Technology
10 Principles for Winning the Game of Digital Disruption
It’s time to take today’s technological threats seriously and change the way you do business. See also “A Guide to Winning the Digital Disruption Game.”
Issue 90, Spring 2018
Cover story
Global PerspectiveGMOA Strategist’s Guide to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
A new global megaproject, unparalleled in scope and ambition, presents vast opportunities and risks for multinationals.
Strategy & LeadershipHow to cultivate leadership that is honed to solve problems
Achieve breakthroughs by bringing together experts who love challenges.
Leading Ideas
Organizations & PeopleWhy Fair Pay Is a Potent Weapon in the War for Talent
Companies can’t expect to compete if they’re not open about how and why people are compensated.
Organizations & PeopleReimagining Effective Cross-Functional Teams
Three guardrails must be in place to allow these groups to perform well within an organization.
Thought LeadersThe Problem of Virtuous Leadership
According to Adam Smith scholar Ryan Patrick Hanley, executives can navigate today’s turbulence only by learning to see themselves as others might see them.
Global PerspectiveIs Your China Strategy Ready for Anything?
Multinationals need to prepare for a range of contingencies to protect their Chinese interests and operations.
Strategy & LeadershipThe Best Management Is Less Management
Lessons from the Chilean government’s response to crisis.
Essays
FinanceThe real value of your company
Focus on intrinsic value, not share price, to surpass investor expectations.
Organizations & PeopleHow leaders and their teams can stop executive hubris
Building a culture of critical thinking and humility can spare companies from the ravages of excessive CEO confidence.
Features
TechnologyThe Coming Wave of Digital Disruption
Technological changes foreshadow a dramatic — but manageable — shift in business logic everywhere.
Strategy & LeadershipDesign for Your Strengths
Paul Leinwand, coauthor of Strategy That Works, introduces a counterintuitive lesson in how to achieve breakthrough performance in your organization from Olympic medalist John K. Coyle.
The Thought Leader Interview
How to Banish Bad Habits from Your Company
Freek Vermeulen explains why unhelpful practices go unnoticed and suggests how rooting them out can help innovation.
Books in Brief
The Da Vinci lode
In his magisterial new biography of the ultimate Renaissance man, Walter Isaacson provides important insights into the nature of creativity and innovation. See also “Summer Reading: 8 Business Books – in Pictures”
When a Japanese company adopted English as a first language
In her new book, Harvard Business School Professor Tsedal Neeley examines the challenge of establishing a lingua franca in global companies.
The Troublemakers Who Made Silicon Valley
In her new book, Leslie Berlin offers a group portrait of the unsung heroes who forged iconic companies — and a new industry — in the 1970s.
Recent Research
s+b BlogsCan Workaholism Be Good for You?
For people who put in long hours but love their jobs, a sense of fulfillment seems to offset unhealthy stress.
Trending articles
- 1.The secret recipe for organizational culture is no recipe
Culture emerges from a variety of ingredients within your organization, and cookie-cutter approaches won’t get it right.
- 2.Does culture really eat strategy for breakfast?
This chestnut of the business world overlooks the importance of—and the challenge of creating—a clear strategy.
- 3.A leader’s handbook for managing culture
Harvard Business School professor emeritus James Heskett sums up the insights he’s gleaned in more than 30 years of studying corporate culture.
- 4.Why leaders need a long-term viewIn boardroom discussions, the focus should be on how strategies today can help predict behaviors tomorrow.
- 5.10 principles of organization designThese fundamental guidelines, drawn from experience, can help you reshape your organization to fit your business strategy. See also “A guide to organization design.”
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