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Spotting and Backing Intrapreneurs
Cognitive neuroscientist, Lynda Shaw, explains how to understand and support intrapreneurs
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Inspiring Inclusive Innovation
Rotman professor, Sarah Kaplan, champions inclusive product and service innovation—for social good and competitive advantage
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Transformative Leadership Training
For Thomas Misslin, transformation rather than training is the aim of executive education at emlyon business school
BOOK REVIEW
Five Ages of People at Work
A timely call for today’s five-generation workforces to find inclusive and integrated ways of working
BOOK REVIEW
Customer Centricity Explained
Wharton School Press launch a timely guide to perhaps the most important marketing concept of recent times
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Elevate Your Leadership Signature
MIT Sloan Executive Education Professor Deborah Ancona suggests four capabilities to strengthen your ‘leadership signature’ and be truly transformational in a changing world
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Creating Resilience to Cyber Risk
Keri Pearlson, Executive Director of Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan, calls on executives to look beyond IT driven cybersecurity and create holistic resilience to cyber risk
BOOK REVIEW
Choosing What Leadership Is For
Patrick Faniel demonstrates the power of clear restricted focus and the danger of spreading leadership attention too thinly
BOOK REVIEW
Self-Development for Leaders
Rotman’s Maja Djikic reveals how to discover your purpose and fulfil your whole-life potential through lasting change
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Time to Apply Generative AI
MIT Sloan’s Paul McDonagh-Smith encourages an optimistic approach to employing generative AI at work
BOOK REVIEW
Sourcing Supply Responsibly
A practical guide to sustainable corporate sourcing and running a scandal-free supply chain
BOOK REVIEW
Gov’t Mission Meets Business Venture
An impassioned call to build a mission-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem to address societal challenges
BOOK REVIEW
A Battle for Secure Jobs in the AI Era
A unique call-to-action for safeguarding career prospects in a time of AI disruption
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Three key areas of expertise at emlyon business school
emlyon business school benefits from three deep and longstanding areas of expertise which it leverages to support companies meet the fast-developing challenges of business today
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Intrapreneurship with emlyon for competitive advantage
emlyon pioneers in inspiring and equipping intrapreneurs for business success
RESEARCH
Mid-Life Crisis Is No Joke
A call for HR professionals to support employees suffering a mid-life crisis
RESEARCH
Upping Employees’ Sense of Belonging
A new study stresses the need to foster organizational belonging and offers ways to measure it
VIDEO
Myth Busting in ESG!
WEBINAR RECORDING: Prof. Walid Hejazi, Andrea Barrack, and Susan McGeachie explore and debunk some of the enduring myths surrounding ESG
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Developing Leaders Quarterly
Developing Leaders Quarterly magazine is available on subscription in print and online formats
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Don't Resign, Reassign!
The iOpener Institute’s job crafting initiative can help you improve your happiness at work—small changes to make a big difference
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Options for Leadership Learning
In-person, live online, self-paced online, coaching—the options for developing leadership skills are many. CCL experts use research-based evidence to help you find the right fit for your organization
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Developing Healthcare Leaders
A conversation with Brian Golden, Professor in Health Sector Strategy at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management
WEBINAR
Choosing a Leadership Learning Method
Webinar recording: CCL experts compare research-based leadership development methods—to help you choose the right fit for your leaders and organization
WEBINAR
Providing Ethical Clarity to Your AI Business Decisions
Watch back our virtual Q&A with Dr. Monica Lopez-Gonzalez for some much-needed clarity around this critical challenge.
