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How #MeToo and Other Social Movements Sway Consumers
A multinational study reveals that the #MeToo movement shook up gender stereotypes and consumer preferences.
Leaders Who Tell Stories Rule the World
How harnessing the power of storytelling can help leaders effect change – not only in others but also themselves.
How Segregation Shapes Our Views on Inequality
Economic segregation could make people care less about wealth disparities.
INSEAD Insights: September 2024 Research Picks
How consumers perceive loyalty programmes, the drawbacks of collective learning, what shapes a start-up’s culture and more findings from recent research.
Coping With Disruption
How boards of incumbent companies can safeguard value creation when launching new businesses.
Step Out of the Lab
When inventor CEOs should let others lead innovation.
Why Founders Benefit From Going to School
A new survey debunks the idea that an MBA won’t help you become a successful entrepreneur.
Crises, Stakeholders and Merger Success
How economic shocks weaken the influence of shareholders and employees on acquisition outcomes.
The Science of Successful Start-Ups
Entrepreneurs who test their business ideas like scientists stand a better chance of making it.
How Digital Technologies Powered the Olympic Games
Digital tools supercharged the creation, distribution and personalisation of content at Paris 2024.
The Obstacles to Partnering With Start-Ups
Why collaborations between corporates and start-ups fail – and how to get them right.
How to Turn Sustainability Enthusiasm into Action
Sustainability can be a strategic driver of growth for companies that know how to internalise it.
Generating Value from GenAI
Organisations need experimentation, partnerships and the right talent and systems.
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How Race Can Impact Sourcing Decisions
Winning contracts from buyer firms is crucial to the survival of small businesses – but racial bias can get in the way.
New Pathways to Meet Africa’s Challenges
The continent doesn’t have a choice between economic growth and protecting the environment – here’s how they can go hand in hand.
Does Competition Hurt or Help in Motivating Volunteers?
When a platform’s viability depends on crowdsourced knowledge from volunteers, it pays to understand the effects of competition on people’s tendency to contribute.
The Importance of Knowing Your Team
Reading people is not enough; good leaders need to build a culture of open curiosity.
INSEAD Insights: August 2024 Research Picks
Fresh findings on artificial intelligence, bond markets, the sharing economy and more.
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How the Right Team Can Outshine Star Power
The future of innovation belongs not to geniuses but well-combined teams.
Voting for Political Influence
Leading mutual funds vote to curry political favour rather than practice good governance.
Can Senior Politicians Teach Executives How to Lead?
How to use political strategies for positive impact in the C-suite.
How to Mitigate Resentment in Your Team
Creating co-dependencies among team members could help foster more harmonious team dynamics.
Improving Access to Drugs: The Critical Role of Supply Chain Risk
A simple way of thinking about medical criticality, supply chain risk and their interactions can lead to more sustainable solutions for drug shortages.
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How Successful South Korean Brands Create Value Through Immersion
South Korean brands – be it K-pop groups, eyewear or fashion – outpace competitors through transformative customer experiences, from discovery to retail.
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The Chinese EV Company That Made Battery Swapping Work
Automotive company Nio's battery-swapping technology offers a viable alternative to charging stations.
Negotiating Beyond Win-Win
Constructive dialogues and sustainable negotiation strategies can bring us closer to a more humane world.
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Technology Counter-Offensive! Fight Back Against Disruption
Companies can respond to new technology with smart strategies.
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How Teaming Supercharges Collaboration
NASA does it. We show how your organisation can embrace teaming, too.
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Navigating the Future With a Human Touch
How human-centred leadership is key to addressing the challenges and opportunities of AI
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INSEAD Insights: July 2024 Research Picks
Recent findings on productive misunderstandings, corporate good deeds that hurt, the effectiveness of governance practices, the human dimension of climate change, and when short selling doesn’t lead to pricing efficiency.
Paris 2024: A Model for Greener Games
With a bold ambition to halve greenhouse gas emissions, the Paris Olympics and Paralympics are raising the bar for future international events.
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The Negotiation Reality in Real Estate
How to move away from traditional adversarial negotiation tactics and embrace more ethical and collaborative approaches.
Three Lessons From Tech Layoffs on Building Career Agility
The importance of diversifying early, prioritising self-discovery and keeping your pipeline open for opportunities.
Can Financial Innovation Drive the Net-Zero Transition?
Promising new financing solutions are paving the way to net zero but organisational, governmental and socio-political roadblocks remain.
How Can Companies Rethink the Idea of Productivity?
By broadening their definition of productivity beyond conventional metrics, organisations can nurture a happier and healthier workforce to achieve better overall performance.
Do Corporate Insiders Behave When the SEC’s Not Watching?
The 2018–2019 US federal government shutdown provided important insights into insider trading in the absence of the watchdog.
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America’s Problem With Its CEO
The US imperial leadership culture, embodied by President Biden clinging on to power and former President Trump’s abuse of it, risks damaging American democracy.
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How Africa Can Embrace Venture Capital
Education, local perspectives and stronger networks can help unlock the continent’s investment potential.
Can You Collaborate With Someone You Compete Against?
When team members compete outside of the workplace, their relationship and willingness to cooperate take a hit.
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The Biggest Winners of GenAI
AI coming for your job? Truth is, for specific roles, generative technologies can be more godsend than threat.
Accounting for Sustainability
Can accountants and auditors become agents for real social change and make businesses more sustainable?
Tackling the Third Sales Transformation
A new business reality has shifted the role of sales professionals within firms.
Connecting Across Disconnections
Amid recent pushback, maintaining robust diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives will require a coordinated, comprehensive approach.
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INSEAD Insights: June 2024 Research Picks
New findings on factors for successful post-merger integrations, investor behaviour, the benefits of learning from others, how to communicate with investors in tough times and milking brand rivalry.
The Politics of Mutual Fund Managers’ Voting
Fund managers’ politics sway the way they vote, impacting company governance at the expense of company performance.
Is There a Fault in Fault-Finding?
Constant focus on mistakes or flaws creates a hostile and stressful environment, which can be demotivating, affect personal well-being and stifle professional growth.
How CEOs Navigate High-Stakes Decisions
Strategies to help leaders make better, more confident decisions under pressure.
Your Board is Your Best Insurance Against Turbulence
Mobilising the collective intelligence of the board may be the best bet to weather any storm.
When Being Responsive is a Responsibility
How Kenvue embraced responsibility to its customers by making its supply chain more responsive to demand.
Four Ways GenAI Can Give You a Competitive Edge
How to put generative AI to work for your business.
Collaboration Doesn't Require Physical Proximity
Even when colleagues are not in the same office, strong social ties can bridge the gap.
Will the Next Founders of Family Firms Please Stand Up?
Family enterprises can rise to new heights by rediscovering their entrepreneurial DNA.
How to Manage Critical Conversations
A framework for what to do and what to avoid when discussing critical topics with your team.
Coaching As Collaboration
The benefits of group coaching to the individual and the organisation.
The Six Dimensions of Winning Teams
Teams with clear goals, values, rules, roles and processes, backed by full individual commitment, are primed for peak performance.
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INSEAD Insights: May 2024 Research Picks
Recent findings on AI and decision-making, social movements’ impact, the consequences of volatile fiscal policies, and what’s behind anaemic productivity growth in the US and Europe.
