Sustainability
The Four Fatal Mistakes Holding Back Circular Business Models
Incumbent manufacturing companies face four key challenges as they shift to circular business models.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Why Social Responsibility Produces More Resilient Organizations
Companies put themselves at risk by making four key mistakes with corporate social responsibility.
Sarah Kaplan
Analytics & Business Intelligence
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The emerging frugal economy, ethical employee surveillance, and building organizational AI capabilities.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
The Rising Frugal Economy
Today’s leaders can reinvent our dysfunctional economy for increased financial, social, and ecological benefits.
Navi Radjou
Leading Change
The Age of Accelerating Strategy Breakthroughs
Companies that show the most agility and resilience in responding to the global pandemic pursue four main strategies.
John Romeo, Hanna Moukanas, and Greg Rung
Financial Management & Risk
How to Reconcile Your Shareholders With Other Stakeholders
Identify which stakeholders will create long-term value for shareholders.
Paul Strebel, Didier Cossin, and Mahwesh Khan
Supply Chains & Logistics
Maximizing the Benefits of B2B Supplier Diversification
Often dismissed as a “feel good” option, B2B supplier diversity initiatives can reap financial rewards.
Simha Mummalaneni and Jonathan Z. Zhang
Sustainability
COVID-19, Climate, and the Clean Economy: Gigatrends Changing the World
It’s time to rethink resilience, in the context of sustainability and the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Andrew Winston and Paul Michelman
Climate Change
COVID-19, Climate Change, and the Forces Shaping Our Future
Author Andrew Winston says lessons from crises like COVID-19 can help us create a more sustainable future.
Paul Michelman
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Responsibility in the Digital Era
It’s time to merge sustainability and digitization, too often treated as separate concerns.
Michael Wade
Corporate Social Responsibility
Leading With Your Head and Your Heart
CEOs who manage crises using intuition, logic, and emotion are the best role models.
Navi Radjou and Prasad Kaipa
AI & Machine Learning
The Best of This Week
The future workforce and navigating corporate strategy and growth in a world in climate crisis.
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Climate Change
How Will Companies Respond to the Risk of Climate Change?
Our experts weigh in on whether corporations are now planning for the risks climate change poses.
Climate Change
The Pros and Cons of ‘Growth’
Our economy cannot use resources at the pace it has if we want to keep the planet livable.
Andrew Winston
Climate Change
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Slack makes us miserable, automated vehicles’ future, and a CEO letter confronts climate change.
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Climate Change
The Environmental Benefits of Digital Design
Smart companies can take advantage of digital platforms to see financial and sustainability gains.
Gregory C. Unruh and David Kiron
AI & Machine Learning
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Preparing for CEO turnover, demystifying AI, and operating in the age of online outrage.
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Climate Change
Should Businesses Stop Flying to Fight Climate Change?
Flying makes up 3% of emissions. Is it justifiable if you’re battling the other 97%?
Andrew Winston
Corporate Social Responsibility
Can We End the Crisis of Agency?
In the face of feeling powerless, doing small things can make a huge difference.
Paul Michelman
AI & Machine Learning
The Best of This Week
Must-reads for managing in a digital age: tech giants on privacy, influencer marketing done right, climate change.