Leadership
A Very Un-American Response to the Murder of Brian Thompson
Disturbingly, a vocal fringe has cheered the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, write Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian, but most Americans admire business leaders and see them as a stabilizing force.
Can the American Civil Religion Bridge the Partisan Divide?
Yale sociologist Philip Gorski on our competing national narratives and what they mean for contemporary politics.
Is Your Organization Like Mrs. Winchester’s House?
Sarah Winchester's sprawling mansion, built over decades with no master plan, is an great analogy for how many organizations have been constructed.
Where Does Gender Bias Remain?
Cathy Ashton, the former high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs, on the structural and implicit biases that keep women from getting equal access to many opportunities.
How Do You Encourage Innovation?
Experts discuss how to manage, organize, hire, and reward for innovation.
How DuPont's Directors Failed
CEO Ellen Kullman's departure is one of many examples of dysfunctional corporate boards making rash decisions.
What’s Your Mission?
Yale SOM’s James Baron on the ingredients for an effective mission statement.
How Do You Become a Leader?
Herminia Ibarra of INSEAD on the personal evolution required to transition into a leadership position.
What Can We Learn from Trump?
Leadership scholar Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and political scientist Jacob Hacker, who recently sat down for an hour-long conversation with Donald Trump, discuss their impressions of the man and the current moment in political history.
What Can Aviation Teach Business about Managing Errors?
Professor Jan Hagen of the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) on the aviation industry's open, immediate, and blame-free approach to errors.
Why the ‘Dump Trump’ Strategy is Doomed
In a Fortune magazine article, Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld suggests that political rivals who underestimate Donald Trump—and the myth surrounding him—do so at their own peril.