The Rise of the Indo-Pacific in the Global Supply Chain
With an eye on emerging technologies and capability building, Indo-Pacific countries could play an increasing role in the global value chain amid trade tensions.
How to Combat an “Always On” Work Culture
“Right to Disconnect” laws may be a piece of the puzzle. But leaders, managers and employees need to lead the change.
How Bacteria May Influence Your Behaviour
Evidence that the tiny organisms in our gut impact our social decisions.
Singapore 4.0
Amid deglobalisation and geopolitical tensions, what will the future hold for Singapore under new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong?
The Promise of Brazil's Green Economy
Brazil’s green economy has immense potential – but can it be realised?
Building Your First Board: Lessons for Founders
It takes more than intuition and expertise to assemble a team of directors who can help firms stay profitable and healthy.
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Protecting the Humanitarian Space in Conflicts
In the name of humanity, aid must be allowed to flow to vulnerable people caught in conflict around the world.
Reframing the Competition
Strategies to tweak competitive scenarios and boost performance.
Directors in a VUCA World: Pitfalls and Upsides
Shifting geopolitics, emerging technologies, changing climates. How should board directors steer their organisations through it all?
Collaboration Towards A Common Goal
The role of business schools in empowering the next generation of sustainability-focused entrepreneurs.
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The Problem with Peer Reviews
People leverage 360-degree feedback systems and peer evaluations for personal gain.
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Can Boeing Fix Itself?
A systems perspective of the American planemaker’s crisis and how the company could restore confidence.
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Powering Sustainability Through Partnerships
Collaborations between impact entrepreneurs and corporates could help the latter meet their sustainability targets. Here’s how to make those partnerships more effective.
INSEAD Insights: April 2024 Research Picks
Recent findings on anti-corruption efforts, technology displacement, pay negotiation for social impact work, financial forecasting and scientific entrepreneurship approaches.
Consumers’ Green Conscience Fosters Clean Innovation
It’s not cheap talk; when market competition is fierce, the effect of consumers’ values on green innovation can be as strong as a large fuel price increase.
Love Your Job or Leave It? Maybe There's Another Way
How to find meaning in any job and steer your career in a new direction.
Why Decarbonisation Is So Hard
Despite the clear environmental and long-term economic benefits of reducing carbon emissions, global decarbonisation efforts remain woefully inadequate.
Are Boards Forward-Thinking Enough in this Disruption Era?
Seven recommendations for boards to recalibrate their strategies and skill sets.
How Long-Termism Can Boost Firm Performance
With the freedom to plan across time horizons, executives are more likely to invest in operational capabilities that can bring long-term shareholder value.
What Business Leaders Really Think About Generative AI
An INSEAD survey offers insights on who will benefit from AI, how attitudes differ in Europe, America and Asia, and when the AGI future will arrive.
A Simple Phrase for Getting Better Help
Making generalised, not personalised, help requests can improve the quality of help received.
How Utopian Thinking Can Inspire Business Leaders
The distance between reality and our dreams is a space for creative solutions.
Green Views for Healthier Diets
How natural settings inspire people to make healthier eating choices.
How Seeing a Regular Doctor Improves Primary Care
In primary care, patient-doctor continuity not only brings positive health outcomes, but also productivity benefits.
Cyberloafing Unplugged: Overcoming Online Distractions in the Workplace
Cyberloafing can be a response to job dissatisfaction associated with high workload, low self-efficacy and poor time management skills.
The Power of Public-Private Partnerships
How both sectors can collaborate to tackle global challenges.
Etiquette as a Luxury Brand-Building Tool
How the luxury and prestige industries create immersive experiences to attract and deeply connect with their clients.
The Four Mindsets of Retirement
How to smooth the transition and embrace the “third half” of life.
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INSEAD Insights: March 2024 Research Picks
Recent findings on the gender gap in start-ups, conspiracy theories, stock price predictions, improving supply chain networks and more.
How Leaders Can Avoid the Hubris Trap
Overcoming the hubris syndrome requires a dose of reality, humility and humour.
Six Principles for Successful Multiparty Negotiations
What managers can learn from COP28, which resulted in nearly 200 nations endorsing a landmark climate accord.
How to Boost Health Product Supplies in Developing Regions
Are development banks and philanthropic foundations using the right incentives to encourage global life sciences companies to cater to underserved markets?
How to Spot the Next Technology Breakthrough
The three factors that can predict which B2C and B2B technologies are about to take off.
Paving the Way for NFTs
While specific use cases may warrant regulation, applying broad rules to NFTs would be akin to regulating fire or bricks.
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Winning the Game of Boardroom Chess
How subtle, seemingly innocuous actions can shift the balance of power in your favour.
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Your Dream Job May Not Exist, and That’s Okay
Anyone can grow passion and find fulfilment in a wide range of careers.
Will the Shifting Economic Power Balance Topple Democracy?
A view on where global democracy stands and where it’s headed in the new economic world order.
Leadership Should Be a Team Sport
Actions speak louder than titles and every voice holds the power to lead.
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Key Players in the Indo-Pacific Region
Amid ongoing conflicts, shifting allegiances and incumbents jostling for influence, emerging powers such as India will play an increasingly important role in shaping Indo-Pacific relations.
Grow Your Networks With a Growth Mindset
What if changing your mindset could take the struggles out of networking?
INSEAD Insights: February 2024 Research Picks
Recent findings on time management, family business, herd behaviour, public-private collaborations and cyberloafing.
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Business and Politics Should Never Mix – Or Should They?
When companies have a responsibility to speak out on politics.
Chinese Automakers’ Secret to Scaling Up Electric Vehicles
How China’s electric vehicle sector drove to the front of the pack.
Mastering Value Chain Placement for Deep Tech Venture Success
A guide to optimising your place in the chain and aligning to market power dynamics.
What Female Artists Can Do About Discrimination
Participation in residency programmes and access to elite education can enhance the opportunities available to women artists.
Bridging Prosperity and Need
A country's overall economic figures don't always speak to the difficulty of life for many people. Even Singapore needs a food bank.
When Firms Behave Irrationally
The actions of firms in low-income countries don’t always match our assumptions.
Business Case for Sustainability: The Stakeholder Perspective
If the environment were the new business stakeholder, could we still afford to ignore it?
To Use AI Tools Smartly, Think Like a Strategist
Consider how specific AI tools will impact your own skills and capabilities.
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In Praise of Boredom
Monotony can ignite creativity, giving rise to new adventures and fresh beginnings.
Let’s Get Specific About Kindness in Business
Being kind in business has its limits – here’s why you shouldn’t go overboard.
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Four Global Trends in Business and Society in 2024
Climate change, geopolitical crises, social instability and income and wealth inequality are threats to business – but they also pose opportunities for impact.
Boeing’s Tragedy: The Fall of an American Icon
The recent Alaska Airlines incident is just the latest in a string of sometimes tragic mishaps by the aircraft manufacturer – where did it all go wrong?
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Why Some CEOs Are More Likely to Downsize
A firm’s decision on whether to downsize when facing performance shortfalls may depend on the CEO’s internal attribution tendency.