BOOK REVIEW
Navigating to Equity and Inclusion
Georgetown’s Ella Washington maps the corporate journey from good intentions to truly establishing a diverse and inclusive workplace
RESEARCH
Ethical Organizations' Unethical Behaviour
RSM’s Professor Muel Kaptein explains how good people in good organizations slip into bad unethical practices
BOOK REVIEW
Defending Human Centred Innovation
Mauro Porcini’s impassioned plea for people-centred, world-changing innovation
RESEARCH
The De-humanizing Effect of AI Hiring
New study reveals a rarely discussed downside to using AI algorithms in recruitment
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Why Workplaces Need a Wellbeing Strategy
Dr Redzo Mujcic, explores the link between organizational performance and workplace wellbeing—and describes the thinking behind Warwick Business School’s ‘Creating Value Through Workplace Wellbeing’ course
RESEARCH
Solving Managers' Gender Disparity
St. Gallen University study reveals the roots causes of gender disparity at middle and senior management level and offers some solutions
WEBINAR
Supply Chain Disruption: From The Back Office To The Boardroom [ROUNDTABLE]
Video recording: A virtual roundtable and open Q&A, focused on four crucial elements of today’s global supply chain debate: talent, leadership, strategy, and resilience
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Diversity with a Difference
Michigan University’s Debotri Dhar argues for a nuanced framing of diversity in organizations to promote, not only social justice, but also innovation, conflict management, and talent retention
RESEARCH
Pros and Cons of Face-to-Face
LSE study reveals that effective communication, essential to all group success, is usually best face-to-face—but not always
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Threats to Cyber Security
Advice from St. Gallen University’s Samir Aliyev amid a gathering storm of potential cyber risk
RESEARCH
The Impact of Executive Education
Dr Wendy Shepherd discusses the unique research behind Cranfield Executive Development’s Annual Impact Report
WEBINAR
Nature and Business [Webinar Recording]
Formulating real business solutions to action the words of COP26 and COP15
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A Blueprint for Smart Decisions
Rotman School of Management’s Anne Bowers discusses how to develop a strategy for competitive advantage
WEBINAR
How to Arrange Remote Work to Boost Employee Satisfaction
In this video recorded webinar Georgetown McDonough’s Jason Schloetzer discusses how remote working arrangements affect employee satisfaction and retention
RESEARCH
How Future Fit Companies Excel
Research from Vodafone and LSE reveals a close correlation between being ‘fit for the future’, commercial performance, and social impact
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The Disciplined Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship is a non-linear yet systematic process that can and should be learned to help solve our biggest challenges. MIT’s Bill Aulet shows us how it can be done
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The ‘Third Way’ to Innovate
In a brutally competitive market sometimes a great product just isn’t enough. MIT Sloan’s David Robertson uses the corporate journey of LEGO® to provide a fascinating look beyond ‘incremental’ and ‘disruptive’ innovation, and offers a ‘third way’ to innovate, when a great product isn't enough
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The Danger of False ESG Claims
University of St Gallen compliance expert explains how good ESG (Environment Social Governance) intentions create legal, ethical, or reputational liability
RESEARCH
Equality Drive by Women in Finance
A WIBF and LSE’s framework for promoting gender equality in the finance sector offers lessons for all
WEBINAR
How Can We Improve Algorithmic Fairness?
In this video recording, LSE’s Kate Vredenburgh provides essential insights into fairness and the fair use of algorithms in AI decision-making
RESEARCH
The Return of Craft Work
New research shows how ‘craft’ as a way of work organization can offer solutions to today’s workplace challenges
WEBINAR
Multi-Generational Change Agents: New Leadership Lessons from Family Business
In this video MIT Sloan’s John Davis offers universal insights into leadership, learned from successful family enterprises
REPORT
Redesigning and Reimagining Executive Education
Impressions, insights and takeaways from UNICON’s Annual Workshop 2021, hosted by the University of St. Gallen’s Executive School of Management, Technology and Law (ES-HSG)
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Igniting Innovation
HEC Paris’ Jean-Rémi Gratadour offers valuable keys to meeting the challenges of innovation in disrupted times
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Competition Law vs the Tech Giants
LSE’s Niamh Dunne, Associate Professor of Law, discusses the challenges facing competition law as it seeks to deal with the evolving problems posed by Big Tech
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Business Model Innovation Meets Organizational Design
Influential author and Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan, Bill Fischer offers concrete tips on leading business model innovation—and reveals the importance of organizational design in the process
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Developing Leaders eMagazine - Issue 37
Scoping the way forward for executive education — how the pandemic has accelerated changes already afoot in the corporate learning sector and what the future holds
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Apprenticeship Levy for Leaders
Now in its fourth year the Senior Leader Apprenticeship, a leadership pathway co-created by large UK employers including Aon and Cranfield School of Management and powered by the Apprenticeship Levy is beginning to form a dynamic new playbook for others to follow
REPORT
Developing Future Leaders - New Report
