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How to make your work break work for you

June 30, 2023 • by Bonnie Hayden Cheng , Alyson Meister in Management • 9 min read

Being more deliberate about how you spend your work breaks can boost energy, focus, and morale, say Bonnie Hayden Cheng and Alyson Meister. Here they outline five strategies to help you effectively...

Revisiting remote working

June 29, 2023 • by John R. Weeks in Management • 8 min read

The debate about remote working has moved on. To decide how much time employees should spend in the office requires a fundamental review of corporate strategy and purpose, argues John Weeks, Professor...

Making the elephant dance: the rise of the Desi CEOs

June 27, 2023 • by Anand Narasimhan in Management • 13 min read

Business leaders of Indian origin are starting to make a real mark globally. Anand Narasimhan examines the reasons behind the change....

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Employee growth vs company performance: resolving the tug of war

June 16, 2023 • by Michael Yaziji, Peter Firnhaber in Management • 3 min read

Rather than avoiding this tension, could organizations use the friction as a catalyst for creative solutions that benefit both parties?...

Five ways to be an ally to your LGBTQ+ colleagues

June 16, 2023 • by Luis Ornelas in Management • 7 min read

A bad experience with just one colleague can negatively impact whether an LGBTQ+ person feels safe at work. Luis Ornelas, a member of the IMD MBA class of 2023, offers his advice...

Lessons from easyJet on how to make your startup take off

June 13, 2023 • by Nirmalya Kumar in Management • 6 min read

More than 20-years after his best-selling case study on easyJet was first published, Nirmalya Kumar reflects on the decisions and actions that helped the startup grow into one of Europe’s leading low-cost...

How to address LGBTQ+ employees' safety

June 12, 2023 • by Josefine van Zanten in Management • 6 min read

Multinational companies must dedicate themselves to ensuring the wellbeing and safety of LGBTQ+ employees, regardless of whether and how these individuals choose to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity....

Why forcing people back to the office as the economy slows is misguided

June 9, 2023 • by Robert Hooijberg in Management • 6 min read

Employees are coming under increasing pressure to return to the office full time. But could organizations benefit from a more flexible approach?...

Happy Families: The unifying force of philanthropy

June 8, 2023 • by Malgorzata Smulowitz, Peter Vogel in Management • 9 min read

Philanthropy can have a powerful galvanizing effect on the broader family business ecosystem – but extracting the greatest benefit requires making trade-offs...

What business leaders must do to avoid extreme AI risks

June 5, 2023 • by Michael D. Watkins, Ralf Weissbeck in Management • 6 min read

With a proliferation of warnings about the extreme risks to humanity posed by AI, business leaders have a responsibility to work together with tech developers to mitigate the dangers rather than exacerbating...

Empathetic assertiveness: piloting tough negotiations