Leadership Challenges When Companies Merge
Lessons from an Indonesian telco merger success: When organisations merge, people must come together.
The World Economy in 2024: Are We Back on Track?
Professor Antonio Fatás explores the long and short-term trends shaping the global economic landscape.
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Can You Bring Your Spirituality to Work?
Lessons from executives who integrated their spiritual beliefs into their leadership style.
How Leaders Can Effect Change by Changing Themselves
A four-step framework to help leaders look inwards to better lead organisational change.
The Risks and Rewards of Community-Driven Business Models
Understanding the hidden dangers of leveraging social capital in low-income communities.
INSEAD Insights: January 2024 Research Picks
Recent findings on enhancing experiences, gender wage transparency, long-term planning, networks and the dangers of flattery.
To Bundle or Not to Bundle
Bundling isn’t just a pricing tactic. It’s a strategic way of designing product offerings.
To Counter Misinformation, Strengthen Human Connection
How boosting social bonds can reduce belief in conspiracy theories and the spreading of dangerous lies.
Stop Asking Candidates for Their Last-Drawn Salary
A holistic approach does more to ensure the right fit and boost employee well-being and retention.
How To Align What You Say With What You Do
Bridging the divide between best intentions and actual behaviour.
When Information Won’t Reduce Stock Price Volatility Immediately
Where company disclosures are concerned, “the more the merrier” doesn’t always apply; complexity and timing matter too.
Three “Bad Boss” Habits to Avoid in 2024
Resist the urge to emotionally detach, control outcomes or blindly comply.
How Web3 and AI Will Transform Finance
Artificial intelligence and crypto are not only reinventing financial products and delivery, but also influencing who gets to participate.
What 2023 Taught Us: The Rules Are Always Changing
This year's top trending articles explore how we can keep pace with a world in flux.
X-Teams: Three Principles to Guide Today’s Leaders
In a VUCA world that’s gone on steroids, mere internal alignment won’t cut it.
INSEAD Insights: December 2023 Research Picks
Recent findings on consumer confidence, preventing financial runs, competitor information, regulation and gender bias in the workplace.
The Pitfalls of Giving Feedback Across Generations
Bridging generational divides may involve discomfort but can push a team towards excellence.
Effective Networking Is About Giving, Not Just Taking
Developing professional relationships starts with adding value to others’ lives.
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Why We Can Be Quicker to Judge Others Than We Think
People tend to violate the thresholds they set for evaluating others, which can have significant consequences for their reputation and relationships.
Thawing US-China Relations: Competition Meets Interdependence
What are the biggest wins from the Biden-Xi meeting on the sidelines of the APEC Forum?
Why Not Enough Women Are Senior Leaders
True parity in the workplace is still a distant goal. INSEAD faculty outline why women aren’t advancing and the role gender stereotypes play.
How Overconfidence Affects CEOs’ Investment Decisions
In uncertain climates, overconfident CEOs tend to invest less in assets that allow a firm to maintain strategic flexibility compared to non-overconfident CEOs.
Braggy Bosses Can Boost Their Teams
We love bosses who brag about their accomplishments – and loathe colleagues who do the same.
OpenAI's Crisis Is Yet Another Wake-Up Call
Effective governance can save AI doomers, accelerationists, altruists and techno-capitalists from themselves.
The Secret Ingredient For a Successful Career Change
Why some people seamlessly switch occupations while others struggle to reinvent their careers.
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AI Is Coming for All Our Jobs... Or Is It?
How leaders, employees and organisations can better prepare themselves for the impact of AI.
How Networks Actually Harm Organisations
Digital technologies create digital relationships that limit companies ability to innovate and change.
Ten Ways Boards Need to Transform
How governance must pivot in the face of accelerating change.
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The Three Next-Generation Marketing Skills You Need
Companies must secure “killer marketing and sales skills” in a dynamic landscape where commercial competencies rapidly become obsolete.
INSEAD Insights: November 2023 Research Picks
Recent findings on human morality, publishing cycles, manufacturing in low-income markets, virtual assessments in acute care services and sarcasm.
Ten Ways AI Is Transforming Marketing
Firms will soon be able to decode the unsaid when interacting with consumers – in fact, some already do.
Escape the Grip of Greed and Envy
Six steps to overcome the twin terrors of greed and envy and embrace being “good enough”.
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The Pitfalls of Giving Feedback Across Genders
To best navigate gender divides, pay attention to perceived power imbalances.
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How Negative Reviews Affect Online Consumers
Negative reviews influence consumer decisions depending on the type of product, as well as the nature and placement of these reviews.
How to Handle Dominant Leaders
Is your boss acting like a guru? Take charge by asserting yourself and setting clear boundaries.
The World’s Most Talent Competitive Countries, 2023
The tenth anniversary edition of the Global Talent Competitiveness Index reveals changing attitudes and persistent trends.
Shareholder Activism at What Price?
Financially driven campaigns waged by institutional investors against companies can lead to more workplace illness and injury.
Why You’re Missing Out on the Best Ideas
Businesses and leaders influence the kinds of ideas they receive without even realising it.
Making Radical Change a Business Sustainability Imperative
Companies need to take risks if they want truly impactful results.
Why We Haven’t Fixed Gender Inequality at Work
Research by Claudia Goldin, the 2023 Nobel Prize winner in Economics, offers ground-breaking insights about a long-standing problem.
How Anti-Discriminatory Measures Can Worsen AI Bias
Removing gender-related data from machine-learning models may paradoxically harm women instead of protecting them.
INSEAD Insights: October 2023 Research Picks
Recent findings on bias in employee evaluations, shareholder activism, children’s mental health, the meaning of work and knowledge weighting.
How Does Self-Serving Attribution Affect Strategic Decisions?
How a firm evaluates its past alliance performance can influence its choice between future alliances and acquisitions.
China: Caught in the Middle-Income Trap?
What would it take for China to get back on its growth trajectory?
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How to Handle Foolish People
Exploring the roots of stupidity and strategies to combat the ignorance of others.
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Making Stress Work for Organisations
Moderate stress boosts performance. But can companies determine “optimal" stress levels for their employees?
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Giving Feedback Across Cultures
A direct approach that’s welcomed at home can be easily misinterpreted as aggressive elsewhere.
The Positive Effect of Multiple Narrating Voices
Using two or more narrators in ads can increase consumer attention and boost persuasion.
How Leadership Shapes Sustainability Governance
Amid regulatory and societal pressures to meet sustainability standards, strong personal leadership in the boardroom is needed to ensure competitive advantage and corporate longevity.
Are Multiple Job Interview Rounds Really Necessary?
How companies can simplify the process without compromising their evaluation of candidates.
A Simple Corporate Strategy for a Better Political Game
Even within the same government, different branches may have divergent goals. Here’s how firms can play this to their advantage.
Strategies for Building and Boosting Psychological Safety
INSEAD research highlights practical approaches to integrate psychological safety into team dynamics.
A Smarter Way to Design Business Strategies to Serve the Poor
With intelligent modelling, a little data can go a long way when it comes to predicting the performance of bottom-of-the-pyramid strategies.
How to Destigmatise Repulsive Products
Entrepreneurs can leverage “dirty creativity” to pitch unusual products that consumers may find objectionable.