A new report from IEDP highlights the critical skills needed in business today―and the latest routes to acquiring them
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Creating Intelligence in Times of Uncertainty
Why you should be making decisions right now
EVENT
Financial Analysis for HR Professionals
A new Rotman initiative aims to give HR executives enough financial savvy to contribute effectively at the highest level
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Innovation, Purposeful Leadership and Inclusive Growth: The Three Pillars that Drive Us Forward
Anne Valérie Corboz, Associate Dean HEC Paris Executive Education, in conversation
BOOK REVIEW
The Imaginative Organization
How to unleash new ideas, creativity and innovation to create your company’s future
WEBINAR
How To Diagnose Misalignment to Improve Post-Pandemic Recovery
Join Saïd Business School’s Dr Jonathan Trevor, on Wednesday 14th April, to learn how to lead strategic re-alignment for post-pandemic success
RESOURCE
Partnership for Sustainability
An exemplary learning collaboration between Michigan Ross School of Business, The University of Michigan’s ERB Institute and The Dow Chemical Company
RESOURCE
IWD: Choose to Challenge Gender Bias
A complimentary e-book for female entrepreneurs on International Women’s Day from the Cranfield School of Management Executive Education team
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Embracing Change
Aston’s Corporate Client Solutions team embraced the change of a pandemic-enforced pivot to virtual. The lessons they learned show a path to flourishing results in customised executive development delivered online
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Diversity, Inclusion and Disability
Thom Dennis and Jane Hatton offer 12 ways to stop tokenism and break the stigma of disability in the workforce
Applying Behavioural Science
An authoritative guide to becoming a behaviourally informed organization
BOOK REVIEW
Inside the Leader’s Brain
Wharton professor Michael Platt reveals how neuroscience can transform leadership and team performance
REPORT
Stimulating Strategic Philanthropy
Cambridge Judge Business School report calls for philanthropists in the Global North and Global South to collaborate better beyond the pandemic
EVENT
Innovation: Shaping Executive Education in the 4IR - Part Three
Impressions, insights and takeaways from Day Three of UNICON’s Team Development Conference 2020 hosted by Thunderbird School of Global Management
WEBINAR
Algorithmic Business Thinking
MIT Sloan Executive Education’s Paul McDonagh-Smith explains how algorithms and the technologies behind can drive your organization forward
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How L&D Steers Organizational Change
Cranfield University’s Wendy Shepherd and Steve Macaulay explain what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to L&D’s role in transformational change
WEBINAR
Building (Virtual) Presence
Rotman’s Maja Djikic shows how to build trustworthiness and rapport through virtual communication [webinar recording]
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The Promise and Perils of Social Media
MIT Sloan’s Professor Sinan Aral on the rise of fake news and how we tame it
WEBINAR
Online Learning and Leadership
From ‘Doing’ Leadership Online, to ‘Being’ an Online Leader: How to Achieve Deeper Learning Levels in the Emerging Reality [Webinar recording]
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Executive Education in a Future World
Cranfield Executive Development’s Camilla Jonsson and Mark Threlfall in conversation
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Group Coaching to Unify Executive Effort
INSEAD’s Manfred Kets de Vries explains how group coaching can create forces for change to refocus conflicted executives on strategy implementation
RESEARCH
Barriers to Rebuilding Trust in Organizations
Henley study reveals how regaining trust depends on improving both quality of services and the quality of engagement
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A Strategizing Framework for the Digital Era
Hult Ashridge’s Dr Mike Cooray and UCL’s Dr Rikke Duus offer a framework for re-thinking organizational competitiveness in digital spheres
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Deeper, More Resilient Learning
The Wharton School’s Mike Malefakis asks: What Next for Exec-Ed?
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A Pivot to Online with Long-Term Value for Executives
Cranfield School of Management’s success delivering online learning during the pandemic augers well—not only for the now, but for the future of executive education
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Attention, Energy, & Momentum: Thriving in a New Normal
Managing attention spans and maintaining high energy in our increasingly digital daily lives
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The Purpose of Answers
Oxford’s Educational Approach for the 2020s: A Conversation with Andrew White and Caroline Williams of Oxford Saïd Business School
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A Refreshing ‘New Normal’ for Leadership Development
Saïd Business School’s Steve Mostyn considers the future of executive education with lessons learnt from the lockdown
BOOK REVIEW
Economics Beyond the Pandemic
A review of ‘Economics in the Age of COVID-19’ - the new book from Rotman School of Management professor Joshua Gans
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Learning from Those Living Through Change
Hult Ashridge’s Professor Ilze Zandvoort on supporting employees through the emotional cycles of complex change
EVENT
Virtual Roundtable: Emerging from the Crisis
View a recording of this thought-provoking virtual roundtable—when leading voices from the sector discussed talent development in a New Normal
NEWS
Pivoting to Live Online Executive Courses
How MIT Sloan Executive Education is jumping the digital learning curve to forge a whole new path for participant engagement and program delivery
PODCAST
My Boss is a Robot – Help!
