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Entrepreneurship

The Authenticity Paradox for Minority Founders

K. Snellman, D. Pollene, T. Eng, A. Zhou

Staying true to your roots can help your brand stand out – but is that always a good thing?
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Leadership & Organisations

The Power of Deep Leadership Inquiry

S. Olbert, R. Lehman

Do your fixes to organisational challenges keep failing? The issue may lie in your approach.
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Entrepreneurship

INSEAD Explains Entrepreneurship: The Journey of Transformation

Winnie Jiang

Entrepreneurship isn’t just about creating companies, but also identities and possibilities.
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Leadership & Organisations

How to Realise the Value of Being in the Office

N. Klein, R. E. Lim

Return-to-office supporters suggest that it leads to better performance – but maximising the value is not as straightforward as it seems.
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Leadership & Organisations

Why AI Won’t Replace Human Coaches

Graham Ward

AI may offer the “correct” answer. But coaching helps a person discover the needed answer – the one they’re ready for.
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Career

Is Your Boss a Seductive Operational Bully?

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

Why leaders who blend charisma and aggression thrive and how to deal with them.
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Responsibility

Are Men’s Ideas Valued More Than Women’s?

M. Bikard, R. Mogra, I. Fernandez-Mateo

Even with strong incentives to leverage the most promising ideas, inventors may be overlooking research by women in favour of work by men.
Three As

Career

The Three A’s of Responsible Leadership

G. Ward, A. Bhattacharjee, R. Rodriguez

When the pressure’s on, leaders need to lean on attention, authenticity and agility.
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Career

Building Teams That Lift Others Up

C. Trombini, W. Jiang, Z. Kinias

When people feel supported and secure, they help build a better society in the long term.
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Leadership & Organisations

How to Nurture Gen Zs for Leadership Roles

Henrik Bresman

Organisations must start with building a culture of psychological safety, allowing the potential of intergenerational diversity to drive learning, inclusion and innovation.
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Leadership & Organisations

How to Get Workplace Kindness Right

N. Klein, E. Gattegno, R. E. Lim

Kindness could be more than about doing nice things for others or making people happy.
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Leadership & Organisations

Beyond Shame: A New Approach to Mental Health Leadership

E. Li, M. Jarrett

Leaders, academics and policymakers united at Singapore symposium to transform shame into compassionate action across communities and workplaces.
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Leadership & Organisations

Don’t Be an "Authentic" Leader

Graham Ward

Be clear on what you stand for, but flexible in how you express it.
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Career

How to Transition Out of Consulting

F. Godart, A. Tirard

Lessons from ex-consultants on when to leave and how to get it right.
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Entrepreneurship

INSEAD Insights: March 2025 Research Picks

Lily Fang

Findings on customer experience management, human-AI ensembles, identity conflicts, global financial markets and acquisitions.