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.

How to shape a winning agile culture

Leaders need to understand the components of a great culture for the digital age – and the levers…

Culture shift with Ed and Peter Schein

Ed and Peter Schein say that arrogant individualism belongs in the past. Edgar ‘Ed’ Henry Schein is a…

The role of chief financial officers in agile organizations

Transformational chief financial officers have a critical leadership role to play. As organizations navigate a world of disruptive…

Culture by design

When Pramod Bhasin created financial services firm Clix, he realized it needed a culture that put customers first…

Marketing’s good crisis

The pandemic highlighted the key role marketing departments play for their businesses. And that’s reflected in the numbers….

A Great Mind: Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington grasped empathy before many leaders even talked about it. Sometimes it is easier to define a…

After hubris comes nemesis

A sense of exceptionalism can be deadly. Fareed Zakaria had it right. The host of CNN’s Global Public…

Why leadership has to adapt

Today’s strategic landscape is like nothing ever seen before. We need leaders capable of reconciling dilemmas. If there…

Every industrial era is defined by a key financial measure. This is ours.

Enter the new ‘RACE’ for revenue. It’s a good idea to see your world through the eyes of…

Virus tech is real and terrifying

This pandemic was a mistake. The next might not be. The English have a neat take on Hanlon’s…

Airlines have no room for complacency

Airlines hold their customers’ lives in their hands and culture is critical to keeping them safe. Safety, compliance…

Negotiate like a woman

Everyone wins, including men, when feminine leadership behaviors take center stage. If someone said that you “negotiate like…