Thought Leadership

Duke CE’s article library brings you the latest thinking from our thought leaders in Dialogue, the only truly global journal for managers and leaders.

Lessons in innovation from Asia

Flagging Western companies could learn a great deal about innovation from business models in Asia.   In my years…

Finance managers: end the acronym obsession

Financial professionals who insist on using complicated industry jargon make the entire field inaccessible.   I have become…

Using networks to lead for the future

Work is getting increasingly collaborative, but many leaders haven’t figured out how to fully harness this collaboration for…

Five truths about the next great inventions

It’s time to throw all of the traditional wisdom about innovation out the window. The next great inventions…

Julie Meyer on why Malta is the next entrepreneurial hotspot

Julie Meyer knows that entrepreneurs can listen and respond to the market in ways that corporations can’t. So she’s fostering…

The most important leadership lesson: when to shut up

Many experienced, accomplished leaders share a common weakness: they don’t know when to stop trying to add value….

Meet the female entrepreneurs using finance to build communities

Rosanna Ramos-Velita is a new kind of financial leader using her industry expertise to empower women and develop…

The sociological dark side of AI assistants

Artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced by leaps and bounds in only a few short years. But we shouldn’t…

Six common myths about sales performance

A new study finds that much of the conventional wisdom about how to train high-performing salespeople is based on…

Why you need a reliable way to measure productivity

Without a reliable measure for productivity, your business could be losing out on potential revenue and agility. Duke…

Five ways that performing can help you become a better leader

Why unleashing your creative and performative sides can make you a more receptive and innovative leader. Think back…

The five ‘transformer’ strategies that propel disruption

Like the Transformers of the silver screen, the best industry disruptors can change and adapt at the blink of…