People Management

Coping with Complexity

Gerard Seijts, Mary Crossan, Niels Billou

Setting up a learning organization, encouraging improvisation, daring to alter roles and functions—these are all key drivers that can help managers gain efficiency in complex organizations.

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Are You Asking (Everyone) the Right Question?

Michael Schrage

Stimulate internal debate with regular surveys.

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Finding the Right Combination

A study on the compensation practices of the Most Admired Companies in the world.

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It’s Getting Diverse at the Top

William J. Holstein

After the era of expatriation, develop a pool of global leaders.

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Opening up to investors

Robert N. Palter, Werner Rehm

Why and under what conditions is transparency the best policy toward investors?

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Improve in the Delicate Art of Self-Promotion

Christina Bielaszka-DuVernay

Concrete advice to make yourself visible without seeming arrogant.

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Cultivating a Healthy Appetite for Risk

How to create a risk-friendly culture.

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Should Business Leaders Apologize? Why, When and How Apology Matters

Linda Stamato

An analysis of the risks and benefits of apologizing in the business world.

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Creating Sustainable Performance

John C. Camillus

The practical conclusions of a study about the factors that help people feel happy at work, defined by the authors as a combination of vitality and skill development.

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The promise of prediction markets: A roundtable

Renée Dye

A review of the first predictive markets used in the business world: key success factors and points to watch.

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