A company retreat without a precise purpose can easily become an expensive social event Leadership and team retreats are increasingly used not only for strategy planning but also to rebuild relationships and retain key people. Combining too many…
Automated checks find known defects. Ford shows why companies still need the experience of people from operations Ford uses more than 100,000 automated tests in parts of its quality…
European managers do not need to handle every crisis separately. They must manage links between problems and set priorities Geopolitics, regulation, cost pressure, labor shortages and technological…
Top performers can hide a poorly designed organization until they burn out themselves A reliable person usually takes over work that has fallen between poorly…
Bad data are not an IT department problem. The error often begins in the process that creates the information Most leaders approached at an INSEAD forum refused to bet their own bonus…
A manager whom nobody dares to laugh at loses information. Humor can function as a check on power Humor in leadership is not merely a way to lighten a meeting. The ability…
Neurodivergent managers often remain invisible to the company. The conventional leadership model increases their costs Research involving 416 leaders in the US and UK shows that 41 percent of…
Chipotle adds a step between employee and manager. Future leaders are expected to learn directly on the job Flattening corporate hierarchies is not the only route to more efficient…
A global company cannot manage everything from headquarters. The board must decide where local decision-making takes priority Multinational companies operate in an environment that is simultaneously…
Avoiding conflict preserves calm only in the short term. Over time, it raises costs and weakens trust in the manager A manager may postpone an uncomfortable conversation in an effort to…
AI can already recommend firing an employee. But responsibility cannot be hidden behind an algorithm’s decision An AI system can monitor attendance, allocate shifts or recommend personnel…
During rapid company growth, culture does not break down because of headcount but because of the growing distance from leadership Growth adds departments, management layers and communication…
AI can flatten the corporate hierarchy. At the same time, it can remove the work on which future managers learned to make decisions When AI systems take over data gathering, report preparation and part of…
