When Anna, the chief financial officer of a global manufacturing firm, completed a six-month coaching programme at INSEAD Executive Coaching (IEC), her CEO asked her a simple question: “So, what did ...

Extraction, power and the dark side of the race for AI dominance. “We really need to think of companies like OpenAI as new forms of empire,” Hao said. “If you consider the sheer economic and political ...

Because this transformation is different. AI’s general-purpose nature means it touches every part of the organisation, but there’s no single roadmap to follow because the right application depends on ...

In a large-scale study, we show that the profound and acute economic stress of the crisis affected the mental health of ...

While the West focuses on large language models, China's fierce internal competition and broader approach may define AI's next chapter.

Minority founders often face a paradox: the very authenticity that could differentiate their brand in a crowded marketplace might also limit its appeal. Although 86 percent of consumers say that ...

For the fifth year running, the Edelman Trust Barometer has identified business as the leading institution to address urgent issues in society. The 2025 survey – which captured the sentiments of ...

Mounting talent inequalities could become a significant roadblock to reaching key targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. Geopolitical tensions, inflation and soaring food and energy prices have ...

This extraordinary year has brought to the fore an unprecedented number of wicked problems – like Covid-19 or systemic racism. Global warming, developing over decades, arguably is the biggest one.

What’s even worse than ubiquitous business buzzwords? When those buzzwords are also used interchangeably. Case in point: the terms “platform” and “ecosystem”. Although often conflated, these words ...

Leaders always need to keep hubris in check. David was extremely gratified when he was named businessman of the year. He felt he deserved the recognition. Many articles had portrayed him as an ...