Thought Leadership
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How scale changes a manager's responsibilities
As small companies grow to around 100 employees, the skills of their managers are challenged in new ways. Julia Austin describes how leaders themselves must scale
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Industry 4.0: Rise of global micro-influencers
People are more willing to trust the opinions of those they know and respect
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Innovations for fairer markets in the era of high frequency and algorithmic trading
IEX founders discovered speed-based inequalities in the stock market and noticed that large stock exchanges were benefitting at the expense of investors representing pensions and mutual funds
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Unplugging America: Is China ready to reduce reliance on foreign technology?
China is determined to reduce its reliance on foreign technology. But is the country ready for the consequences?
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Can a giant company behave like a startup?
Stanford GSB faculty reveal the art of engineering entrepreneurialism within existing organizations
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How leaders can maximise their impact
Effective leaders need to know whether their 'people hat' or 'P&L hat' fits most comfortably
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How internal promotions can negatively affect trust in teams
According to the research conducted at IESE Business School, internal promotions can lead to less trusting teammates
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Why legacy companies and startups need each other
Jim Stengel, a marketing expert and author describes an approach to innovation that many large corporations are embracing.
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Bias in organizations may not just come from the top
Leaders can face bias from their staff, too. A new study shows that male teachers are more likely to leave schools that are led by women
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Are paywalls saving newspapers?
Newspapers with reputable brands and unique content are finding success behind paywalls. For most papers, however, the future is not so clear
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The fine print on health app privacy
Although apps are useful for tracking health, significant privacy concerns remain. The medical data of the users are at the disposal of app developers for business purposes. The privacy policies of these apps are either non-existent or difficult to comprehend