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.

One CEO isn’t enough

Businesses need chief executives at every level – which creates a significant development challenge.   Generative AI, Web…

Wake up

Are you sleepwalking through your career? Here’s how to avoid missed opportunities and fulfil your potential.  Career sleepwalking…

Back to consumer basics

Senior executives often end up distanced from their target market customers. Consumer insights can help bridge the empathy…

Focus on less to achieve more

The problem with strategy is not one of generating ideas – it’s execution. Here’s how to stay focused…

The truth about X and Y

The legend of men being better negotiators than women ignores a crucial fact. Did you hear the one…

Break the habit

Leading the future is possible, but you must unshackle yourself from the present. In Czechia, they have a…

The nature-positive business

Reappraising the relationship between economic activity and the natural world can inspire innovation and power growth. Years ago,…

From rainforests to boardrooms

The intersection between the natural world and business finance is evolving quickly. Over 25 years ago, I was…

Connective intelligence

How can learning and development teams maximize the impact of existing leadership programs as we accelerate into the…

A framework for change

More sustainable decisions are impossible without better information about business’s impact on nature – which is precisely what…

The drive for circularity

Here’s why the circular economy means less carbon and more profit. In 1980, as a child, I was…

Maximum velocity

The speed a business moves can be a critical source of competitive advantage. Here are the winners from…