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  • Are Leaders Responsible for Employee Wellbeing?

    We asked Yale SOM leadership expert David Tate how leaders can create environments that support wellbeing without sacrificing rigor, accountability, or results.

    Employees in a workplace
  • Oil Isn’t the Real Reason Behind the Venezuela Operation

    The oil industry is in the midst of a supply gut, producing millions of barrels per day above demand. Prices are low and major companies in the sector are contracting. According to Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, these economic facts undercut President Trump’s intimations of an oil bonanza in Venezuela.

    Oil well in Venezuela
  • How Should Business Leaders Respond to the U.S. Military Operation in Venezuela?

    Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld provides CEOs with advice and factors to consider in the wake of the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

    Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores being taken off a helicopter
  • Smart Choices for a Smoother Year: Research-Backed Tips for a Better 2026

    Yale SOM faculty shared suggestions on creating space for what’s important, cultivating community, and making AI work for you in the new year.

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  • It’s Time to Call Putin’s Bluff

    Russia’s bluster at the negotiating table masks an economy hollowed out by war and sanctions, write Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Tymofiy Mylovanov of the Kyiv School of Economics, and co-author Stephen Henriques.

    Vladimir Putin seen through a crowd of people
  • Our Most-Read Stories of 2025

    This year, our faculty and alumni provided expertise on pressing issues including political polarization, sports gambling, tariffs, public education, the business of the arts, and the seismic impact of AI.

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  • When AI Learns the Why, It Becomes Smarter—and More Responsible

    A new Yale SOM study finds that training generative AI to understand why headlines resonate—not just which perform best—reduces clickbait and produces more engaging, trustworthy content, pointing to a more responsible approach for AI design.

    An illustration of a robot looking out a window in the rain
  • Can Holiday Shopping Boycotts Make a Difference?

    We asked Yale SOM’s Zoe Chance, an expert on consumer behavior and persuasion, what makes boycotts effective and how companies should respond.

    A shopping cart in a Target parking lot
  • Connecticut Charts a New Course on Affordable Housing

    Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Stephen Henriques write that a new comprehensive housing law gives Connecticut towns a clearer, more flexible framework for developing housing growth plans.

    An apartment building under construction
  • A Different Kind of Wedge Issue: What Golf Reveals About Working Across Ideological Lines

    How do political differences affect workplace performance? A study of professional golfers, co-authored by Yale SOM’s Balázs Kovács, suggests that working alongside someone of the opposite political orientation may dampen the ability to execute tasks successfully.

    A drawing of golfers in blue and red shirts