Developing Strategy
Goodbye Structure; Hello Accountability
Agile companies are assigning accountabilities for specific business outcomes to small teams.
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Ethics
The Mindsets of a Leader
A recent study found 6 distinct profiles of leadership based on the query, “Whom do they serve?”
Modesto A. Maidique and Nathan J. Hiller
AI & Machine Learning
The Need for ‘Techno-Supporting Skeptics’
Aspiring leaders need to harbor healthy skepticism of the digital technologies they champion.
Amit S. Mukherjee
Leadership Skills
What the Military Can Teach Organizations About Agility
The U.S. military is experimenting with ways to make faster — and smarter — decisions.
David Gillespie
AI & Machine Learning
Justifying Human Involvement in the AI Decision-Making Loop
AI systems can now make accurate, independent decisions — but they still need human inputs.
Sam Ransbotham
AI & Machine Learning
AI in the Boardroom: The Next Realm of Corporate Governance
Artificial intelligence helps doctors make better diagnoses. It can do the same for corporate leaders.
Barry Libert, Megan Beck, and Mark Bonchek
Managing Your Career
Your Time Is Limited, So Choose Your Projects Wisely
Making the right decision about which projects to pursue should be easy. But it often isn’t.
Leslie Brokaw
When People Don’t Trust Algorithms
University of Chicago’s Berkeley Dietvorst explains why we can’t let go of human judgment — to our own detriment.
Berkeley J. Dietvorst, interviewed by Paul Michelman
Developing Strategy
Harnessing the Secret Structure of Innovation
Innovation success is the result of a deliberate search using key information signals.
Martin Reeves, Thomas Fink, Ramiro Palma, and Johann Harnoss
Developing Strategy
Building a More Intelligent Enterprise
Companies should blend the power of computers with insights into human decision making.
Paul J.H. Schoemaker and Philip E. Tetlock
Leadership Skills
A Leader’s List for 2017
These dozen commitments guide how I’ll make decisions, engage with others, and focus on what matters.
Paul Michelman
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Why Your Company Needs Data Translators
Miscommunications between decision makers and data scientists are common. Enter the data translator.
Chris Brady, Mike Forde, and Simon Chadwick
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Duped by Data
A series of small errors in data can lead to major mistakes.
Sam Ransbotham
Analytics & Business Intelligence
A Data-Driven Approach to Customer Relationships
South Africa’s Nedbank uses analytics to help its clients reassess their customer relationships.
Laura Winig
Disruption
Every Company Is a Tech Company and Tech Is No Longer an Industry
What’s happening this week at the intersection of management and technology.
Theodore Kinni
Leadership Skills
Stop Jumping to Solutions!
To get the best results from a decision matrix, managers should expand the options used to frame it.
Albrecht Enders, Andreas König, and Jean-Louis Barsoux
Developing Strategy
How Scenario Planning Influences Strategic Decisions
New research finds scenario-based decision making helps increase executives’ strategic flexibility.
Shardul Phadnis, Chris Caplice, and Yossi Sheffi
IT Governance & Leadership
“Information” vs “Communication”: The Battle to Influence Decision Making
Raffaella Sadun explains how two traditionally connected technologies seem to pull companies in opposing directions
Raffaella Sadun (Harvard Business School), interviewed by Frieda Klotz
Climate Change
Tradeoffs in Sustainability-Oriented Innovations
The sustainability tradeoff isn’t just profit vs. planet — it’s also short term vs. long term.
Tima Bansal, Hadi Chapardar, and Joel Gehman
Managing Your Career
What Companies Should Learn About Social Media From American Politics
Companies looking to social media for guidance in decision making should be wary of the “filter bubble” effect.