Issue 88, Autumn 2017

Cover story

Global Perspective
Common purpose: Realigning business, economies, and society

by Colm Kelly and Blair Sheppard

Today’s economic and political upheavals reflect an ongoing misalignment between business and economies (on the one hand) and acceptable societal outcomes (on the other). There is still time to adjust, if we are willing to reexamine some long-held assumptions.

In this issue

Common Purpose: Realigning Business, Economies, and Society; Finance and HR: The Executive Partnership That Transformed a Company; 10 Principles for Leading the Next Industrial Revolution; What the Body Tells Us about Leadership, and More

Technology
10 Principles for Leading the Next Industrial Revolution

by Norbert Schwieters and Bob Moritz

Tools and techniques to ensure your company will stand out in the new age of digitization. See also “A Guide to Leading the Next Industrial Revolution.”
Thought Leaders
What the Body Tells Us about Leadership

by Art Kleiner

In this Thought Leader interview, social presencing theater innovators Otto Scharmer and Arawana Hayashi describe how to develop your management skills through physical awareness. See also “Eileen Fisher on Leadership.”
Global Perspective
It’s all Cass Sunstein’s default

by Sally Helgesen

The law professor who brought behavioral science into public policy believes that with a little intervention, we can all have the freedom to choose wisely.
Strategy & Leadership
GMO
Finance and HR: The Executive Partnership That Transformed a Company

by John Berisford and Jack Callahan

Six years ago, two executives new to their jobs led the strategic transition that remade McGraw-Hill into S&P Global.

Leading Ideas

Capable Dealmaker

Consumer Products
In High Spirits

by Akshat Dubey and Rakesh Mani

How to capitalize on the boom in craft liquors.
s+b Blogs

Organizations & People
Is your company’s diversity training making you more biased?

by David Rock and Heidi Grant

Corporate inclusion programs often trigger an us-versus-them mind-set. But establishing shared goals can help get teams on track.
Young Profs

Thought Leaders
Howard Yu Disrupts Disruptive Innovation

by Laura W. Geller

The IMD professor describes how the accelerating pace of technological change puts new pressures on established companies.
Innovation
Innovation from farm to table

by Barry Jaruzelski, Volker Staack, and Tom Johnson

Investment in agricultural R&D is essential to feeding the world’s growing population.
Healthcare
s+b Trend Watch: The Rise of Counterfeiting

Fraudulent products are booming in the global economy. And although we hear a lot about fake handbags, watches, and other luxury goods, counterfeit drugs are far more common.

Essays

Technology
The New Class of Digital Leaders

by Pierre Péladeau, Mathias Herzog, and Olaf Acker

Faced with organizational challenges, more and more companies are hiring an executive to manage their digital transformation.
Innovation
The Next Big Technology Could Be Nanomaterials

by Jeffrey Rothfeder

Discoveries surrounding a new class of impossibly small and improbably powerful compounds could reshape the materials industry — and the world around us.

Books in Brief

Business Literature
Woman at Work

by Jill Priluck

In a new memoir, Wall Street veteran Sallie Krawcheck recalls her career and her evolution into an entrepreneur and advocate for women in the workplace.
Business Literature
The Science Behind Mental Preparation

by Daniel Gross

In his new book, Daniel McGinn investigates the ways people prepare themselves to perform, taking us beyond the clichés of yoga poses, centering exercises, and nap rooms.

Recent Research

s+b Blogs

140 Characters Can Make or Break Your Brand

by Matt Palmquist

An informal social media style can backfire on an unknown company or boost trust among an audience that is already familiar with the firm.

Trending articles

1.e.l.f. Beauty and rhode are giving the beauty business a makeover
CEOs Tarang Amin and Nick Vlahos discuss how they’re staying true to their shared vision as expectations rise.
2.The Right to Win
Business strategy is at an evolutionary crossroads. It’s time to resolve the long-standing tension between the inherent identity of your organization and the fleeting nature of your competitive advantage.
3.Carlota Perez: The Thought Leader Interview
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.
4.The rise of the eco-friendly consumer
During the pandemic, people have become more sensitive to the environmental impact of their shopping decisions—and companies are responding.
5.The Big, the Bad, and the Beautiful
Size comes in three flavors — scale, scope, and network. Choose wisely from the menu.

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