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December 29, 2021 • by Josef Joffe in Leadership • 5 min read
Merkel made mistakes but she was a rock of stability in turbulent times, and the good news is that her legacy of German stolidity is likely to continue....
December 27, 2021 • by Herminia Ibarra, Kathleen O’Connor in Leadership • 7 min read
Powerful sponsors with specialist training and a deep commitment are needed to help propel women into senior roles....
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December 23, 2021 • by Markus Schmid in Leadership • 9 min read
Research shows that the value that CEOs create for shareholders starts to decline after 14 years in the job, but letting them go early may not always be the best decision....
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December 21, 2021 • by Wendy Smith, Marianne W. Lewis, Josh Keller, Ella Miron-Spektor in Leadership • 10 min read
Conflicting tensions in the workplace are inevitable. Engaging with them can be challenging but also incredibly motivating, according to the latest research....
Family businesses might not spring to mind when we imagine organizations at the vanguard of digital business model innovation. But family-owned enterprises are well-equipped for this journey and offer helpful lessons for...
Many Chinese entrepreneurs who set up businesses during the economic liberalization of the late 1970s and 1980s are nearing retirement age without a willing or well-prepared family heir. It’s a timely reminder...
CEO turnover is rising after a COVID lull as boards place corporate culture and social responsibility at the heart of performance criteria, equal to shareholder value creation....
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The CEO of reinsurance firm Hannover Re is encouraging his staff to draw on the right side of the brain to model various unthinkable future scenarios, potentially as disruptive as COVID-19....
November 1, 2021 • by Stephen Smulowitz, Juan Almandoz in Leadership • 6 min read
Research suggests that CEO stock option schemes combined with a large pay gap can encourage and motivate lower-ranking employees to commit illegal behavior....
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