ESG Is Not Impact
ESG efforts are essential for reducing harm, but it is not the same as striving for a net positive impact.
Disaster Response: Finding Order in Turmoil
When disaster strikes, governments are faced with difficult, urgent decisions – but preparedness can make a difference.
The Making of Start-Up Ecosystems
Strategies to nurture thriving hubs for new ventures.
Too Many Meetings, Too Little Time (to Work)
What if there was a better way to schedule meetings for team coordination?
Solving the Problem of Remote Work
A framework to help leaders approach the topic more holistically and effectively.
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Is the Globalisation Recession Here to Stay?
Potential pathways to a new chapter for globalisation in an increasingly disconnected world.
A First Step Towards Resilient Organisations
Cultivating resilience in the face of organisational crises hinges on the foundation of a clear strategy, heightened awareness and robust reserves.
How Sporting Events Can Score Big on Sustainability
The Rugby World Cup and other global tournaments can set the stage for both sporting excellence and sustainability.
INSEAD Insights: September 2023 Research Picks
Recent findings on online marketplace dynamics, new market creation, trust in AI, diversity in corporate boards and consumer choices.
It's the Journey, Not the Destination
Including information about your career journey can help convey warmth in written professional introductions.
Pay Attention to the Details
Focusing on the right information can pay dividends for any investor.
The Power of Distinct Owners as Value Catalysts
Uncovering the unique elements owners need to achieve business success and resilience.
A Nondisruptive Approach to the Environment
Companies can help the transition to a greener economy without sacrificing their financial interests.
Deflation Woes: Can China Avoid Japanification?
What the world’s second-largest economy could do to stop its spiral into economic stagnation.
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How Tech Transforms Luxury Brands’ Value Proposition
Luxury brands are increasingly leveraging technology to reduce uncertainty and enrich experience throughout the customer journey.
Covid-19 Furloughs Helped Firms Thrive
Even keeping low-wage workers on the payroll yielded benefits after Covid-19 restrictions ended.
How Luxury Consumers Can Seem More Authentic
Consumers can mitigate the negative social consequences of wearing luxury items by publicly revealing their passion for the products or brands.
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Mastering the Game: The Advantage of AI Training
In the same way chess computers gave players a competitive edge, AI has the power to elevate skills and enhance performance.
Managing Systemic Risks in Tech: Lessons from Finance
The financial sector's track record in risk management offers invaluable lessons for the tech industry.
Frameworks and Focus Are Essential for Change
The crucial role business schools must play in building a better world.
How Founding Conditions Impact Start-Up Success
Diverse founding teams formed in unpredictable environments tend to perform better in similar subsequent conditions.
Inside the Black Box Crucial to Megaproject Success
Despite their importance to the global economy, most megaprojects fail to be delivered on budget or schedule. Here’s how managers could improve on that dismal record.
Unravelling the Link Between Socioeconomic Status and Obesity
A longitudinal study conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic suggests that stress plays a key role in explaining why obesity is more common among the poor than the rich.
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Pursuing Purpose After Early Retirement
Individuals who achieve financial independence seek greater purpose and meaningful work to enrich their lives.
Why Has the Humanitarian Sector Been Slow to Localise?
Despite a collective strategic intent to localise, progress has been slower than expected.
Is Transshipment More Cost-Effective Than Hubs?
Drones, self-driving vehicles and other technologies have made shipping stock between locations a viable alternative to obtaining them from a centralised facility.
Letting Go of the Urge to Rescue
Exploring the motivations behind our need to help others and embracing a balanced approach to offering assistance.
How LLMs Can Change the Way We Strategise
LLMs have notable limitations when it comes to strategy formulation, but deliberately imperfect prompts can challenge conventional thinking.
What Businesses Can Learn From Humanitarian Operations
Navigating uncertain and dynamic environments and overcoming resource and information scarcity are nothing new to humanitarian organisations.
Democracy, Defence and Conflict in the Age of AI
How can we ensure that AI fosters, rather than undermines, democratic values?
Must AI Accuracy Come at the Cost of Comprehensibility?
Companies looking to integrate AI in their operations should think twice before turning their backs on simpler, more explainable AI algorithms in favour of complex ones.
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Stop Going It Alone
Negotiating radical organisational change needs to be a collective effort.
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Better Geographic Investing Begins With an Inclusive Index
A novel stock return index can help portfolio managers make more informed investment decisions and better manage risks.
Customer Engagement in a Circular Economy
Embracing circular business models unlocks opportunities for companies to engage with customers, optimise resource utilisation and ensure a sustainable future.
The Importance of Strategic Minds
Directors and CEOs need to develop specific traits to effectively navigate strategic issues and help shape the future of companies.
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Navigating Trust and Safety in the World of Generative AI
The new generation of artificial intelligence can help defend against online harms – if we can effectively manage the risks.
How AI Can Improve Human Performance
AI training enhances strategic skills, especially in lower-skilled individuals. But it isn’t a perfect substitute for human training partners.
Why Demographics Matters More Than Ever for Businesses
How understanding expanding and shrinking population subsets could help business and investors identify opportunities to pursue and pitfalls to avoid.
The Psychological Strategies of Influencers
Understanding the psychology behind why influencer marketing works.
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ChatGPT and AI Disruption: Is Consulting Next in Line?
Consultants need to up their game to match algorithms’ ability to provide affordable strategic due diligence.
US-China Ties: Damage Controlled But Obstacles Ahead
Even before the top US diplomat headed to China this week, talk of a new Cold War was unhelpful. Still, Washington and Beijing have their work cut out steering their relationship back on course.
Beliefs and Emotions Shape Our Sustainability Journey
How exploring our beliefs, emotions and identities can guide us and others towards a more sustainable future.
A Holistic Approach to Navigating the New Workplace
How to foster a thriving and sustainable workplace culture to contend with the realities of the new office.
The Road Ahead for XR Technology in Business Education
How business schools can navigate the challenges and maximise the impact of immersive learning using VR.
Business Not as Usual: Companies Stepping Up in Crisis
In times of humanitarian disasters, the private sector must step up. Businesses can hardly be functional when society comes to a halt.
Leveraging Generative AI for Digital Transformation
Opportunities and risks for companies incorporating generative AI as part of their digital transformation strategies.
Governance in the Age of Technological Innovation
With new technologies redefining the global business ecosystem, how can boards navigate these changes and reinvent their business models?
From Super-Sized to Superior Gratification
Why we need to focus on eating as pleasure if we want to start eating healthier.
Thoughtful Consumption for Well-Being and Sustainability
Understanding consumer behaviour is key to making fashion more sustainable.
Five Key Insights for Positive-Sum Innovation
With the right tools, businesses can innovate and achieve growth without negatively impacting society.
Reinventing Yourself After a Setback
How to survive a significant career defeat and rebuild your professional and personal life.
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Super Apps in Asia, “Everything App” in the US?
All-in-one apps that dominate China and other Asian markets may soon materialise in the United States, albeit with significant variations.
Scaling Innovation in Genetics and Precision Medicine
How biotech start-ups can identify and solidify their customer base, scale their operations and unlock the full potential of precision medicine.
What All Tech Start-Ups Need to Succeed
Governance exists to help tech entrepreneurs prevent value destruction from day one.
