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INSEAD Explains: Sustainability as a Business Strategy
How companies can create competitive advantage by focusing on innovation that meets the demands of society and consumers.
In Layoffs, Focus on the Human Element
Clear and transparent communication can mitigate the impact on workers – and set the company up for long-term success.
The Power of AI to Shape Negotiations
How to harness the vast potential of AI to enhance negotiation outcomes – while navigating its challenges.
How Businesses Can Survive the AI "Black Hole"
Why a balanced, experimental approach to GenAI might offer companies the best chance of navigating an uncertain future.
How NGO Activism Can Move the Dial for Sustainability
Beyond making “noise”, NGOs are making real impact by influencing companies to act more responsibly.
Your Money or Your Points
How companies can optimise airline miles and other loyalty programmes for maximum profit and customer engagement.
How to Assess Personality Using AI
Personality assessments are widely used to evaluate organisational fit. AI can help improve this process – but there are caveats.
Why Indian Climate Tech Is the Sector to Watch
India’s climate tech growth opens doors for entrepreneurs and investors to drive sustainability.
How to Dismantle Hierarchies in Teams
Why teams often fail in their attempts to “go flat” and how they can set themselves up for success.
Can Family Tax Benefits Improve Children’s Outcomes?
Robust financial support policies for families can help reduce poverty and positively impact children’s mental health – though their effect on educational outcomes is less clear.
Unlocking Opportunities in the Age of Digital Finance
Fintech and techfin innovations are opening doors for traditional players to reinvent themselves.
INSEAD Explains Sustainability: Corporate Social Responsibility
This episode explores how corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives can be used as pilot projects for larger sustainability schemes.
INSEAD Insights: November 2024 Research Picks
New tax collection strategies, mitigating AI risks in healthcare, the luck of CEOs and other research findings.
Could More Human-Like AI Undermine Trust?
Designing modern AI in a way that makes it appear to have more agency could backfire by making people trust the technology less.
Three Steps Towards Sustainable Impact at Scale
Focusing on exploration, shared value and customer needs can help drive profits and positive change.
Mega Companies: Superstars or Super Villains?
South Korea’s experience shows that big is not necessarily bad.
Is Working Yourself “To The Bone” Ever Worth It?
Work conditions in certain industries are notoriously gruelling. We ask four professionals in demanding sectors if the benefits outweigh the costs.
The Life of Giants: A Life-Cycle View of Wind Turbines
As enthusiasm to harness offshore wind energy hits a high, here’s the lowdown on what affects its long-term viability.
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How to Get the Most Out of a Diverse Board
Formal and informal social structures can enhance the positive effect of deep-level diversity while weakening the negative impact of surface-level diversity.
INSEAD Explains Sustainability: Nutrition and Health
This episode spotlights the influential role of the food industry, and food marketing in particular, on consumer health and well-being.
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Beyond ESG: Why We Need A Novel Approach
Standardised sustainability metrics will drive real progress.
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Understanding The Whole Picture
The benefits of group coaching for organisational change and impact.
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Leadership Team Alignment: Lessons From the Trenches
A conversation with top pharma CEO Elcin Barker Ergun on how aligning senior leaders will lead to organisational success.
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How Can Chinese EV Brands Grow Globally?
Learning from lessons on successful international expansions of the past.
INSEAD Insights: October 2024 Research Picks
What to know when delegating pricing decisions to agents, how to grow trust within networks and other research findings.
What Motivates Companies to Act Responsibly
When facing complex global challenges, ethical leadership plays a crucial role in determining whether companies prioritise societal well-being or profits.
When You Set Your Own Pay – A Study on Board Compensation
Can legal frameworks address directors’ self-dealing?
Real Estate Negotiations: A Value Win-Win Approach
A comprehensive framework for achieving long-term success in the industry.
Seven Keys to A Happy Retirement
Before exiting your full-time career, laying serious groundwork is essential.
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INSEAD Explains Sustainability: Circular Economy
This episode highlights where circularity can begin and how it can end – when not done right.
Taming the World’s Affordable Housing Crisis
Everyone deserves a roof over their head. This World Habitat Day, we outline a roadmap for getting there.
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.
In Layoffs, Focus on the Human Element
Clear and transparent communication can mitigate the impact on workers – and set the company up for long-term success.
How to Assess Personality Using AI
Personality assessments are widely used to evaluate organisational fit. AI can help improve this process – but there are caveats.
How to Dismantle Hierarchies in Teams
Why teams often fail in their attempts to “go flat” and how they can set themselves up for success.
INSEAD Insights: November 2024 Research Picks
New tax collection strategies, mitigating AI risks in healthcare, the luck of CEOs and other research findings.
How to Get the Most Out of a Diverse Board
Formal and informal social structures can enhance the positive effect of deep-level diversity while weakening the negative impact of surface-level diversity.
Beyond ESG: Why We Need A Novel Approach
Standardised sustainability metrics will drive real progress.
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Understanding The Whole Picture
The benefits of group coaching for organisational change and impact.
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Leadership Team Alignment: Lessons From the Trenches
A conversation with top pharma CEO Elcin Barker Ergun on how aligning senior leaders will lead to organisational success.
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INSEAD Insights: October 2024 Research Picks
What to know when delegating pricing decisions to agents, how to grow trust within networks and other research findings.
What Motivates Companies to Act Responsibly
When facing complex global challenges, ethical leadership plays a crucial role in determining whether companies prioritise societal well-being or profits.
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.
