Art Kleiner

In interviews conducted before his untimely death, C.K. Prahalad — the sage of core competencies and the bottom of the pyramid — looked back on his career and talked about the way ideas evolve.

Mark Anderson, the high-tech industry’s most accurate prognosticator, foresees an economic landscape still under the stress of too much liquidity — and decision makers still in denial.

Political risk expert Ian Bremmer argues that the prevailing Western corporate model faces stiff competition from government-controlled economies.

INSEAD’s expert on leadership development clarifies how self-awareness can break the destructive pattern of corporate narcissism.

To change an organization from within, it helps to understand four basic circulatory systems, analogous to the channels of communication in a living body.

Booz & Company’s Edward Tse believes that, despite the challenges in today’s headlines, companies should take a long-term view when shaping their China strategy.

Managing author Henry Mintzberg believes that to improve business schools, we must first understand the essence of what managers do.

For The Innovator’s Prescription coauthor Jason Hwang, the real solution to health-care costs lies in the business models that incumbent companies have not yet embraced — but can no longer ignore.

MIT’s theorist of productivity draws a link between innovation in management practice and ongoing prosperity.

To economist W. Brian Arthur, the value of innovation depends on harnessing the natural progression of shared knowledge.

A leading proponent of natural capital valuation says we can build long-term prosperity by assigning prices to the ecosystems next door.

The CEO of Silicon Valley–based design firm IDEO contends that elegant, customer-centric design stems from a simple set of thinking practices.

Noble Group CEO Richard Elman discusses risk, opportunity, and his growth strategy for the commodities business.

A long-standing champion of high-tech innovation foresees a fundamental shift toward more transparent institutions and a more relationship-driven economy.

In recovering from a crisis, ethical business practice and high performance aren’t opposed.

The most valuable management principles and practices often started as countercultural — and many continue to be. In this Webinar, Art Kleiner will discuss the nature of corporations and the role of the heretics — the people who raise difficult questions on behalf of the organizations they work for. These days, with conventional wisdom failing, heretics are needed more than ever.

How to rebuild your capabilities for long-term growth in a time of turmoil.

The CEO of Europe’s second-largest utility says that energy companies must adapt in a fast-changing global marketplace.

Public relations guru Robert Dilenschneider on getting ahead when everyone else is concerned about falling behind.

The seer of “semiglobalization” argues for appreciating regional distinctions.

Change may be certain, but for a business decision maker, some changes have more impact than others. Here are eight trends that will make the greatest difference in 2008.

How to build an organization in which executives will flourish.

Corporate courage has faltered in the wake of September 11, 2001, and the dot-com crash. Management expert Margaret Wheatley says that leaders must face reality — and maybe abandon e-mail.

The dean of Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School shows how networks are fundamentally changing the nature of government.

Robert Hormats, an international finance expert and the author of The Price of Liberty: Paying for America's Wars, describes the problems with current U.S. fiscal policy, and how to adjust the country's spending for present and future global battles.

The author of Ahead of the Curve explains the mysteries of the business cycle.

A champion of decentralized management shows how better education means competitive advantage, but only if school principals are treated like business unit managers.

According to this influential long-wave theorist, the world is due for a technological and economic boom that truly lifts all boats. When? That’s up to us.