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 steps for cultivating resilience in your organization

Genpact’s NV ‘Tiger’ Tyagarajan shares his secrets for creating resilient companies that can adapt quickly and leverage global…

Curiosity: the one shared trait of successful CEOs

CEOs are challenged more today than they ever have been before. Here’s the one trait that helps the…

How Novartis fosters female talent

Novartis’s Claudia Bidwell explains why fostering female talent is a cornerstone of her company’s development strategy – and…

For stronger leadership, cut through complexity

Many in the business world are experts at making things needlessly complex. Despite this, the best leaders know…

Protecting your business in today’s ambiguous multipolar world

Mirroring world’s political transformations in the 21st century, the global economy is also becoming multipolar.   Look at…

Using mindfulness to navigate complexity

The 2009 ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ was a prime example of successful leadership in a complex situation. Here’s…

Why values are the key to long-term achievement

Corporate values actually do make all the difference, writes former De Beers’ chief executive Varda Shine. Given how…

The benefits of design thinking for employee engagement

By applying design thinking principles to internal processes, you can begin to genuinely engage employees and put their needs…

Dan Ariely’s secrets for fostering trust in your organization

People have an innate ability to trust one another, but struggle to trust large corporations. Leading behavioral economist…

The two key steps for fostering creativity

Most corporations pay lip service to the importance of creativity but don’t succeed at building environments in which…

How introspection helps you develop crisis management skills

A former City of London Police counterterrorism chief explains how introspection has helped him find his inner resolve…

Innovation can’t happen unless you trust your team

If you want to foster innovation, you must first trust employees and give them the freedom they need…