When Shareholders Share, the Business Benefits
Offering company ownership to every employee can help reduce inequality.
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A Flexi-Work World Needs New Performance Appraisals
Adopting the right metrics could help align objectives and encourage more companies to embrace flexible work arrangements.
Recognising Possibility in Uncertainty
If we frame uncertainty in a different way, we might embrace the possibility it brings instead of fearing it.
Retirement and Beyond: The Last Days of Executives
How to plan for the end of the professional life and a smooth transition to retirement.
The Future of Energy Transition and Climate Finance
What more can companies and investors do to facilitate the transition to cleaner energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
Planning Matters: Coordination in Humanitarian Relief
In disaster response, humanitarian operations take place under high levels of stress and time pressure. There is no room for bureaucracy and ambiguity.
How Women Leaders Benefit From Using Humour
New research suggests that being funny helps leaders gain influence, and that women benefit more than men from using humour in public speaking.
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Breaking the Cycle of Self-Sabotage
A roadmap for identifying and overcoming the self-defeating habits that hold you back.
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An Alternative Path to Innovation and Growth
How leaders can innovate and achieve growth without displacing industries, companies or jobs.
Intellectual Honesty Is Critical for Innovation
Here’s how to balance psychological safety and intellectual honesty for better team performance.
Without Shared Values and Goals, Tech Regulations Won't Work
The world needs to harmonise goals and values in order to rein in the potential harm technology can cause.
Can Companies Thrive in Permanent Beta?
When digital service providers come under pressure to put new and innovative services in the market fast, how does it affect the way companies measure service performance?
Leaders Who Tell Stories Rule the World
How harnessing the power of storytelling can help leaders effect change – not only in others but also themselves.
INSEAD Insights: September 2024 Research Picks
How consumers perceive loyalty programmes, the drawbacks of collective learning, what shapes a start-up’s culture and more findings from recent research.
Coping With Disruption
How boards of incumbent companies can safeguard value creation when launching new businesses.
Step Out of the Lab
When inventor CEOs should let others lead innovation.
Why Founders Benefit From Going to School
A new survey debunks the idea that an MBA won’t help you become a successful entrepreneur.
Crises, Stakeholders and Merger Success
How economic shocks weaken the influence of shareholders and employees on acquisition outcomes.
The Importance of Knowing Your Team
Reading people is not enough; good leaders need to build a culture of open curiosity.
How the Right Team Can Outshine Star Power
The future of innovation belongs not to geniuses but well-combined teams.
Can Senior Politicians Teach Executives How to Lead?
How to use political strategies for positive impact in the C-suite.
How to Mitigate Resentment in Your Team
Creating co-dependencies among team members could help foster more harmonious team dynamics.
How Teaming Supercharges Collaboration
NASA does it. We show how your organisation can embrace teaming, too.
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Navigating the Future With a Human Touch
How human-centred leadership is key to addressing the challenges and opportunities of AI
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INSEAD Insights: July 2024 Research Picks
Recent findings on productive misunderstandings, corporate good deeds that hurt, the effectiveness of governance practices, the human dimension of climate change, and when short selling doesn’t lead to pricing efficiency.
How Can Companies Rethink the Idea of Productivity?
By broadening their definition of productivity beyond conventional metrics, organisations can nurture a happier and healthier workforce to achieve better overall performance.
America’s Problem With Its CEO
The US imperial leadership culture, embodied by President Biden clinging on to power and former President Trump’s abuse of it, risks damaging American democracy.
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Can You Collaborate With Someone You Compete Against?
When team members compete outside of the workplace, their relationship and willingness to cooperate take a hit.
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The Biggest Winners of GenAI
AI coming for your job? Truth is, for specific roles, generative technologies can be more godsend than threat.
Tackling the Third Sales Transformation
A new business reality has shifted the role of sales professionals within firms.
Connecting Across Disconnections
Amid recent pushback, maintaining robust diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives will require a coordinated, comprehensive approach.
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INSEAD Insights: June 2024 Research Picks
New findings on factors for successful post-merger integrations, investor behaviour, the benefits of learning from others, how to communicate with investors in tough times and milking brand rivalry.
How CEOs Navigate High-Stakes Decisions
Strategies to help leaders make better, more confident decisions under pressure.
Your Board is Your Best Insurance Against Turbulence
Mobilising the collective intelligence of the board may be the best bet to weather any storm.
Four Ways GenAI Can Give You a Competitive Edge
How to put generative AI to work for your business.
Collaboration Doesn't Require Physical Proximity
Even when colleagues are not in the same office, strong social ties can bridge the gap.
How to Manage Critical Conversations
A framework for what to do and what to avoid when discussing critical topics with your team.
Coaching As Collaboration
The benefits of group coaching to the individual and the organisation.
The Six Dimensions of Winning Teams
Teams with clear goals, values, rules, roles and processes, backed by full individual commitment, are primed for peak performance.
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How to Combat an “Always On” Work Culture
“Right to Disconnect” laws may be a piece of the puzzle. But leaders, managers and employees need to lead the change.
Building Your First Board: Lessons for Founders
It takes more than intuition and expertise to assemble a team of directors who can help firms stay profitable and healthy.
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Directors in a VUCA World: Pitfalls and Upsides
Shifting geopolitics, emerging technologies, changing climates. How should board directors steer their organisations through it all?
The Problem with Peer Reviews
People leverage 360-degree feedback systems and peer evaluations for personal gain.
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Can Boeing Fix Itself?
A systems perspective of the American planemaker’s crisis and how the company could restore confidence.
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INSEAD Insights: April 2024 Research Picks
Recent findings on anti-corruption efforts, technology displacement, pay negotiation for social impact work, financial forecasting and scientific entrepreneurship approaches.
Are Boards Forward-Thinking Enough in this Disruption Era?
Seven recommendations for boards to recalibrate their strategies and skill sets.
What Business Leaders Really Think About Generative AI
An INSEAD survey offers insights on who will benefit from AI, how attitudes differ in Europe, America and Asia, and when the AGI future will arrive.
How Utopian Thinking Can Inspire Business Leaders
The distance between reality and our dreams is a space for creative solutions.
Cyberloafing Unplugged: Overcoming Online Distractions in the Workplace
Cyberloafing can be a response to job dissatisfaction associated with high workload, low self-efficacy and poor time management skills.
INSEAD Insights: March 2024 Research Picks
Recent findings on the gender gap in start-ups, conspiracy theories, stock price predictions, improving supply chain networks and more.
How Leaders Can Avoid the Hubris Trap
Overcoming the hubris syndrome requires a dose of reality, humility and humour.
Winning the Game of Boardroom Chess
How subtle, seemingly innocuous actions can shift the balance of power in your favour.
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Leadership Should Be a Team Sport
Actions speak louder than titles and every voice holds the power to lead.
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INSEAD Insights: February 2024 Research Picks
Recent findings on time management, family business, herd behaviour, public-private collaborations and cyberloafing.
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Business and Politics Should Never Mix – Or Should They?
When companies have a responsibility to speak out on politics.
In Praise of Boredom
Monotony can ignite creativity, giving rise to new adventures and fresh beginnings.
Let’s Get Specific About Kindness in Business
Being kind in business has its limits – here’s why you shouldn’t go overboard.
