European researchers last month issued a report that portrayed the U.S. Internet infrastructure in a positive light. The study was commissioned by the World Economic Forum, and conducted by Insead, a business school near Paris. It ...READ»
Recently I was at a Coaching Best Practices Conference at INSEAD Global Leadership Centre in Fontainebleau. To say the conference itself blew me away is an understatement. Stay tuned for many posts to come.
For now however, ...READ»
Creativity is declining in America, yet business leaders say it is the most crucial factor for success. We all have tremendous creative potential, but how do we tap into it?READ»
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Businesses battle to hire creative, productive employees. Management gurus have been happy to indulge that trend, offering all manner of "creativity courses." What if you ...READ»
If you're a recent grad or a career-changer, your best bet may be to learn your way out of this recession. But be careful that a niche degree doesn't equal a useless degree, says Tory Hoen, co-author of the forthcoming edition of the ...READ»
Professor Henry Mintzberg is one of the world's most influential teachers of business strategy. Now he's developing a new lesson plan: to change the very essence of business education itself.READ»
The Global Innovation Index, a ranking of 130 countries released yesterday, calls the US the world's number one innovator. The index was created by Soumitra Dutta, a professor at French business school INSEAD, along with New Delhi ...READ»
If Giles Corbett ran Facebook, you get the feeling that there wouldn't be any of those privacy issues that have been dogging Mark Zuckerberg for most of 2010. Born in London, he gained a degree in Politics and Economics from the ...READ»
I love Scott E. Page's book, "The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies." First of all, he is a kindred spirit, talking about joy, diversity, and Ben and Jerry's New York Super ...READ»
According to Stewart Black and Hal Gregersen, Professors at INSEAD, the conventional approach to managing change is backward. Their new book, “It starts with one”,
suggests that the conventional approach is ...READ»
Carlo Brumat
Carlo Brumat, currently dean of DUXX Graduate School of Business Leadership, in Monterrey, Mexico, worked for many years in industry both in the United States and in Europe -- first as a physicist and later as a ...READ»
... are anything but plain. Born on the island of Majorca, Camper shoes owe their quirky design sensibility -- and their trendy market appeal -- to geographical, cultural, and historical heritage.READ»
Everything I Need to Know I Learned (or Didn't Learn) in Business School
Wherever globalization and the network society have arrived, they have transformed most markets into buyers' markets.
For every company, the imperative is to ...READ»
Robert Keane had one year to plot out his business. He went to INSEAD
business school in France with the idea of an opportunity. Over the
course of his one-year MBA program, during a class on new ventures, he
had a chance to ...READ»
In 21 years, Cirque du Soleil has grown from a funky band of street performers into a half-billion-dollar global company. It's a high-wire act of smart risk-taking, innovating around the clock, and staying uncomfortable.READ»