Ben Laker opens Henley’s new series of essential podcasts with his, mostly positive, perspective on 2030’s predicted half-human half-digital workforce
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Creating a Crisis-Ready Board
Rotman’s David Beatty discusses the measures boards should take to ensure survival and seize long-term opportunities
NEWS
Executive Education for After the Crisis
Schulich SEEC suggests now is the time to build a bridge to your future with executive education
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Better Connections in the Workplace
Hult Ashridge’s Guy Lubitsh on why making connections within your organization is so important, and a new model and approach that can help
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How B2B Marketing is Learning from B2C
B2B marketing practice will follow the lead set by B2C marketers in the years ahead
RESEARCH
Uncovering the Drivers of Gender Inequality
Columbia’s Mabel Abraham examines the root causes of the gender pay gap and the reasons why there are fewer women than men in senior management
RESEARCH
Developing Mindsets for Growth
Hult Ashridge’s Nadine Page explains why growth mindsets really matter, and how we can develop them in individuals, teams and organizations
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The Three Shifts of Leadership Mastery
Columbia’s Hitendra Wadhwa explains how to reset mindsets and practices to address the challenges of leadership today
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Actively Fostering Compassion at Work
8 lessons to help create a workplace culture where compassion is embedded into systems and practices, and where individuals are treated with dignity and care
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Apprenticeship Levy with Impact
How Aston University is developing middle-management competence with the Apprenticeship Levy – and without
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Mind-and-Machine
Kellogg School of Management’s Brian Uzzi on how AI can offer the best of both worlds
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FinTech in Large Organizations
RSM’s Daniel Liebau on how to make innovation and change happen
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Exploring the Efficacy of Monetary Incentives to Motivate Employees
Professor Karen Sedatole explains the four core principles of how and when to use pay and bonuses to improve employee performance
RESEARCH
‘Eco’, ‘Ego’ and ‘Intuitive’ Leadership – A new leadership code for the 21st century
Leaders who have discovered the power of integrating 'eco', 'ego' and 'intuitive' intelligence drive stronger business performance
RESEARCH
New Responsibilities in the Digital Age
New research offers guidance for businesses on engaging with digital technology responsibly
RESEARCH
Pros & Cons of a Four-Day Week
Henley Business School study of the QuadGen workforce shows the benefits of flexible and four-day working
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Having a Voice and Giving a Voice
The importance of speaking up and encouraging your team to speak up
RESOURCE
Executive Education at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
RSM's latest catalogue of programs highlights some of the key issues business people care about and business schools aim to address
RESEARCH
Narcissism in Leadership
RSM researcher reveals how power can exacerbate narcissistic tendencies in people with high levels of testosterone
WEBINAR
The Best Kept Secret About Profit
Cass Business School’s Danielle Lyssimachou shares her insights into the best kept secret about profit! A secret every non-finance leader should know
RESEARCH
Leading Vs Managing Big Projects
5 core elements and 8 survival skills needed to lead complex projects
RESOURCE
How to Close Strategy/Execution Gaps
Download Vanderbilt University’s essential 'Learning Tool' to drive transformational strategy
RESEARCH
Working Well with Robots
How an immersive virtual environment can counter robotophobia and help organizations get the best out of AI
RESEARCH
When Competition at Work Turns to Conflict
INSEAD study of Formula 1 offers insights on defusing conflicts at work
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Forecast Documents for Business
HEC’s Etienne Krieger explains the value of business forecasting, planning, and budgeting
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Networks for Entrepreneurship
HEC’s Etienne Krieger stresses the value of trust in building support networks for entrepreneurial projects
BOOK REVIEW
How Women Leaders Reach the Top
New guidebook draws on the experience of 30 high-achieving women leaders to show the way
BOOK REVIEW
Find the Right Digital Business Model
MIT experts pose six questions to help build the next-generation enterprise
BOOK REVIEW
How to Build Innovation Capital
New book demystifies the process of cultivating the supporters and sponsors – critical to turning innovative ideas into reality
BOOK REVIEW
The 360° Corporation
Sarah Kaplan on embracing stakeholder trade-offs to achieve social good
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Solving Complex Problems