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Why Some CEOs Are More Likely to Downsize
A firm’s decision on whether to downsize when facing performance shortfalls may depend on the CEO’s internal attribution tendency.
Leadership Challenges When Companies Merge
Lessons from an Indonesian telco merger success: When organisations merge, people must come together.
Can You Bring Your Spirituality to Work?
Lessons from executives who integrated their spiritual beliefs into their leadership style.
How Leaders Can Effect Change by Changing Themselves
A four-step framework to help leaders look inwards to better lead organisational change.
INSEAD Insights: January 2024 Research Picks
Recent findings on enhancing experiences, gender wage transparency, long-term planning, networks and the dangers of flattery.
Stop Asking Candidates for Their Last-Drawn Salary
A holistic approach does more to ensure the right fit and boost employee well-being and retention.
How To Align What You Say With What You Do
Bridging the divide between best intentions and actual behaviour.
Three “Bad Boss” Habits to Avoid in 2024
Resist the urge to emotionally detach, control outcomes or blindly comply.
What 2023 Taught Us: The Rules Are Always Changing
This year's top trending articles explore how we can keep pace with a world in flux.
X-Teams: Three Principles to Guide Today’s Leaders
In a VUCA world that’s gone on steroids, mere internal alignment won’t cut it.
INSEAD Insights: December 2023 Research Picks
Recent findings on consumer confidence, preventing financial runs, competitor information, regulation and gender bias in the workplace.
Why We Can Be Quicker to Judge Others Than We Think
People tend to violate the thresholds they set for evaluating others, which can have significant consequences for their reputation and relationships.
Why Not Enough Women Are Senior Leaders
True parity in the workplace is still a distant goal. INSEAD faculty outline why women aren’t advancing and the role gender stereotypes play.
How Overconfidence Affects CEOs’ Investment Decisions
In uncertain climates, overconfident CEOs tend to invest less in assets that allow a firm to maintain strategic flexibility compared to non-overconfident CEOs.
Braggy Bosses Can Boost Their Teams
We love bosses who brag about their accomplishments – and loathe colleagues who do the same.
OpenAI's Crisis Is Yet Another Wake-Up Call
Effective governance can save AI doomers, accelerationists, altruists and techno-capitalists from themselves.
AI Is Coming for All Our Jobs... Or Is It?
How leaders, employees and organisations can better prepare themselves for the impact of AI.
How Networks Actually Harm Organisations
Digital technologies create digital relationships that limit companies ability to innovate and change.
Ten Ways Boards Need to Transform
How governance must pivot in the face of accelerating change.
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INSEAD Insights: November 2023 Research Picks
Recent findings on human morality, publishing cycles, manufacturing in low-income markets, virtual assessments in acute care services and sarcasm.
Escape the Grip of Greed and Envy
Six steps to overcome the twin terrors of greed and envy and embrace being “good enough”.
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The Pitfalls of Giving Feedback Across Genders
To best navigate gender divides, pay attention to perceived power imbalances.
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How to Handle Dominant Leaders
Is your boss acting like a guru? Take charge by asserting yourself and setting clear boundaries.
Why You’re Missing Out on the Best Ideas
Businesses and leaders influence the kinds of ideas they receive without even realising it.
How Does Self-Serving Attribution Affect Strategic Decisions?
How a firm evaluates its past alliance performance can influence its choice between future alliances and acquisitions.
How to Handle Foolish People
Exploring the roots of stupidity and strategies to combat the ignorance of others.
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Making Stress Work for Organisations
Moderate stress boosts performance. But can companies determine “optimal" stress levels for their employees?
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Giving Feedback Across Cultures
A direct approach that’s welcomed at home can be easily misinterpreted as aggressive elsewhere.
How Leadership Shapes Sustainability Governance
Amid regulatory and societal pressures to meet sustainability standards, strong personal leadership in the boardroom is needed to ensure competitive advantage and corporate longevity.
Are Multiple Job Interview Rounds Really Necessary?
How companies can simplify the process without compromising their evaluation of candidates.
A Simple Corporate Strategy for a Better Political Game
Even within the same government, different branches may have divergent goals. Here’s how firms can play this to their advantage.
Strategies for Building and Boosting Psychological Safety
INSEAD research highlights practical approaches to integrate psychological safety into team dynamics.
Solving the Problem of Remote Work
A framework to help leaders approach the topic more holistically and effectively.
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A First Step Towards Resilient Organisations
Cultivating resilience in the face of organisational crises hinges on the foundation of a clear strategy, heightened awareness and robust reserves.
INSEAD Insights: September 2023 Research Picks
Recent findings on online marketplace dynamics, new market creation, trust in AI, diversity in corporate boards and consumer choices.
The Power of Distinct Owners as Value Catalysts
Uncovering the unique elements owners need to achieve business success and resilience.
Inside the Black Box Crucial to Megaproject Success
Despite their importance to the global economy, most megaprojects fail to be delivered on budget or schedule. Here’s how managers could improve on that dismal record.
Letting Go of the Urge to Rescue
Exploring the motivations behind our need to help others and embracing a balanced approach to offering assistance.
Stop Going It Alone
Negotiating radical organisational change needs to be a collective effort.
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A Holistic Approach to Navigating the New Workplace
How to foster a thriving and sustainable workplace culture to contend with the realities of the new office.
Governance in the Age of Technological Innovation
With new technologies redefining the global business ecosystem, how can boards navigate these changes and reinvent their business models?
What All Tech Start-Ups Need to Succeed
Governance exists to help tech entrepreneurs prevent value destruction from day one.
Retirement and Beyond: The Last Days of Executives
How to plan for the end of the professional life and a smooth transition to retirement.
How Women Leaders Benefit From Using Humour
New research suggests that being funny helps leaders gain influence, and that women benefit more than men from using humour in public speaking.
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Breaking the Cycle of Self-Sabotage
A roadmap for identifying and overcoming the self-defeating habits that hold you back.
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Intellectual Honesty Is Critical for Innovation
Here’s how to balance psychological safety and intellectual honesty for better team performance.
How Corporate Thought Leadership Drives Business Success
What makes an organisation an opinion leader and how it affects business revenue.
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Joint Strategic Decisions: Do We All Need to Agree?
How organisations’ decision-making rules affect the way individual managers vote.
Why the World Needs Ambidextrous Leaders
What the launch of ChatGPT can teach executives about leading in disruptive times.
How to Rapidly Test New Organisation Designs
Instead of blindly adopting industry best practice, companies can use gamified randomised control trials to pilot new organisation designs.
It Doesn't Have to Be Lonely at the Top
Tips for leaders to gain valuable, actionable and informed feedback from their peers.
Demystifying China’s Internet Giants
A behind-the-scenes look at what makes or breaks China’s Big Tech flagbearers and their foreign exploits.
China’s Internet Giants: The Nuts and Bolts of Going Global
The lowdown on how ByteDance, Shein and Xiaomi succeeded outside of China while WeChat failed.
ChatGPT and the Future of Business Education
How ChatGPT can help – and hinder – research and learning at business schools.
How Storytelling Makes You a Better Leader
Purposeful storytelling isn’t show business, it’s good business.
