Leadership Skills
To Navigate Conflict, Prioritize Dignity
Bolstered dignity eases the path to constructive problem-solving and collaboration.
Bolstered dignity eases the path to constructive problem-solving and collaboration.
Savvy companies recognize that, with their support, employee-creators could become their best social media assets.
When humans are in the loop with an AI system, they may not feel a sense of responsibility to intervene if things go wrong.
Digital nudges can encourage reactive thinking and limit employees’ ethical thinking.
Insecure managers who feel threatened by subordinates who have innovative ideas need incentives to change their behavior.
Companies serious about sustainability need to make a business case for investing in lobbying to advance climate policy.
Stock market reactions to the appointment of Black CEOs reflects both positive sentiment and negative biases.
Knowledge sharing platforms may not deliver full value if users are focused on self-promotion, not learning from others.
Many U.S. companies will soon have to follow EU sustainability reporting mandates — and contend with double materiality.
Innovators working on urgent problems need funders who understand deep-tech opportunities and take a long-term view.
Managers who seem to be delivering others’ messages rather than acting autonomously can lose credibility and authority.
Understanding large language models’ limitations can help users discern which tasks they are and are not well suited for.
Companies that want to experiment with generative AI might find open-source models a safer bet than commercial options.
Foreign companies in China should prepare for the possible detention of their executives if a business dispute arises.
To comply with new sustainability rules, consumer brands need much more visibility into products’ chemical compositions.
Simple rules of thumb can result in more effective decision-making than comprehensive analysis.
Facing opposition, businesses are backtracking on DEI commitments, but they should reconsider.
In a polarized culture, market to your brand’s top supporters, who can help build your fan base among skeptics.
Research on stock buybacks does not find evidence that the practice results in the economic costs that critics allege.
Hype around generative AI tools like ChatGPT impede business leaders’ ability to make well-informed technology choices.