MIT Sloan, the birthplace of ‘system dynamics’, offers hope for hard-pressed leaders perplexed by complexity
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Five Strategies for Creative Negotiation
Insights from IESE’s Kandarp Mehta on ‘The Power of Creative Comebacks’ in unlocking negotiations
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Innovation and Strategic Stability
Rotman’s Angèle Beausoleil argues the need for design-led innovation leadership
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Digital Innovation & Design Thinking
Dirk Deichmann discusses the innovative potential of human creativity in the age of algorithms and big data
NEWS
Mind and Hand at MIT’s AMP
MIT’s Advanced Management Program lives up to MIT’s ethos of applied knowledge (Mens et Manus – Mind and Hand)
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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Entrepreneurship
Etienne Krieger shares two important insights for entrepreneurs: for starting up, for scaling up an enterprise
WEBINAR
Managing Conflict in Times of Change
Watch as Georgetown’s Robert J. Bies delivers this high-level on how to deal with conflict in organizational life
NEWS
Analytics, AI and Big Data Leadership
Kellogg School of Management provides leaders with the working knowledge to get the best from data analytics and AI
WEBINAR
Learning to Thrive as a Leader
Webinar recording with Vanderbilt’s Jon Lehman on Learning to Thrive, and discovering a road to better leadership and a fuller life
VIDEO
Embracing Sustainable Business
UBC Sauder’s James Tansey and Justin Bull discuss sustainable business models, innovation, and the circular economy in conversation with IEDP
BOOK REVIEW
The Innovation Navigator
How to leverage digital design and collaborative culture to steer through the ever-expanding innovation landscape
RESOURCE
Unlocking Innovation Toolkit
A complimentary ‘Toolkit’ from London Business School to help you foster innovation in your organization
VIEWPOINT
Promoting Nice Guys and Female Leaders
Michigan Ross’s David Mayer on why organizations should support positive behaviours and avoid gender stereotypes
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Innovation Unplugged
Insights on creating a Silicon Valley in the Alpine region offer lessons to all
RESEARCH
The Paradoxical Role of the CDO
A Saïd Business School report throws light on the complex challenges facing the Chief Digital Officer
VIEWPOINT
Architecting Culture Change
CCL's David Dinwoodie discusses the need to craft developmental architecture for ‘leadership at every level’ of your organization
VIEWPOINT
Enabling Leaders to Develop their People
David Dinwoodie describes how CCL are helping managers to become more actively involved in the development of their own staff
NEWS
Managing the Modern Supply Chain
Schulich SEEC’s Masters Certificate supports current and future supply chain managers in their fast changing and critical business role
BOOK REVIEW
Business Presentation for Leaders
Kellogg’s Prof Tim Calkins offers a comprehensive guide to the science and art of delivering great presentations
BOOK REVIEW
Solve Big Problems – Sell the Solutions
New book reveals the techniques top strategy consultants use to solve complex business problems and sell their solutions
RESEARCH
The Future of Talent Management
Research from UVA Darden considers which talent management practices are best fit for the future
VIEWPOINT
A Mindset for Sustainability
IEDP talks to Matt Gitsham on embracing a globalized business mindset to tackle societal issues
BOOK REVIEW
The Age of the Digital Human
How people and their organizations must develop to get the best from all that digital has to offer
CORPORATE PRACTICE
Developing High Flyers at Emirates
Warwick Business School brings greater intensity to Emirates’ senior leadership development
CORPORATE PRACTICE
Creating a Global Champion
The TRATON GROUP (formerly Volkswagen Truck & Bus) is benefiting from a successful collaboration with Barcelona-based IESE and HEC Paris
VIEWPOINT
Neuroscience for Business Impact
The Wharton School’s Michael Platt is at the forefront in accessing the business benefits of neuroscience
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Customized Executive Education with Impact
A Conversation with Dr Markus Frank, Director and Head of Customized Learning at the Executive School (ES-HSG), University of St. Gallen
NEWS
Addressing Strategic Leadership Challenges
Warwick Business School’s four new diplomas address the key strategic challenges facing organizations and business leaders everywhere
VIEWPOINT
The Independents’ Challenge
The necessarily uncomfortable role of Non-Executive Directors: Insights from Rotman’s David Beatty
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May, BREXIT and the Human Brain
A neuroscience perspective on Theresa May’s approach to the BREXIT negotiations
VIEWPOINT
Being Prepared for Blockchain
St. Gallen’s Julio Prina deciphers some of the jargon behind Blockchain
RESEARCH
Smart Products Vs a Meaningful Life
The psychology behind smart product adoption and outsourcing tasks to focus on the meaningful
RESEARCH
Managers’ Behavioural Integrity