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Solving Grand Societal Challenges Through Creative Organisation Design
Combining for-profit entrepreneurship with a non-profit social mission through novel organisation design can achieve scale and impact.
Why Hierarchies in Organisations Aren’t All Bad
Hierarchical structures can be useful even for teams that need to be agile.
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Leading Change in Turbulence: Case of Discovery Inc.
In this video, Marinella Soldi shares ways to navigate the turbulent waters of digital transformation and why it is important to tackle both the strategic and cultural facets of change.
When Two Isn’t Always Better Than One
Receiving outsized credit can encourage individuals to work together even when it results in lower-quality output.
In Times of Chaos, Know Yourself
Self-aware leaders see the beauty in chaos and look within to find meaningful solutions.
Twitter's Remarkable Mission in a Divided World
Good governance is key to ensure that exceptional people, organisations and countries realise their full potential.
Our Best of 2022: Making Sense of an Uncertain World
This year’s trending articles offer insights ranging from how to work and manage better to what the economy might hold in 2023.
How to Break Free From Herd Mentality
Nurturing independent thought can help us overcome dangerous sheeple behaviour and groupthink.
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Managing in an Unimaginable World
Business leaders can leverage serendipity to help their companies deal with far-reaching market shocks.
Collaborations That Are Bad for Business but Benefit Employees
Sharing a partner with competing companies hinders the success of firms but helps employees’ careers.
Live Abroad to Excel in the Language of Leadership
Leaders with broad multicultural experiences are better communicators and lead more effectively, particularly in multinational teams.
How to Change Someone’s Mind
Powerful storytelling can awaken curiosity and challenge people to shift their outlook.
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The Really Simple Steps to Creating an Innovation Engine
All companies need to do is give employees permission to generate ideas and nudge them in the right direction – then get out of the way, said Ben Bensaou in a Thinkers50 webinar.
GHG Emissions Reduction: Scientific Rigour and Stakeholder Engagement
How a step-by-step approach to sustainability helped INSEAD ensure meaningful results.
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Navigating the New World of Work
Firms need to focus on building an inclusive environment and a culture of trust to overcome the challenges of remote or hybrid work.
The Power of Networking in the New Economy
In today’s gig economy, fleeting ties can be valuable to the career of the gig worker.
Embracing Diversity With a Growth Mindset
Getting along with others is about more than just having things in common.
Why Communication Breaks Down
As workplaces become more diverse and work becomes more distributed, it is more important than ever to converge on a common code for effective communication.
Why The World is Attracted to Neo-Authoritarian Leaders
Leaders like Donald Trump do not rise in a vacuum. But what draws people to authoritarian rulers?
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How to Show Compassion Without Compromising on Performance
Many leaders think they have to choose between delivering results and supporting employees’ needs. They don’t – but doing both sustainably requires careful navigation.
Could Living Near the Office Make You a Better CEO?
Besides enjoying a shorter commute, living close to the office may allow CEOs to boost ties with employees and the firm’s bottom line.
What Religion Teaches Us About Great Leadership
What can guiding figures and best practices in Judaism, Islam and Catholicism tell us about leadership?
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The Special Bond Behind Every Brilliant Idea
The way we view ourselves shapes the way we develop and connect with our own ideas.
Paradox Mindset: The Source of Remarkable Creativity in Teams
Teams are more successful if they embrace internal differences and explore conflicting ideas instead of glossing over them.
The X Factor in Crafting New CXO Roles Successfully
CXO roles have proliferated in recent decades, making it difficult for some title holders to find their footing in an ever-changing C-suite landscape.
Why Leaders Won’t Stop Waging Wars
War brings out the worst in people and destroys the very foundations of humanity.
Finding Meaning in Life
Create a compelling self-narrative based on the five pillars that influence the way we experience meaning.
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Organising in the Metaverse: Five FAQs for Managers
An explainer on how social interaction in all its forms might take place in the virtual universe.
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What the World Can Learn From Nordic Boards
Proactive, engaged and democratic, corporate boards in Nordic countries are well-placed to deal with today’s increasingly complex operating environments.
Has Hybridity Killed Teamwork?
The time has come to check whether the benefits of teamwork still outweigh the costs.
What It Means to Lead in a Multipolar World
By overcoming our fears and creating a brave space for dialogue, we can relate and lead better in the new multipolar world.
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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 safe environment.
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Taming Your Inner Critic
Eight concrete ways to lead a more contented life.
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 spiral for their well-being and home life.
Creating People-Centric International Organisations With AI
The United Nations is both a fascinating playground for artificial intelligence applications and a showcase of AI implementation problems and solutions.
ENGIE: Powering the Energy Transition With Data
What does it take for a utility company to develop a data- and AI-driven software business?
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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 prevent fraud in the emerging market context.
Rethinking the Role of Leaders in the Creative Process
A strong vision and a more disciplined approach can actually equal more creative results.
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The Start-Up Blind Spot That Trips New Ventures
Having a great business plan is not enough. Start-ups also need good organisation design.
How Conversations About Work Affect Closeness
'The 36 Questions That Lead to Love’ can teach us something about fostering connectedness and trust in the organisation.
Into the Mind of White-Collar Criminals
What society and business schools can do to stop corporate crimes.
Gratitude Is More Powerful Than You Think
Regular appreciation and thanks from service users can make a huge difference in the lives of burnt out essential workers.
Senior Leaders As Chief Reframing Officers
The important role of leaders in giving their employees the space and permission to get creative.
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Making Sure That Everyone Knows Their Place
Why formal structures and greater diversity create status disagreements and how to fix the issue.
Lessons in Sustainable Change Management: #deCOALonize Kenya
The campaign to prevent the construction of a coal power plant on an idyllic island in the Indian Ocean.
Should Employees Be Allowed to Choose What They Want to Do?
The degree of specialisation is the deciding factor.
Six Global Trends in Business and Society
A stark look at the risks business education must address in 2022.
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Meditating Away a Guilty Conscience
Mindfulness meditation can make one feel less bad about moral violations as well as lessen the desire to make amends.
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Carpe Diem: Don’t Postpone Your Dreams
Far from a hedonistic cry, carpe diem instructs us to live a life of meaning.
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AI: A World of New Opportunity and Risk
A new toolkit for C-suite execs on how to responsibly adopt artificial intelligence.
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Middle Managers: The Forgotten Heroes of Innovation
The importance of building a support network to implement promising ideas.
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How Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rule Creates Potential for Real Change
The new rules requiring qualitative and quantitative disclosure about board diversity will better inform investors and (hopefully) spur further progress.
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Seven Ways to Put Procrastination Behind You
Don’t chalk it up to a lack of motivation.
The Pursuit of Purpose May Be Harming Your Organisation
People who see their work as a calling tend to be regarded as better employees, with unintended consequences for co-workers as well as their organisation.
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Post-Pandemic, Firms Need Chief Social Connectivity Officers
In this new hybrid working environment, people shouldn’t go to the office to stare at their computer, but to connect.
Innovation Is Everyone’s Business
Offering employees the tools and motivation to create ideas is the key to an innovative organisation.
Aligning Individual and Organisational Values
How employees’ personal values fit within their organisation.
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Covid Has Accentuated Our Every Vice
Of all seven deadly sins, leaders need to guard against pride.
