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The Rising Importance of Value Innovation for Creating New Growth

W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, INSEAD Professors of Strategy and Co-Directors of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute, and Mi Ji, Senior Executive Fellow at the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute

With limited resources at hand, companies need to stay smart and efficient when it comes to investing in innovation.
Strategy

Overcoming Competitive Pressures: “Making” vs. “Milking”

Peter B. Zemsky, INSEAD, and Afonso Almeida Costa, Nova School of Business and Economics

A fresh take on the classic theme of generic business strategies.
Responsibility

Not All Heroes Wear Capes. They May Just Have More Willpower

Amit Bhattacharjee, INSEAD

We instinctively see people with stronger self-control as more virtuous and more capable of realising good intentions.
Career

Burnout Won’t Prevent Itself

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, INSEAD

While people make sure to charge their phones, they don’t always take the time to recharge themselves.
Leadership & Organisations

What It Means to Lead in a Multipolar World

Horacio Falcão and Marc Le Menestrel, INSEAD

By overcoming our fears and creating a brave space for dialogue, we can relate and lead better in the new multipolar world.

Don’t Kill Share Buybacks

New proposed restrictions on companies buying back their own stock would likely backfire.

The Pitfalls of Flaunting Your Social Status

Ditch the luxury logos if you want to be seen as a cooperative team player.

Psychological Safety Unlocks the Potential of Diverse Teams

The dissimilar backgrounds of diverse team members often result in clashes unless care is taken to create a psychologically...

How Can Managers Use AI to Find the Right People?

Eight recommendations to help firms win the war for talent.

Unfinished Business: Co-Creating Solutions With Beneficiaries

Under severe budget constraints, how can NPOs manage the trade-offs between offering variety versus serving more beneficiaries?

The Problem When Bankers Marry Social Workers

When you and your romantic partner disagree about the meaning of work, it reduces your odds of quickly landing a job should you...

Horacio Falcão

Stop Labelling Negotiations as Win-Win or Win-Lose

Too many people have an either naïve or fatalist view of these terms, which have become so...

Antoine Duvauchelle

Preserving the Multiplicity of Voices in French Fine Wines

An INSEAD conference for family-owned French wine estates reveals important lessons for the...

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

Taming Your Inner Critic

Eight concrete ways to lead a more contented life.

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Climate Change Gets Up Close and Personal for Board Members

Shell’s directors are the first to face legal action for mismanaging climate risk. Two new INSEAD reports offer advice to board...

How Family-Work Conflict Keeps Us Glued to Our Mobile Phones

Torn between family obligations and work, many people can’t resist working on their phones after hours, creating a downward...

Biodiversity: Why Should Business Care?

Unlike the climate crisis, biodiversity loss is just starting to get the attention it deserves.

Creating People-Centric International Organisations With AI

The United Nations is both a fascinating playground for artificial intelligence applications and a showcase of AI...

ENGIE: Powering the Energy Transition With Data

What does it take for a utility company to develop a data- and AI-driven software business?

Designing a Circular Business Strategy That Works

To avoid costly mistakes due to overly optimistic assumptions, a good understanding of the market and the product is needed.

Sales Numbers Are Up? It May Only Be Inflation

Managers need proper information systems to decipher the real causes of any bump in sales revenue and decide whether...

When Two Leaders Collide, the Result Can Be Less Fraud

When the head of a family firm ranks lower in the family hierarchy than another leader at that firm, the misalignment can help...