Will Apple be the next Nokia?
Yves Doz | 14 Jan 2019
Amid changing consumer tastes and a stunning slowdown in smartphone sales, what does the future hold for Apple and its global tech rivals?
The digital transformation of the firm
Rod Collins
For firms rooted in the 20th century, survival in today's digitized business environment may be determined by how well and how fast their leaders can make the transition to leading horizontal networks.
Trust: the corporate wellness initiative of the future
Manfred Kets De Vries
The wellness industry argues that it is making people feel much happier and healthier and companies invest billions every year to create wellness experiences for their employees. But do these initiatives make any tangible difference, or are they a passing fad?
Why you need to stop teaching about cultural differences
David Livermore
Far from building real cultural intelligence, teaching people about cultural differences actually leads to stereotyping and perpetuating bias rather than building real understanding.
A Christmas gift that lasts all year round
Fiona Logan
What gift will you give your employees this festive season? Throwing an office party might seem like a nice thing to do, but the gift that will really be appreciated - and is much more lasting - is the gift of leadership.
Thinking about the good things
Duane Dike | 11 Dec 2018
Some days, things at work just don’t pan out. But rather than letting this undermine your motivation, it’s worth taking a little time to think about the things that do make your job worthwhile.
Restoring the promise of social media
Rod Collins
Only by embracing the notion that all voices matter and redesigning their algorithms to promote collective intelligence can social media companies start to defuse the state of toxic tribalism that has fractured our social discourse.
Is your organisation a cult?
Manfred Kets De Vries
Many businesses display cult-like characteristics, offering a form of meaning, purpose and belonging but demanding strict adherence to their set of beliefs and swiftly punishing or ostracising those who don’t conform.
The Connected Manager
Five remote team new year's resolutions
07 Jan 2019
The new year is a great time to ask some fundamental questions about how your project team works together and what needs to change. So here are five "resolutions" you should at least consider for your remote team.
Do you run meetings or lead them?
24 Sep 2018
Any meeting, whether in a conference room or online, can be run. But successful meetings need to be led - and there is a huge difference between running a meeting and leading one.
Podcasts
Long Distance Leadership
What Matters
We talk to our old friend and long-time Management-Issues columnist, Wayne Turmel, about his book “The Long Distance Leader - Rules for Remarkable Long Distance Leadership”.
Hot Topics
Creativity & Innovation
Improve your personal creativity and help organizations do the same.
Customer Service
Because good service starts with good management.
Leadership
Have we learned anything new about leadership over the past few decades?
Team Building
How to put the "we" into a team.
The Change Challenge
Most change initiatives fail to deliver. Here's why.
Interviews
The geopolitics of the steppes
Jean-François Fiorina, Associate-Dean of Grenoble Ecole de Management, talks to Central Asian specialist, writer and explorer, René Cagnat, about the changing geopolitics of a vast region of the globe that is often overlooked.
It’s a fake! Countering the counterfeiters
Counterfeiting has become a global epidemic. Pierre Delval, one of the world’s leading authorities on counterfeiting, talks to Jean-François Fiorina, Associate-Dean of Grenoble Ecole de Management, about the scale of problem and the measures we need to take to combat it.