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From a team of stars to a star team (by Ina Toegel)
Developing a shared identity, giving each member equal airtime and creating an environment for honest and authentic exchanges will help lead to better results. When Phil Jackson took over as head coach of the Chicago Bulls in 1989, he realized he couldn’t rely on...
Four scenarios for a world in disorder (by David Bach)
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent speech to the Communist Party Congress could be one of the most consequential of the decade. He told the audience – and the world – that his economic growth-crushing zero-COVID policy is here to stay, and that Beijing is more...
What to read to understand central banking (by the Economist)
Four books and a paper on the most powerful wonks in the world Few words are listened to and scrutinized as closely as those uttered by central bankers. Those bankers control the steering wheel of the macroeconomy by setting interest rates and influencing expectations...
L’Oréal: the beauty of supply chain digitalization (by IMD)
French beauty company L’Oréal first embarked on its digital transformation journey more than a decade ago. Today, it provides an excellent case study of effective, successful digital transformation. L’Oréal’s journey emphasizes the role of senior leadership in setting...
Reading corporate culture from the outside (The Economist)
"It is becoming a bit easier to peer inside firms Culture eats strategy for breakfast, runs the aphorism. It also projectile vomits employees who don’t fit in. In a survey conducted earlier this year by Flexjobs, an employment site, culture was the most common reason...
How smarter AI will change creativity (by The Economist)
The promise and perils of a breakthrough in machine intelligence Picture a computer that could finish your sentences, using a better turn of phrase; or use a snatch of melody to compose music that sounds as if you wrote it (though you never would have); or solve a...
Are you doing these three things that lead to long-term success? (by IMD)
Are you creating a business that will stand the test of time? There are three factors which can influence your success. Why do some companies seem to last forever while others fold? We have looked closely at business longevity, investigating 50 global companies that...
A good night’s sleep will help you to make better strategic decisions (by IMD)
Warning: late nights and early starts will lead to memory loss, illness, recklessness, lack of sociability and failure to spot a good business opportunity. “You can sleep when you are dead”. This longstanding maxim remains prevalent in society and is especially...
Do you share the mindset of organizations that know how to survive?
Back in 1994, Gary Hamel in his HBR article, Strategy as a Revolution, stated: “Never has the world been more hospitable to industry revolutionaries and more hostile to industry incumbents.” Almost three decades later, this statement rings true even more. The 33-year...
What is nuclear fusion? (by the Economist)
"It could offer a limitless source of clean energy, if only scientists could make it work Culham, in Oxfordshire, home to just 500 people. Yet the English village houses some of the world’s most ambitious science projects. On February 9th researchers at Culham’s Joint...
