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.

Capital costs

Why does the cost of capital vary so widely from one business to another? It’s all about risk….

Attack of the drones

Lethal technology raises profound ethical questions. Attack of the Clones is a space opera, a fantasy ostensibly untroubled…

Aviate, navigate, communicate

Lessons from naval pilot training have resonance for leaders trying to build trust in an age of transformative…

The six looking glasses

Does your organization need to find, develop and leverage talent? Look through a different lens. Consider recruiters screening…

The long game

Most leaders struggle to think strategically, whether about their organization’s future or their own career. Learn how with…

Notice new things

Mindfulness helps leaders see multiple perspectives, as a surprising comparison emphasizes. In a melancholy 1936 autobiographical sketch, F….

How to make your AI pilot a success

Artificial intelligence has transformative potential – but where to begin? Get started with a systematic evaluation of the…

All networks are not created equal

Great leaders have a knack for building meaningful relationships before they’re needed. Networks are important. But do leaders…

Rebalancing the equation

Corporate fear of failure and uncertainty kills innovation. Leaders need to rethink how they handle risk. There is…

Seeing people as possibilities

The future is ours to imagine. Strategies drawn from brain science show how to change people’s mindsets about…

The age of empowerment

One chief executive is no longer enough. It’s time for organizations to make distributed leadership a reality. We…

Born to make a difference

Meet the new chief executive of Duke Corporate Education. In October 2021, South Africa-born Sharmla Chetty was appointed…