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Management in Practice

  • Janet Yellen Worries the Fed May Not Have the Tools to Fight the Next Downturn

    The former Federal Reserve chair discusses what the Fed can do to help stabilize the economy and get it turned around when rate cuts aren’t enough.

    Janet Yellen, then chair of the Federal Reserve, on television monitors at the New York Stock Exchange in June 2014. Photo: Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images.
  • Can Green Banks Scale Clean Energy?

    Richard Kauffman ’83 explains how the New York Green Bank has made possible $1.5 billion in clean energy projects that wouldn’t otherwise have happened.

    Solar panels in New York City
  • Is Cannabis a Good Investment? 

    Brendan Kennedy ’05, a founder of leading cannabis investor Privateer Holdings, talks about where the industry is going.

    Indoor cannabis cultivation
  • Think Like an Owner

    In an excerpt from a new book, William H. Donaldson, Yale SOM’s founding dean, writes about the importance of leaders creating a sense of shared responsibility, whether in the private sector, at a nonprofit, or in government.

    A woman in corporate boardroom overlooking New York City
  • Can Trusted Brands Beat ‘Fake News’?

    Time Inc.’s chief content officer sees “fake news” as an opportunity for trusted brands in journalism to re-emerge—if they can find a business model.

    Time Inc. headquarters
  • Can Organized Labor Come Back?

    Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, sees collectivism as a force that can transform a broken system and bring about a fair and equitable future.

    Union rally
  • Is CRISPR Worth the Risk?

    Dr. Greg Licholai, a biotech entrepreneur and a lecturer at Yale SOM, explains the gene-editing technology’s potential and its dangers.

    DNA
  • Does Data Mean Insight?

    Stephan Gans, chief insights and analytics officer for PepsiCo, makes the case for data and judgment.

    bottling plant
  • How Do You Change a Successful Company?

    Ursula Burns, former CEO of Xerox, talks with Yale Insights about how a company can build its legacy by transforming its identity.

    Xerox Machine
  • How Can Philanthropy Do More Good?

    Aaron Dorfman of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy argues that foundations need to re-think their strategies and tactics.