Leadership
Does the Rasputin Curse Live Again?
Leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian look across history for examples of pitfalls that could lie ahead for Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

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.
How Can Companies Take Responsibility for Major Accidents?
Naomi Hirose ’83, president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, discusses his company’s efforts since the 2011 tsunami and nuclear meltdown.
Putting the Iran Nuclear Deal in Context
Professor Paul Bracken, a leading security strategist and author of The Second Nuclear Age, discusses the Iran nuclear deal.
Will Openness and Transparency Strengthen Democracy in the EU?
HEC Paris's Alberto Alemanno on what the EU's commitment to openness means in practice.
Is Globalization Getting More Complex?
The forces that global companies have to deal with—from social networking to social unrest—have developed rapidly over the last decade. Virgin Group chair Peter Norris describes the trajectory of globalization today and how his company is structured to ride through the turbulence.
How Big Mac Reacts to Attack: Recovering From Missteps
In a Chief Executive magazine commentary, Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld applauds McDonald’s for being forthright about recent performance problems at the company and their plan to address them.