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Most boards know they're there to oversee management. Fewer know how to do it well.

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AI agents have developed the ability to band together. We might need organisation design to contain them.

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Organisations need to start designing for what happens after a leadership programme ends.

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Leadership & Organisations

The Perils of Defensive Organising

D. Fitzsimmons, G. Petriglieri, J. Petriglieri

How leaders use change to deflect their own fears and try to retain a sense of control.

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What mentees value most isn’t advice – it’s a mentor who can sit with uncertainty rather than prematurely rush to end it.

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Leadership & Organisations

What Your Board Needs to Know About Its Own Role

Timothy Rowley

Most boards know they're there to oversee management. Fewer know how to do it well.

Technology & Innovation

What's Actually New in the AI Risk Debate?

Ö. Koçak, P. Puranam, N. Truong

AI agents have developed the ability to band together. We might need organisation design to contain them.

Career & Development

Unlocking the Gated Communities of Leadership Development

Laszlo Amarov

Organisations need to start designing for what happens after a leadership programme ends.

Leadership & Organisations

The Perils of Defensive Organising

D. Fitzsimmons, G. Petriglieri, J. Petriglieri

How leaders use change to deflect their own fears and try to retain a sense of control.

Career & Development

Containing Anxiety: The New Role of Mentoring

R. Lehman, B. Macfarlane, G. Vercaeren

What mentees value most isn’t advice – it’s a mentor who can sit with uncertainty rather than prematurely rush to end it.

Responsibility

Decoding the Language of Conspiracy

Henrich Greve

A new book explores what drives their spread and what can be done to limit their harm.

Technology & Innovation

From Sovereignty to Scale: Europe’s AI Opportunity

INSEAD Knowledge

The large language model race may be over for Europe, but the industrial AI race is just beginning.

Leadership & Organisations

Beyond Automation: How AI Is Changing Management

P. Puranam, P. Gulati, A. Marchetti

AI isn’t only changing what work gets done; it’s also changing how organisations coordinate, allocate authority and manage interdependence.

Marketing

Why Does Spending Money Feel So Painful?

Lily Fang

Insights on rewarding asymmetric teams, strategic decision-making, AI buildouts and more.
1 comment

Leadership & Organisations

What’s A Board Chair’s Real Role?

Stanislav Shekshnia

Not a leader but an enabler.

Operations

Growth Through Sustainability, Backed by Data

K. Cool, J. Liao, A. Izquierdo

How an automative repair company drove both growth and sustainable operations though innovation and reliable data.

Leadership & Organisations

Can Leaders Laugh? Should They?

Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

Most importantly, can they laugh at themselves?
2 comments

Leadership & Organisations

What Your Board Needs to Know About Its Own Role

Timothy Rowley

Most boards know they're there to oversee management. Fewer know how to do it well.

Technology & Innovation

What's Actually New in the AI Risk Debate?

Ö. Koçak, P. Puranam, N. Truong

AI agents have developed the ability to band together. We might need organisation design to contain them.

Leadership & Organisations

The Perils of Defensive Organising

D. Fitzsimmons, G. Petriglieri, J. Petriglieri

How leaders use change to deflect their own fears and try to retain a sense of control.

Leadership & Organisations

Beyond Automation: How AI Is Changing Management

P. Puranam, P. Gulati, A. Marchetti

AI isn’t only changing what work gets done; it’s also changing how organisations coordinate, allocate authority and manage interdependence.

Marketing

Why Does Spending Money Feel So Painful?

Lily Fang

Insights on rewarding asymmetric teams, strategic decision-making, AI buildouts and more.
1 comment

Leadership & Organisations

What’s A Board Chair’s Real Role?

Stanislav Shekshnia

Not a leader but an enabler.

Leadership & Organisations

Can Leaders Laugh? Should They?

Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

Most importantly, can they laugh at themselves?
2 comments

Technology & Innovation

How Boards Are Really Governing GenAI Adoption

Andrew Shipilov

An INSEAD survey shows most boards are choosing to reskill workers and lean on partners, not lay people off.

Leadership & Organisations

How MNC Boards Must Govern Differently

José (Joe) Santos

Globalisation has reached a new phase: The world is global yet fragmented. How can the governance of MNCs keep up?

Leadership & Organisations

How to Better Harness the Wisdom of the Crowd

Lily Fang

A simple way for groups to perform better, how AI is crowding out context, the effect of trade-in programmes on profitability and more research-backed insights.

Leadership & Organisations

Leading in the Age of Anxiety

G. Ward, A. Bhattacharjee

Why mindful leadership is essential in today’s world and how leaders can cultivate it.

Leadership & Organisations

Why Leaders Must Get Good at Arguing

D. Deasy, E. Li

Conflict is unavoidable. But, if handled properly, it can lead to stronger teams.
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