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Balancing empathy with authority: Setting boundaries doesn’t make you an unethical leader

April 2, 2026 • by Chloé Christopoulos in Coaching Corner • 6 min read • Audio availableAudio available

Joanna's fear that setting boundaries would make her unkind cast her team adrift. Chloé Christopoulos says clarity and accountability are not departures from care, but expressions of it ...

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The 4 strategic personas of GenAI – which one are you? 

August 26, 2025 • by Konstantinos Trantopoulos , Yash Raj Shrestha, Amit M. Joshi, Michael R. Wade, Jingqi Liu in AI • 3 min read

Generative AI (GenAI) promises massive transformation, but only if strategy and execution align. After studying 100 GenAI implementations across sectors, we’ve found that most firms fall into four GenAI personas. Each reflects...

LGBTQ-Economic Performance

Why LGBTQ+ inclusion still drives economic performance

August 20, 2025 • by Francesca Annalisa Petrella, Fernando Alonso Pérez-Chao, Luca Condosta in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 9 min read

While support for workplace LGBTQ+ programs has dropped to just 38% globally, cities with strong inclusion policies demonstrate four times higher human capital performance and double the innovation scores than their less...

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