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Leadership & Organisations

In the Current Crisis, Less Hierarchical Companies Show Special Resilience

Lionel Frankfort, INSEAD EMCCC '17, and Noah Askin, INSEAD Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour

How can more traditional organisations leverage the cultural and behavioural aspects of self-management imposed by the Covid-19...
Marketing

Building Digital Resilience Around the Customer

Joerg Niessing, INSEAD Senior Affiliate Professor of Marketing, David Dubois, INSEAD Associate Professor of Marketing, and Alain Bejjani, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim

Resilient businesses use digital technologies, data and analytics as a process to create long-term customer value.
Responsibility

Making the “New Normal” Better for Women

Benjamin Kessler, INSEAD Knowledge Managing Editor

How individuals and organisations can keep progressing towards gender balance, in our profoundly disrupted world.
Leadership & Organisations

How Leaders Can Cultivate Patience in an Impatient World

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, INSEAD Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organisational Change

Nine ways to develop this important “muscle” and reap its mental health benefits.
Strategy

Creating, Fast and Slow

Michaël Bikard, INSEAD Assistant Professor of Strategy

Instead of bickering about the superiority of specialists or generalists, why not recognise that creative strategies involve...

How Data Is Transforming the Energy Sector

One German utility company has taken the lead in transitioning to “embedded, scaled and disrupted” AI.

What Drives Consumers to Share Online Content

How to craft social media posts that drive both clicks and profits.

Covid-Era CEOs Are ‘Keen, Tough or Edgy’

Not all CEOs are created equal, but everyone can come out of this crisis stronger.

The Hidden Upside to Low-Power Negotiating

Looking for work during a historic downturn needn’t cost you your dignity. Multiple research studies suggest strategies for...

The Nuts and Bolts of Working for an All-Remote Company

Conventional companies new to remote working can learn from the successful start-up GitLab, which has never had an office since...

Happiness Is a (Small) Piece of Cake

Children inaccurately expect larger portions of a snack to be more enjoyable. A sensory imagery intervention can help them...

Guoli Chen

Green Shoots for Businesses in China’s New Normal

After a historic economic contraction, opportunities beckon nimble-footed companies.

Alexandra von Stauffenberg

Impact Investing in Covid-19 Times: A Three-Step Mission

Despite the economic crunch, the joint pursuit of profit and purpose may have a very bright...

Lee Seok Hwai

The Six Biggest Post-Lockdown Challenges for Organisations

Businesses and other institutions will be judged on how well they adapt to the post-Covid reality.

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The Three Essentials of B2B Digital Transformation

The most common question we hear is, “Where do I start?” The answer is, “Where it makes the most sense from a customer’s point...

Why Public Healthcare Systems Weren’t Prepared for the Pandemic

Healthcare resource sharing can be the difference between life and death. And it can be done without sacrificing agencies’...

How Covid-19 Raises the Digital Stakes Even Higher

Now is the time for firms to invest in digital transformation.

Africa’s Drone Medical Delivery Service Saves Lives in Lockdown

Could airborne despatch of medical supplies also be the answer to the needs of developed countries?

To Navigate Office Politics, Map Out Your Friends and Foes

Before you make a political move, draw a POWER map.

Shoring Up Executive Careers in a Pandemic

The best time to plan for contingencies was yesterday. The next best time is now.

The Supply Side of Covid-19 Patient Management in Hospitals

A tool for hospital managers faced with scaling up their ICU capacity to handle Covid-19 cases.

Seven Ways Leaders Can Prepare for Post-Pandemic Times

Avoid knee-jerk reactions when creating a plan for the future.