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Information technology can reduce the transaction costs of using markets. For labor markets, however, the costs have merely been transferred from business to workers....
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The energy trilemma: why it pays to get the balance right
September 2, 2025 • by Ann-Christin Andersen , Karl Schmedders in Magazine • 9 min read • 
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Dealing with the conflicting demands of price, sustainability, and security of energy supplies is challenging, but it’s a useful way to assess your firm’s resilience and agility....
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Potential or performance? We should value and reward bothÂ
September 18, 2024 • by Peter Attfield in Magazine • 6 min read
Organizations place too much emphasis on ‘high potential’ leadership talent at the expense of people who can deliver value in other ways....
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Talent’s new lexicon: Agility, adaptability, and ambidexterity
September 13, 2024 • by Tania Lennon, Misiek Piskorski in Magazine • 9 min read
Long-trusted ways of leadership talent development are outmoded. Is it time for a radical rethink?...
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How to cultivate expertise in an age of obsolescenceÂ
September 11, 2024 • by Sarena Lin , Tania Lennon in Magazine • 7 min read
How leaders can retain cutting-edge expertise as the lifecycle of skills shrinks....
Human creativity: Drawing on untapped potential
September 4, 2024 • by Heather Cairns-Lee, Jasmina Djordjevic in Magazine • 9 min read
In a world of AI, drawing on the untapped potential of the human capabilities of creativity and imagination is perhaps more important than ever for leaders....
Museum of art that exhibits appetite for risk and innovation
August 30, 2024 • by Adam Levine in Magazine • 6 min read
The Toledo Museum of Art takes a novel approach to bringing art to the masses, unusual in a sector dominated by conservative thinking....
Eureka! The art of creative thinking in a digital world
August 23, 2024 • by Luc de Brabandere , Jonas Leyder, Lina Benmehrez in Magazine • 9 min read
In today's fast-paced world, guidance is needed not on what to think but how to think....
Command and control kill creativity and fresh thinking
August 16, 2024 • by George Kohlrieser in Magazine • 5 min read
Give employees time to experiment, let them take risks, and learn to embrace failure....
The beginner’s guide to starting an art collection
August 14, 2024 • by Magnus Resch in Magazine • 8 min read
Bestselling author and art market expert Magnus Resch shares insights that every collector should consider before making their first purchase....
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