4 ways to ensure middle managers get support from above to ‘walk the talk’ and align words with actions
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Functionalization: A Key to Survival
The move away from marketing ‘products’ towards marketing ‘functions’ is a move to business sustainability
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The Entrepreneur as Explorer
HEC Academic Director Albert Meige suggests three key characteristics entrepreneurs share with explorers
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Data-Driven Decision-Making
Duke Fuqua professors on the opportunities that can be realised by marrying data analysis with commercial understanding
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Get Developing Leaders in Hard Copy
Read Developing Leaders magazine in luxury hard copy and still enjoy the convenience of online
BOOK REVIEW
The Value of Mind Time
A sophisticated look at how 10 mindful minutes can boost performance, health and happiness
VIEWPOINT
A Force for Good in the City
The 'Tightrope Walkers' are fostering power with integrity in London’s business community
VIEWPOINT
In Defence of the Levy
Lynette Ryals, Pro Vice Chancellor and Director, Cranfield School of Management, addresses critics of the UK’s Apprenticeship Levy
MASTERS
Master's Apprenticeship at Barclays
Cranfield University has partnered with Barclays to launch the UK’s first Master’s Apprenticeship in Leadership in the banking sector
WEBINAR
Leading Millennials
IEDP’s latest webinar aims to help you reduce turnover, increase engagement and leverage the talents of millennials in the workplace
NEWS
Developing Senior Leaders
St. Gallen’s International Executive MBA develops C-level and potential CEO talent within the organization
MASTERS
Leadership and Personal Development
Two emlyon Executive MBA alumni on the great value of the Leadership and Personal Development track
WHITE PAPER
Leadership Disrupted
CCL’s Joseph Press on how leaders can accelerate personal and organizational transformation to achieve meaningful value
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Accidental Leaders
Roger Delves on how to address the root causes of the UK’s lack of leadership skills
NEWS
Corporate Learning Alliance
Gustaf Nordbäck appointed as the new CEO of the FT | IE Corporate Learning Alliance
VIEWPOINT
The Shift Towards Purpose
Oxford Saïd sees a growing desire to make a positive impact beyond just the bottom line
NEWS
Finance for the Intimidated
Michigan Ross offers a cure for managers lacking confidence with numbers
MASTERS
The Many Faces of an Executive MBA
Three emlyon alumni describe the reasons they embarked on an Executive MBA programme
NEWS
Leading in Healthcare
Schulich's Masters Certificate Program brings leading-edge management thinking to healthcare professionals
VIEWPOINT
Chinese Leadership: 5 Critical Differences with the West
Ashridge Executive Education's China representative Barbara Wang explains how cultural understanding is vital for leadership in China
MASTERS
Developing a Start-Up with an EMBA
The leadership journey of Layla Al-Dorani, founder and CEO of Raw Middle East and alumnus of HEC Paris Executive MBA in Qatar
VIEWPOINT
Staying Ahead in a Volatile World
Why being alert is not enough to beat VUCA and disruption
RESOURCE
Entrepreneurs Are Made Not Born
To understand why, download a free chapter from entrepreneurship guru Bill Aulet’s new workbook
CORPORATE PRACTICE
Harmony in a Complex Organization
How Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business helped AARP create managerial harmony across its various functions, levels and affiliates
EVENT
HR and Brexit: The Countdown Continues
With the Article 50 clock ticking - what now for HRDs? The latest Brexit event from FT|IE Corporate Learning Alliance looks for answers
VIEWPOINT
Overwork Can Kill Productivity
5 recovery practices for individuals and strategies for HR to avoid employee overwork
NEWS
Risk Management and Business Performance
SEEC’s foundation in risk management helps leaders develop a risk framework and roadmap for their organization
VIDEO
Leading with Ego and Eco Intelligence
Why leaders must find a balance between ‘ego’ and ‘eco’ intelligent leadership
NEWS
Leading in the International Arena
Georgetown’s new masters program blends business and international relations
VIEWPOINT
Learning Ecosystems: Power of Collaboration
An interview with Dr Katharina Lange, Executive Director at Singapore Management University - ExD
BOOK REVIEW
Integrative Thinking Revisited
Roger Martin and Jennifer Riel on creating great choices to inspire better decisions
RESEARCH
Leadership Attribution
Successful leaders learn to incorporate the views and preferences of diverse followers
RESEARCH
Trash-talking in Business
Competitive incivility may motivate performance but it causes rivalry and unethical behaviour
RESEARCH
Barriers to Corporate Governance
10 reasons boards of directors fail at monitoring their companies
VIEWPOINT
Supply Chain Innovation
Suppliers as a source of innovation in a fast-changing environment
VIDEO
Succession Planning
Succession is perhaps the biggest challenge facing entrepreneurs particularly in family businesses. Thomas Zellweger offers a six step process for them...
