leadership
Rooted in Vedic philosophy, “anupalabdhi” — or “non-apprehension” — can help you exploit gaps in the market.
Step 1: Don’t solve the wrong problem.
New tech is a double-edged sword. Integration can be expensive and perilous: Mess up the adoption and jobs are on the line.
Defamiliarization is a common tool in the arts. Here we learn how seeing things from a different angle can lead to billion-dollar success.
Your organization won’t become a “data democracy” organically — shared knowledge is key.
Every organization has a power block of dutiful but unappreciated talent. Here’s an effective plan for engagement.
Get rid of the notion that the best employees come from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
When leaders connect enterprise ambition with the driving spirit of activism, everyone wins.
A “stakehodler” has both a voice and a vote, an economic interest in how each network stewards important global resources.
Huge shifts in the workforce demand real-world changes in management practices; “command-and-control” no longer cuts it.
Generative AI — driven by large language models — has the potential to destroy or supercharge most businesses. Now is the time to pivot.
Successful alpha leadership is more about caring and healing than dog-eat-dog supremacy.
Frustrating failures sometimes lead to great breakthroughs.
Individuals and organizations can maintain a strong and enduring identity by repeatedly remaking themselves.
Research consistently points to a set of leadership skills that are high-impact, difficult to develop, and not easily replicated by technology.
Being a good leader requires emotional capital, which is one reason why many bosses are so bad at it.
“You’re not punished for failing, you’re punished for not trying.” Former Uber exec Emil Michael on how to truly achieve success.
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Whether you’re a leader looking to ramp up team output or just trying to improve your skill set, hard work alone is not enough.
Psychopathic tendencies may be present to some extent in all of us. New research is reframing this often sensationalized and maligned set of traits and finding some positive twists.
If you’ve looked for a job recently, you may have encountered the personality test. You may also have wondered if it was backed by scientific research.
The talent of management should be unleashed toward the management of talent. Many companies are doing the opposite.
Roosevelt had become president but not in the way he wanted. Still, he understood that he had been given the rare opportunity to make history.
Functional complex systems arise from functional simple systems. Failing to heed this advice can and will lead to disaster.
University College London professor Brian Klaas exposes the ugly truth about world leaders.
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In an age of high quit rates, struggling low-wage employees, and tone-deaf leadership, the call for “good jobs” makes great sense.
Our brains are hardwired to find fault. The best managers don’t let this steer how they interact with their team.
We commonly stereotype psychopaths as criminals, but there are probably more in upper management.
An emerging leaders program can help organizations harness leaders from the inside. Read on to learn how to design one.
Not all conflict is bad. Expert Priya Parker explains how “heat” can be harnessed for good.
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The Shirky Principle states that “institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.”