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.

A promotion? Thanks but no thanks

Gen Z is turning down promotions on the basis of a different strategic calculus about work. Baby Boomers’…

Thriving on uncertainty

Volatility has become a permanent feature of the business environment. Leaders should turn to the idea of the…

The networked ecosystem

To meet the world’s environmental challenges, leaders must radically reimagine their organizations. As environmental challenges grow, organizations are…

The power of small

We are in an era of daunting challenges – yet leaders may have more influence than they realize….

The ghoul in the machine

Weak AI ethics are bad for business. The Millennial West was a wild place. By 2000, a nascent…

The new physics of leadership

The science of the past cannot shape the future. In 1915, the US chemist William Draper Harkins first…

The great skills race

Equipping populations to thrive in the transformed economy of the future is the space race of the 21st…

Think bits, not atoms

Like voices in an echo chamber, many commentators appear increasingly concerned that the long era of globalization, and…

Be the change

With an outlook formed by a transformative period in South Africa’s history, Swazi Tshabalala is now helping lead…

The hybrid imperative

We must train business leaders to manage both people and AI agents. The 21st-century workplace is undergoing a…

The new logic of enterprise growth

Business and society are being transformed by new technology. We have entered the era of digital civilization. As…

Making a mark

Frank Koo is on a mission to help leaders transform. Having worked at some of Singapore’s most important…