The Politics of Influence in Top Management Team Meetings
Interactions between the chief executive and other members of the top management team appear to follow distinct scripts. Managers who take note can boost their standing or stay out of harm’s way.
Is Stargazing Your Preferred Management Style?
For too many leaders, astrology acts as a crutch that gives them a false sense of control in an uncertain world.
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Three Steps to Optimising Your Firm’s Hybrid Work Strategy
You need a strong process to reconcile the needs and wants of your various stakeholders.
When Authenticity Means Conflict: Towards a Truly Inclusive Organisation
Rightfully celebrated, authenticity in the workplace may have some limitations.
What Distinguishes the Super Rich From the Rest of Us
Peeking into the inner theatre of the seriously wealthy.
Cancelled by Association: How Stigma Spreads in Different Cultures
The tendency to stigmatise others for misdeeds committed by family members appears to extend to even acquaintances and is stronger in close-knit cultures.
The Essence of Agility and Resilience After Covid
Navigating unprecedented levels of uncertainty takes a careful combination of technology and talent.
How “Mind-Body Dissonance” Leads to Creative Thinking
Hacking human evolution to unlock innovative potential in our brains.
How the Afterglow of Victory Boosts Future Performance
When we perform well together, we feel less tense with each other, and when we feel less tense with each other, we perform better.
Six Steps to Overcome Shame
As old as time and very much universal, feelings of shame can lead to self-destructive behaviour in even the best of leaders.
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Three Dimensions of Leadership Agility
There is one certainty in a VUCA world: The solution that works today may not work tomorrow.
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Marked for Disruption, Deep in Denial: Law Firms at a Crossroads
The greatest threat to the survival of law firms isn’t technological, but psychological.
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Mixing Business and Pleasure for Competitive Advantage
A recent study shows how entrepreneurial team formation can be improved by combining two established strategies.
The Complex Psychology of Covid-19 Compliance
Three main psychological factors helped determine whether people responded to first-wave Covid restrictions with deference or defiance.
Two CEOs, No Drama: Ground Rules for Co-Leadership
The co-CEO model can actually work. Here’s how.
The Relationships That Create Successful Acquisitions
A study of start-up acquisitions shows important patterns on both sides lead to a successful integration.
Your Leadership Toolbox: A Coaching Approach
How you can use tips from coaches to adapt to a world in flux.
Without Psychological Safety, Hybrid Work Won’t Work
People managers have their work cut out for them.
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Our Addiction to Charismatic Leaders Needs to Stop
The antidote to narcissistic leaders who coast on their charisma is a paradigm shift in education.
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Make the Internet Moderate Again
Extremist opinion looms larger when the moderate majority stays silent online. But there’s a simple and cost-free way to balance out the discourse.
Four Steps to Securing Your Leadership Mandate
Stop hiding your leadership light under a bushel. Achieving the legitimacy you deserve in your organisation entails a sequential process.
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The Competencies and Constraints That Determine Leadership Success
A novel management theory looks past individual leaders to constraints that might limit their effectiveness.
Four Ways Today’s Teams Are Making Us Lonely
They say it’s lonely at the top. But in the workplace, even team members are feeling lonely.
A Seven-Step Choreography for Thriving Teams
Changes at team level will never take hold unless individuals’ objectives and behaviours are synchronised with those of the group.
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Keeping Meaning Alive as Your Workload Surges
These days, we’re all expected to do more. But that doesn’t mean the psychological fulfilment we get from our work has to suffer.
Why Some Employees Improve Their Creativity and Others Don’t
How our beliefs about creativity explain our ability to improve and sustain it over time.
Can Managers Who Wear Many Hats Be Trusted?
The more diverse your goals are, the greater the temptation to muddy the waters on performance.
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Bluebeard Revisited: Knowledge Is Power
Long seen as a cautionary tale about women’s curiosity, it should be reinterpreted as the story of a woman’s emancipation.
From Fear to Enlightenment: Building Resilience During Covid Year One
The four tools and strategies top leaders used most to convert stress and anxiety into positive energy.
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Putting People at the Centre of Operations
The field of operations management has deep roots in developing effective processes for people. How can we encourage further growth in this area?
The Darker Side of Organisational Life
Cultural change is not for the faint-hearted or the politically correct.
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How to Tame a Belligerent Colleague
Antagonistic behaviour is usually rooted in low self-esteem.
Strategy and Leadership Lessons From the ‘Notorious RBG’
As the business world increasingly strives to be a catalyst for social justice and societal progress, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s work provides many valuable lessons for leaders.
The Next Decade Will Be a Leadership Game Changer
Success begins with a clear-eyed understanding of the trends that will define the years to come.
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The Group Dynamics That Define Well-Functioning Boards
There is an intangible aspect to successful boards that cannot be captured by curating the right CVs.
Social Media Helps Global “Dream Teams” Come Together
Academic international collaboration is now evolving beyond conferences or formal networks as constantly improving social media connects more researchers.
Prospects and Pitfalls for the Post-Pandemic Organisation
Big changes are coming for organisations and organisation designs. Whether they will be for good or ill depends on how leaders confront three key possibilities uncovered by the pandemic.
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What It Means to Embark on a Journey of Change
Many executives have a nagging sense that something is amiss in their lives. But not all of them find the courage – or the tools – to tackle what needs fixing.
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What’s Style Got to Do With Strategy?
Careful calibration of aesthetics and style can elevate companies and individuals above the competition.
What Ails Corporate Executive Committees?
Fragmentation among top leadership teams is widespread. CEOs should pay heed – and sharpen their most important strategy execution tool.
How the Discomfort of Paradox Can Unlock Creativity
The transformative power of holding the tension of opposites and learning to live with contradiction.
Teams in Evolution – and Revolution – After the Pandemic
How sensemaking can help you cope with unplanned, constant changes in your team.
What Servant Leadership Is Not
There’s no magic formula for servant leadership, but there are a few common misconceptions about what it means to put your team’s needs first.
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Our Best of 2020: Leadership Between Two Worlds
This year's top articles take stock of the Covid-19 crisis, its future impact and the way forward.
How Technology Threatens Mental Health – Especially if You’re Inauthentic
When the personality you show the world doesn’t match your true self, it can sap the energy you would otherwise need to deal with technostress.
Workplace Mental Health Is a Business Asset. Treat It That Way
The most successful initiatives deliver employee well-being programmes as a strategic “product”, with four fundamental planning considerations.
Goals Just Before Halftime Mean More – in Football and Business
Examining why 45th-minute goals have outsized importance reveals how timing can affect the outcome of virtually all sorts of competitions.
“Too Elevated”: Raf Simons’s Troubled Stint at Calvin Klein
A short-lived partnership between the sprawling American brand and the celebrated Belgian designer highlights the importance of fit in all its forms.
Calmer Waters: President Biden’s Prospective Foreign Policy
The new president’s foreign policy will differ from Trump’s in style, language and tone more than in substance.
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Organisational Data: The Silver Lining in the Covid-19 Cloud
The shift to virtual working has produced a data boom that could revolutionise organisations – if they know what to do with it.
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How Ready Are You for the Work-from-Anywhere Era?
Advice from academics and practitioners who are well-versed in the remote working paradigm.
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