It’s easy to view the debates between company leaders and employees over return-to-office mandates as overreaction on both sides: out-of-touch senior executives who don’t understand that the world has changed versus pampered, entitled, and unmotivated workers.…

Celebrity shareholders offer several major benefits. Their investment signals market confidence, attracting institutional and retail investors. High-profile investors can sway other stakeholders, creating a ripple effect that boosts stock demand. Celebrity…

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Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson walks through how to restore trust and communication in a broken team.

Companies can greatly reduce their risk of failure by carefully navigating five critical steps.

President Donald Trump’s drive to rebuild the U.S. manufacturing sector ignores the reality that expanding manufacturing jobs alone won’t be enough to rebuild the American middle class. Even more important is turning service jobs into ones that are highly…

Change is no longer an occasional disruption but a constant. Employees are now experiencing five times more planned change initiatives than they did just a decade ago. Add unrealistic goals, and the result is predictable: disengagement, burnout, and a sharp…

A major source of unease around AI is how its advance can make societies’ existing inequities even worse—a systemic phenomenon called “artificial inequality.” This happens as socioeconomic opportunities and outcomes are concentrated within narrow societal…

Corporate boards often rely on backward-looking data when selecting CEOs, leading to flawed decisions. To improve the selection process, boards should ask candidates to create a growth plan that outlines their vision for the company’s future, providing a…

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How do you want to be remembered? For senior leaders and those aspiring to the C-suite, this is an important reminder. While it’s natural to focus on big goals and results,  it’s the quieter choices that leave a deeper imprint. To shape that kind of legacy…

Maintaining human oversight of AI is crucial, especially with the rise of agentic AI, which can perform complex tasks with minimal supervision. Innovation should not compromise on quality, and real-world feedback is essential for identifying unintended behaviors…

To combat rising employee burnout, many companies have championed wellness programs and encouraged a renewed focus on work-life balance. But a new study found that even when leaders recognized that detaching from work boosts employee well-being and improves…

AI-powered chatbots are becoming the new standard for managing product inquiries, complaints, and refunds, but customers are walking away from chatbot interactions feeling underwhelmed. Most companies try to fix this by engineering better AI models into their…

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A conversation with author Whitney Johnson on recovering from a career disruption.

The integration of generative AI into the workplace represents a tremendous opportunity to enhance productivity, creativity, and innovation. But new research shows that it can have a downside: a study of over 3,500 people found that using AI tools led to…

Serendipity has led to many scientific breakthroughs. For instance, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin while doing research on influenza. But unlike scientists, business leaders and managers are reluctant to embrace serendipity. To some extent, this…

A case study on sustaining a brand’s positive momentum.

IMD Business School’s Arnaud Chevallier explains how five types of questions can improve your strategic decision-making.