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Entrepreneurship

Search Funds: A Rising Asset Class Outperforming PE and VC

I. Naumovska, G. I. Zañartu

Search funds are quietly minting millionaires by buying stable, profitable businesses while venture capital and private equity struggle with depressed valuations and exit freezes.
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Leadership & Organisations

How AI Can Improve Hiring

N. Klein, E. Gattegno

The opportunities and challenges of using AI to find the right candidate.
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Leadership & Organisations

The Art of Delegation

E. Gattegno, N. Klein

A framework for developing this critical leadership skill.
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Career

Talk About Making a Good Exit

G. Ward, I. Lebbe

Both firms and individuals benefit from discussing the emotional as well as practical side of retirement.
The human element in layoffs

Leadership & Organisations

In Layoffs, Focus on the Human Element

Andy J. Yap

Clear and transparent communication can mitigate the impact on workers – and set the company up for long-term success.
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Leadership & Organisations

How to Assess Personality Using AI

E. Gattegno, N. Klein

Personality assessments are widely used to evaluate organisational fit. AI can help improve this process – but there are caveats.
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Leadership & Organisations

How to Dismantle Hierarchies in Teams

Michael Y. Lee

Why teams often fail in their attempts to “go flat” and how they can set themselves up for success.
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Economics & Finance

INSEAD Insights: November 2024 Research Picks

Lily Fang

New tax collection strategies, mitigating AI risks in healthcare, the luck of CEOs and other research findings.
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Entrepreneurship

Why Founders Benefit From Going to School

H. Greve, F. Veloso

A new survey debunks the idea that an MBA won’t help you become a successful entrepreneur.
Know Your Team

Leadership & Organisations

The Importance of Knowing Your Team

D. Deasy, E. Li

Reading people is not enough; good leaders need to build a culture of open curiosity.
How the right team outshines star power

Leadership & Organisations

How the Right Team Can Outshine Star Power

Vlad Mares

The future of innovation belongs not to geniuses but well-combined teams.
Teaming and collaboration

Leadership & Organisations

How Teaming Supercharges Collaboration

S. Shekshnia, S. Vorobiev

NASA does it. We show how your organisation can embrace teaming, too.
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Collaboration requires proximity

Leadership & Organisations

Collaboration Doesn't Require Physical Proximity

M. Sosa, M. Maoret

Even when colleagues are not in the same office, strong social ties can bridge the gap.
Dear Boss - I Quit

Career

Love Your Job or Leave It? Maybe There's Another Way

Winnie Jiang

How to find meaning in any job and steer your career in a new direction.
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Leadership & Organisations

Cyberloafing Unplugged: Overcoming Online Distractions in the Workplace

Pawel Korzynski

Cyberloafing can be a response to job dissatisfaction associated with high workload, low self-efficacy and poor time management skills.