NEWS
Leadership Development 4.0
Martina Mangelsdorf describes GAIA Insights' innovative ASPIRE program
VIEWPOINT
E-learning for Executives
Do Learning Management Systems have a future in management development?
RESEARCH
CSR: What’s in it for Society?
What is the real value of corporate social responsibility and can firms do better
NEWS
The Good Jobs Strategy
How better jobs lead to engaged employees, happier customers, stronger corporate performance and satisfied investors
RESEARCH
Workplace Vigilante Syndrome
The danger of letting Dark Knights police the organization’s culture
NEWS
The Power of Storytelling
How to deliver information in a way that inspires employees, reassures investors and engages customers
VIEWPOINT
Data Analysis – It’s a Human Issue
How selecting appropriate data to provide 'business' answers is a human responsibility
RESEARCH
Chaos Can Help Creativity
How information structure as much a team diversity can affect creativity and innovation in organizations
RESOURCE
The Innovator's Method [Chapter Download]
Create the innovative dynamism of a lean start-up in your organization
VIEWPOINT
Uber Lessons for Leaders
A CEO’s apology - mistakes are cathartic if leaders actively acknowledge them
NEWS
Innovation for Value Creation
Mastering innovation to turn ideas into drivers of profits and growth
VIEWPOINT
Engaging Strategy Processes
To make good strategies companies need strategy processes with a ‘wow’ factor
RESEARCH
The Power of Compliments
How to Use Positive Feedback to Motivate Staff as Well as Customers
VIEWPOINT
Reflection Trumps Uncertainty
Worried about the consequences of Brexit and Trump? Reflection helps us stay positive and effective in uncertain times
VIEWPOINT
Big Data – Beyond the Hype
A lean approach to data science: introducing ESADE’s ‘Big Data and Analytics Canvas’
BOOK REVIEW
Inclusive Talent Management
Fostering Diversity Boosts Talent in Organizations Say Authors Stephen Frost and Danny Kalman
RESEARCH
Cybersecurity: Vigilance or Panic?
Advice from the healthcare sector on taking proportionate action to mitigated cyber-threats
NEWS
Digital Transformation and Innovation
Meeting the strategic, organizational and innovation challenges of leadership in the digital era
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Developing Leaders eMagazine Issue 24
Access the full magazine below. 'Unleashing the Full Potential of Women Leaders'
RESEARCH
When Customers See CSR as a Negative
Don’t assume that all of your customers see the benefits of your corporate social responsibility initiatives; some only see the costs.
VIEWPOINT
Leading Teams Vs Teams that Lead
The three distinct territorial domains of leadership that make leaders incomplete, but teams - potentially - complete
VIEWPOINT
Organizational Politics and Keys to Persuasion
Politics is a dirty word. But day-to-day office politics is a part on business life
VIEWPOINT
Lack of Sleep Is a Leadership Issue
Neuroscience reveals the effects of sleep deprivation on performance
RESEARCH
Public vs. Private Sector Leadership Challenges
Leading in the Civil Service Vs leading in a private corporation - White Paper
RESEARCH
Reasons to Promote Diversity and Inclusion
The damage caused when people feel excluded because of their social identity as researched by Peter Belmi of Darden Business School
RESEARCH
3 Ways CSR Can Increase Bottom Line
Can organizations do well while doing good? A recent study by Professor Kamel Mellahi of Warwick Business School investigates
VIDEO
How Continual Learning Builds Careers
Find out how continual learning benefits the organization as a whole and individual careers in this short video
RESOURCE
What Do CEOs Want from HR? - A White Paper from Henley Business School
“CEOs want HR to play a key business role. It is up to HRDs to recruit and train your people and yourselves so you can play it.”
