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.

Three sides of a company

An interconnected triangle holds the key to business success. Running a successful business involves more than just selling…

How to face the future

Scenario development labs help innovators make the case for investment. Like the center of the earth, the core…

Humans plus AI: the new value equation

As financial services firms ramp up their investment in artificial intelligence, the crucial role of people in an…

From the other point of view

Leaders should take care to understand the perspectives of others. Recently, I attended a gathering of 1,500-plus board…

Solving tech’s problem with women

Technology firms suffer from an acute lack of women in key roles. Here’s how they can accelerate change….

Copycats are the mothers of invention

Imitation is the only form of innovation. The great myth of innovation is that it happens in isolation….

The psychology of leadership transitions

Taking on a new leadership position can be harder than it seems, but research on post-traumatic growth shows…

The little things that make a big difference

Team relationships are the result of thousands of micro-interactions. Every one of them matters. Effective leadership requires effective…

Signal received

Leaders find themselves trapped between the old and the new. Overlapping global crises demand that we break free…

The future is Asian

We have entered the Asian Century. A global political and economic shift of historic proportions is under way…

Disrupt or be disrupted

In a fast-changing business environment, individuals’ professional development drives organizational success. As organizations seek to recruit and retain…

Predictably unprecedented

Humanity’s long track record of adapting to change suggests we would be wise to double down on developing…