Who blinks first? Making the first offer in negotiations
 Increase your chances of negotiation success – not by holding your cards close to your chest but by making the first offer. Jennifer Jordan explains how to use this tactic to your...

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Turn AI into your thought-leadership partner: four key practices to sustain flow, align ideas, and boost strategic clarity....
Continue readingOctober 8, 2024 • by Jennifer Jordan in Brain Circuits • 2 min read
 Increase your chances of negotiation success – not by holding your cards close to your chest but by making the first offer. Jennifer Jordan explains how to use this tactic to your...
October 7, 2024 in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
The governance aspect of ESG is a fundamental driver of environmental and social quality, but identifying companies characterized by good governance is a hard trick to pull off. Take this simple quiz to see...
October 4, 2024 • by Ann-Christin Andersen , Achim Plueckebaum, Michael R. Wade, Anja Lagodny, Corinne Avelines in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Hiring a Chief AI Officer is all the rage, but not all organizations need such a role. Whether yours does will depend largely on where you are at in terms of working...
October 3, 2024 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Our creative strengths drive our ideas. Yet, if we overplay them, they can drain that creative energy and become self-sabotaging loops....
October 2, 2024 • by Jennifer Jordan in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Parent-child dynamics are appropriate between actual parents and children, but not in the workplace. Leaders sometimes act as parents to middle managers, seeing them as incapable of taking the initiative; while middle...
October 1, 2024 • by Peter Vogel, Malgorzata Smulowitz in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Philanthropic foundations are combining resources to tackle grand challenges and increase impact. Here are six simple learnings for all organizations looking to forge partnerships with others....
September 30, 2024 • by Julia Binder in Brain Circuits • 2 min read
In today’s rapidly evolving market environment, businesses face growing pressure to move beyond the outdated ‘take-make-waste’ model. The future belongs to those who embrace circular, resource-efficient, and regenerative practices. But how can...
September 27, 2024 • by Morra Aarons-Mele, Rita McGrath, Andrew Barnes, Poornima Luthra in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
On any given day, more than 20% of Americans come to work with a diagnosed mental illness. Here are seven things leaders can do to combat an epidemic of work-related stress....
September 26, 2024 • by Öykü Işık, Amit Joshi in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Not all risks posed by GenAI are the same. Here’s how to identify the four distinct types and manage them accordingly...
September 25, 2024 • by Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
The most successful executive teams can achieve great things but can also pose management challenges and must be led so they are productive, not destructive. Take this simple test to check whether...
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