantum shift now happening in many organizations, often without anyone noticing, we need only...

The New Normal is coming in waves

We're going through challenging times — and they're not letting up. Whenever stability seems to be around the corner, it runs away from us. And we may have to get used to this constant chase.

Swimming in the deep

Organizations and their leaders must manage both their own emotions and those of others in different ways. It used to be that they could do this in successive steps, but now they have to manage everyone’s emotions at once. Managing emotions is one of the...

Efficiency as we knew it, is dead

In the world of work, we’re increasingly talking about hybrid office models. Yet we often do so within a framework that’s resistant to change. What’s the secret behind a truly hybrid, irregular model? Today we have to ask a question we haven’t asked in...