A Start-up’s Evolution from AI Lab to AI Business
Pavel KireyevDecember 12, 2019
By Pavel Kireyev For Preferred Networks, building tech for self-driving cars and smart factories is the daily routine. One of its biggest opportunities is to devise a business model that complements its technology. If you live outside Japan or work outside of the machine learning community, you may not have heard of Preferred Networks […]
Should you be a career lifer?
Antoine TirardDecember 12, 2019
By Antoine Tirard
LIVA: How to Truly Measure Long-Term Success
Phebo WibbensDecember 9, 2019
By Phebo Wibbens Most executives care about creating long-term shareholder value but haven’t had the right tool to track it – until now. Imagine you were fortunate enough to have bought 100 shares of Apple stock in 1999. If you had then reinvested any dividends and sold your shares 20 years later, you would have […]
Want More Creative Breakthroughs? Slow Down
Manfred F. R. Kets de VriesDecember 9, 2019
By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries Constant busyness is what stands between you and more eureka moments. Many years ago, the CEO of a conglomerate asked me to sit in an executive meeting to observe the team dynamics. What surprised me during this meeting was the absence of decisions, even though various issues were […]
Are Venture Capitalists Hopelessly Biased, or Deceptively Rational?
Bala VissaDecember 3, 2019
By Bala Vissa Close scrutiny of VC deal terms in India reveals a nuanced pattern of objectivity and discrimination. No matter how rational we may claim or want to be, no human being is entirely free of bias. The challenge is to be aware of one’s own bias – or, failing that, to design processes […]
Enlightened by Randomness
Phanish PuranamDecember 2, 2019
By Phanish Puranam To train AI properly, organisations may have to take a drastic step: start making decisions with no rhyme or reason. Randomness is often the enemy in managerial discourse. We are fooled by it, puzzled by it and must suffer the consequences when the best laid plans of managers and CEOs are disrupted […]
How to Cultivate Cross-Silo Leadership
Rachael NoyesNovember 25, 2019
By Rachael Noyes How HR managers can look for, develop and reinforce certain behaviours to break down barriers within their organisations. HR managers who strive to identify and cultivate the best talent for their firms understand certain truisms. They know that hiring can’t be done by a bot, that there is a human aspect […]
A Hippocratic Oath for Corporations
Pushan DuttNovember 25, 2019
By Pushan Dutt When it comes to corporate responsibility, it’s time to stop the virtuous talk and begin to take simple actions. The age-old debate over whether a firm’s responsibilities extend to its customers, employees and the community or lie solely with maximising profits shows no signs of abating. Since the dawn of modern-day capitalism, […]
When an 80-Hour Workweek Helps
Andrea CanidioNovember 18, 2019
By Andrea Canidio High potentials need to work a lot and in a way that is visible to the firm. The culture of overwork – with the expectation of incredibly long hours and interrupted vacations – is often criticised for its negative impact on workers and organisations. Workers suffer from burnout, are not as […]
The Secret Ingredients of ‘Superforecasting’
Ville SatopääNovember 18, 2019
By Ville Satopää Data from a political predictions tournament are starting to yield insights into the main drivers of forecasting excellence – and how to cultivate it. “Superforecasters” walk among us – people who can predict the future with rare accuracy, outstripping even domain experts. That was the inescapable conclusion drawn from the Good […]