What can mindfulness do for management?
Cécile Dejoux reflects on the trend followed by many companies which have started teaching mindfulness in the office.
“Entrepreneurs too can aspire to be good leaders in a bad economy”
Entrepreneurship expert Alisa Sydow relates Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg’s insights about how to be a good leader in turbulent times to the role of founders.
“Kindness and business shouldn’t just rhyme”
Peter Vanham reflects on the 2023 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, an organisation he used to work for, and the importance of friendliness and benevolence in the corporate world – and outside of it.
“To innovate, bring exploration and exploitation talents together”
Frédéric Fréry reflects upon the paradox at work in the essential combination of exploration and exploitation highlighted by James March.
No benefits of automation without major investments in human resources
Prof. Louis-David Benyayer reflects on research tending to show the key to success in leveraging automation with AI is human-based.
Challenging hierarchy
Are organizational problems always rooted in the ‘hierarchical’ phenomenon? This is not the opinion of Ghislain Deslandes, who reviews a study devoted to this subject.
Advancing global LGBT+ rights through the big business of sport
On Human Rights Day, Ken Chan explains why the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is an opportunity for companies to help advance LGBT+ rights globally.
“We need new forms of governance for the further development of the space sector, not just Elon Musk’s enterprises”
David Lehmann comments on the latest Global Risks Report, highlighting some of the critical risks around space, providing additional context information and discussing implications for business.
“Caution: cash bonuses dilute easily, but non-monetary rewards live on”
Frédéric Fréry comments on Elon Musk’s record bonus at Tesla, and praises other forms of reward.
The usefulness of consultancies: An old issue in need of new answers… and new questions
Tristan Dupas-Amory comments on a cover story of The Economist seemingly questioning management consultants’ usefulness.
Algorithms in HR: for better or for worse?
Catherine Lespérance explains why the use of algorithms to determine whether an employee is efficient enough to stay on the payroll is controversial, and how to overcome the challenges of using algorithms in human resources to better modernise HR departments.
A way for decision-makers to ensure things don’t escalate: The maximum ‘acceptable loss’
Sometimes, projects get out of hand but leaders keep at it. Prof. Frédéric Fréry explains how to put a stop to the ‘escalation of commitment’.