VIEWPOINT
Men and Women’s Brains Differ: Leaders Be Aware!
There are practical consequences due to functional differences
CORPORATE PRACTICE
Developing China’s Family Firms
China shifts from investment driven and state sponsored growth to sustainable growth from business enterprise
VIEWPOINT
Paul Almeida in Conversation
Senior Associate Dean for Executive Education at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
VIEWPOINT
Leadership: Wily by Nature
Successful leaders need the bounce-back resilience of a cartoon character
VIEWPOINT
Design Thinking – People | Process | Place
Enhancing teamwork and fostering greater innovation
VIEWPOINT
Managing the Risk and Reward Equation
Meeting business performance goals is directly tied to effectively managing risks
RESOURCE
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader [Chapter Download]
Below follows a brief extract from Herminia Ibarra’s insightful, provocative, and practical new book ‘Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader.’
REPORT
Critical Capabilities for CEOs and Would-be CEOs
CEO Report compiled by Saïd Business School and Heidrick & Struggles
RESEARCH
Should We Choose Our Own Job Titles?
Recognizable job titles clearly have benefits, but can be a source of frustration and stress for employees
RESEARCH
How Do Executives Rate Exec Ed?
A recent survey of Canadian executives reveals to what extent executive education is seen as a priority by practitioners, which skills and competencies are most highly valued, and which are seen to be most in need of development support.
VIDEO
Negotiating with Emotional Intelligence
Applying EI in an area where perhaps we would least expect it
VIEWPOINT
Predictive Analytics – The Future for Retail
In a recent article, Indian School of Business’ Professor Galit Shmuéli explains the value of and methodology behind ‘predictive analytics’.
WHITE PAPER
Can Mentoring Enhance Employee Retention and Engagement?
Shaping organizational culture and closing engagement and generational gaps
BOOK REVIEW
End of Competitive Advantage: How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast as Your Business
Developing the leadership and mind-set to face transient advantages
RESEARCH
Toxic Leadership – A US Army Perspective
Anti-suicide research which is widely applicable outside the military
VIEWPOINT
Aligning Functional Expertise with Strategy
Corporate success depends on how well finance, HR, IT, and marketing align their operational models with strategy
NEWS
Open or Custom? IESE Offers a Third Way
Open-enrolment and customized programs each have their pros and cons. Leading European business school IESE now offers a new third way.
VIEWPOINT
Why Good People Do Bad Things At Work
The drivers of fraud and steps to reduce the risks are considered by RSM's Professor Muel Kaptein
VIEWPOINT
Active Communication Drives Innovation
“When people are allowed to connect, amazing things can happen”
RESEARCH
Corporate Governance and the Old Boys' Network
How social networks impact board effectiveness
VIEWPOINT
A Conversation with Charles Handy
The Future of Capitalism, The Changing Workplace, Leadership, and Happiness
BOOK REVIEW
The Strategist: Be the Leader Your Business Needs
Strategy is a journey needing continuous, not intermittent, leadership
BOOK REVIEW
Beyonders – A Template for Leadership
A valuable model for any organization facing the challenges of the 21st century
RESEARCH
Destroying Value and the Misuse of Indicators
‘Great swathes of wealth have been destroyed because of a common tendency among business executives to confuse value and share price, and to believe that achieving KPI targets is tantamount to value creation.’ Prof. Kevin Kaiser, INSEAD
RESEARCH
6 Key Servant Leadership Attributes
"The servant leader should feel a responsibility towards employees as individuals and must have a sense of stewardship for them and the organisation as a whole."
RESEARCH
Leadership: Is It in the genes?
Richard Arvey asks, if so can it help in allocating developmental resources?
VIEWPOINT
You can’t change culture; you can’t change attitudes
So focus on right behaviours and actions to shift attitudes
RESEARCH
How to Use Information for Competitive Advantage
In times of seemingly unlimited sources of information and hordes of analytical tools, how can information be used to gain competitive advantage?
VIEWPOINT
Exec Ed from a Zen Master and Christian Mystic
Lessons for leaders from Father Willigis Jäger
NEWS
GE, Crotonville and Susan Peters
Wharton publishes insightful interview with GE's Chief Learning Officer Susan Peters
NEWS
CEIBS Rolls Out Business Development Cerificate Program Across China
News from China Europe International Business School(CEIBS)
VIEWPOINT
Authentic Career Narratives
How authenticity beats the mere recital of a résumé however successful
