Women Are Risk-Takers, Too: Busting Gender Myths in the Start-up Space
Chengyi LinApril 24, 2019
By Chengyi Lin A tissue of stereotypes and pseudo-science forms the “rational” basis for gender bias in entrepreneurship. “You know, this is just adorable.” This comment from a VC after her pitch, kept ringing in the ears of Jennifer Hyman, CEO and founder of the highly successful fashion company Rent the Runway. “I was […]
The Cure for the Loneliness of Command
Manfred F. R. Kets de VriesApril 24, 2019
By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries CEOs are quickly derailed without a sense of community. Recently, I was listening to the CFO of a large industrial firm who complained non-stop about her CEO. At the start of his tenure, the CEO regularly interacted with his top team, but now seemed to spend most […]
How Organisations Can Cultivate Innovation Catalysts
Manuel SosaApril 18, 2019
By Manuel Sosa The most innovative leaders possess special skills that cannot be entirely taught. But they can be learnt. Given the highly complex, uncertain and dynamic environments facing all firms nowadays, it is more important than ever to prepare your organisation to tackle any business challenge with an innovative mindset. That is the […]
Three Principles for Targeted Innovation
Marcel CorstjensApril 18, 2019
By Marcel Corstjens Leading consumer goods companies can revive their flagging innovation capacities by investing differently. Disruption in slow motion has been the theme of the consumer goods industry in recent years. Despite rising global demand, the biggest FMCG companies are being outmanoeuvred in the marketplace by agile, digital-savvy upstarts. The little kids are […]
Lousy Jobs, Lovely Jobs – and the Sagging Middle
Benjamin KesslerApril 3, 2019
By Benjamin Kessler Job-market polarisation is impeding class mobility. What does this mean for the future of management? This article is part of a series entitled “The Future of Management”, about how changes in culture and technology are reshaping what managers do. INSEAD professors Pushan Dutt and Phanish Puranam serve as academic advisors for […]
How Regret Can Be Your Friend
Manfred F. R. Kets de VriesApril 3, 2019
By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries When managed properly, regret is a great decision-making tool. Dealing with regret is a universal human experience. All of us have made poor or foolish choices that we regretted later. All of us have felt disappointment and sorrow at what could have been. But while regret reminds […]
It’s Time for a Behavioural Revolution in Innovation
Nathan FurrMarch 27, 2019
By Nathan Furr Transformative change requires organisations to rethink the way they envision their future. Innovations that provide incremental growth will always have a place in an organisation’s portfolio, but sustaining a business in the long term requires bigger, more meaningful, transformational thinking. Transformational change is about seeing a new, valuable future for your organisation […]
Making the Leap to Entrepreneurship
Antoine TirardMarch 27, 2019
By Antoine Tirard Three former corporate executives who migrated to the start-up world share their stories and tips. By some estimates, three start-ups are born every second. Disruption and the rise of the gig economy explain only part of this start-up mania. A growing disillusionment with corporate life is also a contributing factor. To […]
How Leaders Can Maximise Their Impact
Henrik BresmanMarch 20, 2019
By Henrik Bresman Effective leaders need to know whether their ‘people hat’ or ‘P&L hat’ fits most comfortably. A leading supermarket chain in an eastern European Union country feared an 8 percent drop in sales as discounting giant Lidl was about to enter its market. So, in collaboration with researchers, it decided to run […]
Finance as a Force for Good
Lucie TeplaMarch 20, 2019
By Lucie Tepla Industry experts discuss how investors, businesses and society all benefit from sustainable finance. Sustainable investing, previously a niche specialisation, has become increasingly commonplace in recent years. Globally, more than a quarter of professionally managed assets are now invested according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles. In addition, many mainstream financial institutions […]