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Lessons from the Theranos Whistleblower: Responding to Ethical Challenges in the Workplace

The company was valued at $10 billion. Its founder was heralded as a visionary. Its influential board of directors included the renowned economist George Shultz, who previously led the US departments of Labor, State, and Treasury as well as the Office of Management and Budget. Shultz so believed in Theranos that he even recommended his … Continued

Millennials Spur a Management Revolution

As millennials become business managers, they’re fueling a shift toward untraditional management methods aimed at spurring innovation, says Todd Jick, a senior lecturer in the discipline of business. When Yonatan Bursztyn founded the backpack brand Totto in 1987 in Bogota, Colombia, there was seemingly only one way to organize the company: in the hierarchical, top-down … Continued

The Secret to Changing the World Is in Your Wallet

We often assume that the only ways to support the causes we care about are to volunteer our time or donate our money. But Jane Mosbacher Morris ’12 has another method: conscious consumerism. In her new book, Buy the Change You Want to See, Morris offers actionable steps that everyday people can take to realize their … Continued

The Catch-22 of Corporate Social Responsibility in Undermining Work Productivity

Employees may work less if they suspect a selfish motivation behind corporate social responsibility initiatives, says Professor Stephan Meier. Your company’s corporate social responsibility initiatives may be backfiring. Of the largest 250 companies in the world, more than 90 percent publish annual CSR reports full of glossy photos and flowery messaging around strengthening communities and minimizing environmental … Continued

Want a Breakthrough Idea? Take a Hike With These Six Walking Tips

As a CEO, I developed a daily habit. Every morning before work, I walked for two miles through Central Park. My initial motivation was physical fitness, but I soon made a transformative discovery: During these walks, breakthrough ideas would come to me totally unbidden. Often, I found a solution to a knotty problem that had … Continued

4 Leadership Lessons We Learned From Jazz

Why do we organize? When I pose this question to executives, their answers are understandably predictable: to accomplish an objective, to make use of all available resources, to maximize efficiencies. While all of these are correct, there is a simpler, more elegant response. We organize because we can’t do it alone. When understood at its … Continued

Salivating in Class: How Hormone Levels in Saliva Predict Performance in Group Settings

Testosterone and cortisol levels in our saliva can predict how we’ll work in groups, according to Modupe Akinola, associate professor of management.

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