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Strategy

Don't Run the Numbers Until You Know Why

E. Soyer, I. Tsetlin

Before jumping into decision analysis, leaders must first articulate their purpose.

Leadership & Organisations

How Boards Adapt to Owner Dynamics

Massimo Massa

A board’s oversight of a firm and its leadership is fundamentally shaped by owners’ interests.

Leadership & Organisations

What "Creative Differences" Really Means

Spencer Harrison

Two words appear in entertainment headlines more than almost any other excuse, but are they doing more harm than good?

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Leadership & Organisations

What AI Adoption in Global Firms Really Looks Like

R. Aggarwal, M. Stabile

AI is transforming organisations in theory, but the real battle is making it work in practice.

Leadership & Organisations

The Childhood Roots of Excessive Work

Lily Fang

Plus other findings about hedonistic pleasure, insider trading, how organisations should recentralise and more.

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Strategy

The AI Maturity Pyramid

V. F. He, P. Puranam

Why AI transformation starts at the bottom.

Leadership & Organisations

What Does a Board Member Actually Do?

Annet Aris

Good governance isn’t just a compliance exercise; it’s what makes or breaks a company.

Leadership & Organisations

21 Questions About CEO Succession

Stanislav Shekshnia

A new book can help organisations focus on the right issues and nail this fraught process.

Leadership & Organisations

When AI Starts to Think for Itself

INSEAD Knowledge

The question isn’t what the machines are capable of, but whether leaders are keeping up.

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Career

AI and the Future of Executive Coaching

Nadav Klein

What the technology delivers and what only humans can provide.

Leadership & Organisations

A Recipe for Success

M. Jarrett and Andy J. Yap

Personal transformation and constant practice placed Chef Rishi Naleendra on the road to Michelin recognition

Leadership & Organisations

High Performers Are Paradox Managers

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

Exceptional performance often rests on tensions that leaders must learn to recognise rather than resolve.

Economics & Finance

The Importance of Networks in the Gig Economy

Lily Fang

Insights on FinTech lending, how friendship powers the gig economy, hyper-competitive workplace cultures and more.

Leadership & Organisations

Making AI Agents Work Inside Your Organisation

INSEAD Knowledge

To unlock value from AI agents, organisations need to focus less on replacing people and more on redesigning workflows around real business problems.

Leadership & Organisations

AI & Jobs: Are Companies Prepared for the Workforce Revolution?

A.J. Yap, V. Sevcenko, P. Puranam

Three words – reskill, rehire, recreate – could define organisations’ response to the AI disruption.

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