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.

7 tools for building a digital-first business strategy

Ryan McManus explains how to reshape your business strategy for the digital era. A 2018 poll by McKinsey…

The ROI of Gen Y

Profits are lower-priority for the next generation of leaders, and they’ll deliver better results because of it, says…

The second wave of digital transformation

N. Venkat Venkatraman urges us to rethink our business strategies as the next wave of digital transformation approaches….

5 best practices for spotting new opportunities

Michael Canning spoke to Rita McGrath on techniques for seeing around corners. The global market is evolving at…

A robot’s perspective on human development

Sophia the Robot and her creator Dr. David Hanson delivered provocative insights at this year’s Davos of Human…

A closer look at the agile dashboard

Joe Perfetti, Scott Koerwer and Mike Canning take a closer look at the metrics required for agility. In…

Into the deep blue ocean

Today’s leaders are like fish freed from an aquarium. Swimming in deep new waters, they need a fresh…

People are the key to business transformation

Tony O’Driscoll explores how to achieve business transformation through a people-centered strategy. Since 2000, more than half of…

People, not technology, drive innovation

Camelia Ram shares three common barriers to building an innovative culture. Since Satya Nadella joined Microsoft, its share…

The sales team you didn’t know you have

Developers are better at selling than they know, says Vivek Wadhwa. It wasn’t planned. As a young tech…

Dynamic markets call for more dynamic metrics

The old ways of measuring advantage should be put to rest, says Rita McGrath. Stock markets are key…

Disney doubles down on brick-and-mortar

The Walt Disney Company invests in brick-and-mortar before digital. The old expression goes something like this: “You can…