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Cities and organizations alike risk becoming highly efficient — but indistinguishable — unless leaders actively preserve space for imagination and deviation.
This is how Darktrace successfully trained 75% of their global managers across 20 cohorts in under 2 years.
To bring the best out of your teams, don’t flex like Maximus — lean into a “helpful fight” instead.
The great Chinese philosopher offers a durable and practical blueprint for harmonizing with our work colleagues.
Julius Caesar conquered Gaul but his emotional intelligence was pitiful — and there’s plenty we can learn from his leadership deficiencies.
AI will shape the future of work, but human leadership will decide whether that future is good — and happiness should be the touchstone.
Practical lessons from a year of building leadership frameworks, programs, and partnerships.
Tech legend Bob Taylor — a pioneer of the computing revolution — figured out the genius of framing two types of disagreement.
Not every company holds an annual food skirmish like OGC — but designing rituals with intentionality can strengthen your corporate soul.
The greatest companies navigate change at speed and make it stick at scale. Here’s how IBM started that journey in 2012.
Why the most enduring organizations stop chasing trends and start designing systems that prioritize people over processes.
How to foster a workplace environment where employees want to be present, rather than feel forced to be there.
Workplace community is too often dismissed as an HR initiative, when in reality it’s the key to driving business results through frontline employee performance.
Strategyzer CEO Alex Osterwalder on why entrepreneurs should take a leaf from Amazon’s innovation playbook.
Venture capitalist and Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake talks to Big Think about why AI won’t make the internet better, her influences beyond tech, and more.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The corporate world is no cake walk — as a leader you need a framework that can equip you for the cross-pressures.
Harness the power of “respectful engagement” to make sure everyone in your team feels like they matter.
Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Ben Horowitz thought that “blowing sunshine” was the right way to handle pressure — here’s how he corrected his mistake.
The cofounder of Hyrox — one of the fastest-growing global brands in fitness — puts his snowballing success through a proper Big Think workout.
Adam Bryant makes a key observation about rising to the challenges of leadership — and your change-resistant former self won’t like it.
Professor of leadership Michael D. Watkins identifies ways high-performing teams can be sabotaged — and offers simple fixes for each.
Robert Waldinger, Zen priest and Harvard professor, explains why fulfillment isn’t about reaching an idealized state. It’s found in everyday acts of kindness and compassion.
Groundbreaking invention does not always translate to commercial benefits. The challenges that faced Microsoft Research help explain why.
Steve Jobs once quipped that Apple's professional managers "knew how to manage, but they didn't know how to do anything."
Stockholm has been called a “unicorn factory” for its success with new businesses. A unique connection with sports philosophy helps explain why.
Major League Baseball and Ivy League research confirm that tackling well-being is hard work — but well worth the effort.
Your teams need authentic caregiving, not an insincere plan to merely check all of the well-being boxes.
Don’t become one of those organizations that slouches toward positive behavioral change — here’s how to move fast.
Women bring new and innovative ways of exercising power to the table, argues Gaia van der Esch. All business teams will benefit.