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CEOs Need More Face Time, Not FaceTime

Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld explains how effective business leaders make the best use of face-to-face meetings with employees around the world.

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  • Three Questions: Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld on Lee Iacocca’s Legacy

    What drove Lee Iacocca? Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld explains the man behind both the iconic vehicles and the PR machine.

    Lee Iacocca at the steering wheel of a car
  • The Bahrain Conference: What the Experts and the Media Missed

    Yale SOM's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld says the positive nature of discussion at the recent economic summit in Bahrain was a welcome sign of new optimism in the region.

    Bahrain Conference photo
  • Can Civics Education Repair a Failing Democracy?

    Louise Dubé ’88 of the nonprofit iCivics argues that engagement in civic life requires skills that many schools no longer teach.

    Students recite the Preamble to the Constitution during a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., in 2017. Photo: Jeff Reed/National Archives/Flickr
  • With FCA-Renault-Nissan Drama, Who Needs Game of Thrones?

    The proposed merger between Renault and Fiat Chrysler would create the world's third-largest automaker and could reshape the future of electric and self-driving cars. But Yale SOM's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes that the merger is a fundamentally human drama.

    Fiat Chrysler logos at a car dealer in Turin, Italy.
  • For CEOs, Integrity Is the Best Policy

    A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Thomas Steffen analyzed tens of thousands of shareholder letters to reveal whether executives’ actions typically live up to their promises. It found that firms whose CEOs scored well on this measure of integrity tended to perform better, while facing lower audit fees.

    An illustration of a CEO writing a letter with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the wall
  • James Robertson ’99 on the Fallout from Doing the Right Thing

    James Robertson ’99, former CEO of the India HIV/AIDS Alliance, on facing the consequences of a tough ethical call—and the unexpected upside that can result.

    James Robertson and his team at the India HIV/AIDS Alliance
  • Three Questions: Prof. Cristina Rodríguez on the Immigration Crises

    Is there a crisis at the U.S. southern border? We asked Cristina Rodríguez of Yale Law School, whose research interests include immigration law and policy, to shed light on the reality behind the divisive politics.

    Immigrants at a U.S.-Mexico border fence in Tijuana, Mexico, in December 2018. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images.
  • Tesla’s Turbulence Musk Be Explained

    Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld argues that Elon Musk’s recent performance demonstrates that he doesn’t get the importance of fulfilling expectations.

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  • Lost At C: Why Executive Titles Matter

    Today’s C-suite is crowded with executive titles, Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes. The result, he argues, is a dilution of leadership and confusion about who is really in charge.

    The helm of a boat at sea.
  • Competition Can Make Corporate Cultures More Socially Progressive

    A study by Yale SOM’s Alexander Zentefis and Gary Gorton suggests a progressive competitor can push a company to change under the right circumstances.

    An office with desks on a series of levels connected by stairs