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How to Make Property Work Better for Society

In their new book, Eric A. Posner and E. Glen Weyl argue that rethinking the ownership of assets can lead to greater economic efficiency and equality. See also “Summer Reading: 8 Business Books – in Pictures”

June 26, 2018 by Mark Gimein

Related tags: academics, authors, book reviews, business literature, economy, ethics, social responsibility, stakeholders
How to Banish Bad Habits from Your Company

Freek Vermeulen explains why unhelpful practices go unnoticed and suggests how rooting them out can help innovation.

February 5, 2018 by Jeremy Grant

Related tags: academics, banking, decision making, disruption, innovative companies, management strategies, organizations
Reimagining Effective Cross-Functional Teams

Three guardrails must be in place to allow these groups to perform well within an organization.

November 20, 2017 by Sally Blount and Paul Leinwand

Related tags: academics, culture, leadership, management ideas, organizational behavior
Best Business Books 2017: Strategy

Animal Spirits

November 7, 2017 by Ken Favaro

Related tags: academics, best business books, capabilities, change management, disruption, innovation, leadership, neuroscience, psychology, strategy
How to Cultivate Leadership That Is Honed to Solve Problems

Achieve breakthroughs by bringing together experts who love challenges.

October 30, 2017 by Deborah Ancona and Hal Gregersen

Related tags: academics, anti-leadership, collaboration, leadership, MIT, teams
Why Larry Smarr Is Pioneering Collaborative Innovation

Larry Smarr has become a vital conductor of innovation by insisting that scientists and researchers at the incubators he runs collaborate across the lines that separate disciplines.

October 9, 2017 by Lawrence M. Fisher

Related tags: academics, collaboration, disruption, healthcare, innovation, innovation strategy, leadership, technology
Best Business Books 2016: Economy

The Crisis Is Over: Welcome to the New Crisis

October 31, 2016 by J. Bradford DeLong

Related tags: academics, best business books, economic crisis, economics, finance, financial crisis, innovation, productivity
Best Business Books 2016: Management

Pre-Suasion, Problem Solving, and Process Design

October 31, 2016 by Theodore Kinni

Related tags: academics, best business books, coaching, integrity, leadership, management, talent
Best Business Books 2016: Talent & Leadership

Thinking It Through

October 31, 2016 by Sally Helgesen

Related tags: academics, best business books, coaching, integrity, leadership, management, talent
The Organization Man and Woman

A look back at a classic study of 1950s-era corporate culture sheds light on how companies can make the workplace more hospitable to strivers of all genders.

October 10, 2016 by Sally Helgesen

Related tags: academics, change management, culture, diversity, human resources, leadership, talent development
In the Country of the MBAs

What you need to learn before you start studying management.

August 24, 2016 by Art Kleiner

Related tags: academics, education, leadership, management, management ideas
At Graduation Time, Sunny Teenagers vs. Glum Professionals

Relentless waves of disruption can make it difficult for people to envision a bright future in their own field.

June 23, 2016 by Daniel Gross

Related tags: academics, careers, education, innovation, media, U.S. jobs
How Superbosses Can Transform Your Talent Strategy

For Dartmouth professor Syd Finkelstein, “glorious bastards” such as Larry Ellison, “iconoclasts” such as Alice Waters, and “nurturers” such as Jon Stewart are models for the next generation of leadership development.

June 7, 2016 by Art Kleiner

Related tags: academics, business books, career development, ceo, ceo succession, corporate leaders, leadership, leadership books, leadership development, management books, mentors, succession planning, talent development, thought leaders, training
The Business Beat

What corporate leaders can learn from the “broken windows” approach to policing.

August 12, 2015 by Sally Helgesen

Related tags: culture, ethics, outsourcing, coaching, academics
Lotte Bailyn Is Redefining the Rules of Work and Family

Debates over paid leave, wage increases, and flexible work arrangements, says the MIT professor, all stem from a larger assumption that personal and business needs are in conflict.

August 10, 2015 by Laura W. Geller

Related tags: academics, leaders, research, success, technology
Why Less Is More

In his new book, marketing guru Philip Kotler identifies debt-supported consumer spending as a flaw of capitalism — along with 13 other shortcomings.

June 16, 2015 by Deepali Srivastava

Related tags: economy, economics, stakeholders, investing, academics
When the Search for People Skills Backfires

Job ads that specifically seek team players can have the unintended downside of scaring away potential hires with technical rather than collaborative skill sets.

April 16, 2015 by Matt Palmquist

Related tags: skills, academics, advertising, trust, data
CEMEX: An Emerging Market Multinational

The most profitable global company in the cement industry expanded from Mexico by building world-class capabilities.

April 13, 2015 by Pankaj Ghemawat

Related tags: multinationals, ethics, delivery, academics, europe
Hey, Leaders: Stop Thinking So Much and Just Do It

To reach your true leadership potential, writes INSEAD professor Herminia Ibarra, push yourself outside your comfort zone.

March 25, 2015 by Daniel Gross

Related tags: research, academics, board, leadership, culture
Learning from the Persuasive Genius of Great Leaders

The art of framing is an essential skill for executives who want to motivate and inspire.

March 23, 2015 by Elizabeth Doty

Related tags: communication, coaching, startups, academics, motivation
Kristin Behfar on How We Fight at Work, and Why It Matters

The Darden School of Business professor describes a new framework for predicting conflict outcomes.

March 2, 2015 by Laura W. Geller

Related tags: communication, culture, research, delivery, academics
Why Achieving Work-Life Harmony Is More Valuable than Striving for Work-Life Balance

The author of a new book says it’s more productive to integrate your career with your passions, talents, and service to others.

February 9, 2015 by Susan Cramm

Related tags: training, research, cio, coaching, academics
The Hard Work of Invention

Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute and author of Steve Jobs, plumbs the history of digitization to get to the roots of successful innovation.

January 28, 2015 by Marc Levinson

Related tags: innovation, digitization, biographies, innovators, academics
A Sprinter’s Guide to Project Management

Jeff Sutherland, codeveloper of scrum, explains how to raise the success rate of your company’s initiatives using the software development method.

January 12, 2015 by Edward H. Baker

Related tags: academics, education, success, execution, design
Leadership Insights from a Special Needs Parent

Raising a child with disabilities showed me what it takes to be an effective leader.

December 1, 2014 by David Lancefield

Related tags: leaders, brain, academics, motivation, writers

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How to Make Property Work Better for Society

How to Banish Bad Habits from Your Company

Reimagining Effective Cross-Functional Teams

Best Business Books 2017: Strategy

How to Cultivate Leadership That Is Honed to Solve Problems

Why Larry Smarr Is Pioneering Collaborative Innovation

Best Business Books 2016: Economy

Best Business Books 2016: Management

Best Business Books 2016: Talent & Leadership

The Organization Man and Woman

In the Country of the MBAs

At Graduation Time, Sunny Teenagers vs. Glum Professionals

How Superbosses Can Transform Your Talent Strategy

The Business Beat

Lotte Bailyn Is Redefining the Rules of Work and Family

Why Less Is More

When the Search for People Skills Backfires

CEMEX: An Emerging Market Multinational

Hey, Leaders: Stop Thinking So Much and Just Do It

Learning from the Persuasive Genius of Great Leaders

Kristin Behfar on How We Fight at Work, and Why It Matters

Why Achieving Work-Life Harmony Is More Valuable than Striving for Work-Life Balance

The Hard Work of Invention

A Sprinter’s Guide to Project Management

Leadership Insights from a Special Needs Parent

Most Popular on s+b

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Melissa Snover’s Recipe for Sweet Success

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