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WEBINAR
AI and the Changing World of Work
Video recording: Cranfield experts examine the transformative impact of AI on workplace skills, and talent management
RESEARCH
The Spreading of Nuanced Truth
LBS and ESMT study identifies the danger of citing information based on the ‘gist’ of the truth rather than the ‘literal’ truth
RESEARCH
Boardroom Diversity Revisited
A recent study questions received opinion on the business case for executive racial/ethnic diversity
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Stepping Up to Senior Leadership
CCL’s approach to preparing executives for impactful leadership at the organizational level
BOOK REVIEW
Realistic Responsible Business
NYU Stern’s Alison Taylor shows how business leaders can take a stance for social and environmental good while maintaining commercial focus
WEBINAR
Develop Yourself to Develop Your Team
Video recording: Rotman’s Maja Djikic describes how as a leader you can align five key parts of yourself to achieve whole-life fulfilment
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10 Leadership Trends for 2024
Thom Dennis highlights ten characteristics leaders should aim to foster for the year ahead
BOOK REVIEW
Decisions, Decisions, in the AI Era
A timely guide to balancing AI with human intuition to make better leadership decisions
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Delivering Strategic Change
MIT Sloan’s Dr Elsbeth Johnson has developed a powerful new step-by-step framework for one of the toughest endeavors in management: leading strategic organizational change
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Leadership Shaped by Moments in History
Martin Gutmann reveals the unseen qualities that great leaders deploy to master their moment in history
WEBINAR
3 Tensions Global Leaders Must Resolve
Video recording: Two experts from CCL to consider the challenges faced by today’s senior leaders
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Transformational Impact with emlyon
What sets customized programs at emlyon apart from the competition?
BOOK REVIEW
Benefit from a Good Jobs Strategy
MIT’s Zeynep Ton’s new book shows how giving people ‘good jobs’ is better for business and how businesses should go about creating them
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Glass Ceiling: Still Here, Still Breakable
MIT’s Professor Fiona Murray and Senior Lecturer Elsbeth Johnson offer six approaches to help women leaders break through the glass ceiling once and for all
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Integrated Thinking and Reporting
The ‘Integrated Reporting’ movement, spearheaded by the IFRS Foundation, demonstrates ‘Integrated Thinking’ in action
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Getting Men Onside with Gender Parity
Thom Dennis, CEO of Serenity in Leadership, suggests 10 ways to involve men in countering gender bias and discrimination
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Leading Strategy Execution
John O’Dwyer and Kelly Murumets discuss project and strategy execution, the focus of Rotman’s timely GettingItDone® workshop
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Alleviating Burnout at Work
Dr Amy Bradley and Dr Katherine Semler explain what organizations can do to help tackle burnout
CORPORATE PRACTICE
The ‘green skills gap’ means leaders, not just technicians
There is a significant gap today between the demand for, and willingness of, corporations to transition to more sustainable practices, and the knowledge and skills required at the managerial level to lead those transitions successfully.
WEBINAR
An Executive’s Guide to Social Media: 7 Strategic Purposes of Social
Watch digital marketing and social media guru Annmarie Hanlon in this webinar that will update and upgrade the way you view and use social media in your organization
RESEARCH
Stop Workplace Objectification
A study by Darden and Hass’ professors reveals the damage caused to employee performance by objectification and suggests some cures
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People Analytics: Applied AI
Five examples of effective use of people analytics at work, from St. Gallen University
WEBINAR
Five Core Principles of Managing Innovation
View a recording of this workshop with Georgetown McDonough’s Eric Koester, to help you manage internal innovation, lead change and activate intrapreneurship inside your enterprise
RESEARCH
Lifelong Learning and University-based Business Schools
New analysis for executive education leaders - joint research report from AACSB, IEDP, and UNICON
BOOK REVIEW
Business of Relationships in China
Despite current disagreements thousands of Western business people are engaged with Chinese enterprise: Joan Turley shows how they can succeed
RESEARCH
Keeping AI Ethical in Business
Oxford Saïd study offers a guide to maintaining ethical boundaries in the use of artificial intelligence
WHITE PAPER
Ambidextrous Strategic Thinking
Bayes Business School paper considers the power of Mental Ambidexterity in Strategic Thinking (MAST)
BOOK REVIEW
Accountability for the Good and Bad
New book shows how ‘accountability’ in its true sense can unlock personal and team performance
BOOK REVIEW
Executive Education Post-Pandemic
A positive assessment of the changing face of corporate and executive learning provision post-pandemic and beyond
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If Remote Working Is Here to Stay
With Georgetown’s Professor Jason Schloetzer, we consider a future of work increasingly characterized by remote working – and ask: how can we help our people thrive in these new conditions?
WEBINAR
Healthcare Leadership Development for a pandemic world – and beyond!
Oxford Saïd’s Dr Mark O’Brien and vastly experienced healthcare leader Dato Dr Jacob Thomas discuss the critical role of healthcare leadership development, in this recoded webinar
WEBINAR
Talent Management is Dead!
Video recording: Experts from GSK and Cranfield hold a stimulating panel discussion on the future for talent development in inclusive agile organizations
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Retaining Key Talent
Cranfield experts discuss how to use the UK Apprenticeship Levy to counter the current retention crisis and optimise corporate talent strategies in this recorded webinar
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Think You’re Not Creative? Think Again….
HEC Paris’ Anne-Laure Sellier debunks the myth that creativity can’t be taught
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Impact Drivers vs. Impact Destroyers
In revisiting HBR’s challenging 2016 article ‘The Great Training Robbery’, Cranfield University experts Wendy Shepherd and Mark Threlfall reveal seven bad practices in executive development that stifle impact—and five key drivers for improving it
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Tailor-Made Leadership for the Post-Pandemic World
Emmanuel JouJon explains how HEC Paris’s custom programs are adapting to meet the changing needs of executives and companies beyond the pandemic
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Progress in Gender Equality
Gender parity may be some way off but the Swiss example shows that progress is being made
BOOK REVIEW
Workability
A highly original guide to thriving at work and navigating a corporate career
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Why Lifelong Learning is Essential
HEC Paris Executive Education responds to a report, by Dell and the Institute for the Future, that "85% of the jobs that will exist in 2030 have not yet been created"
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Conflict Resolution Between Associates
HEC Paris’ Etienne Krieger reveals how a simple equation can resolve conflicts between associates
BOOK REVIEW
Playing a Longer Game
Dorie Clark’s new book shows how to be a long-term thinker in a short-term world and why it matters
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Ecological Transformation at HEC Paris
HEC Paris is already on the road to ecological transition says François Collin
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No, Robots Aren’t Destroying Half of All Jobs
LSE’s Professor Leslie Willcocks with eight important qualifiers to the widespread idea that ‘47% of jobs will disappear to automation’ by 2030
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How to Become a Transformational Leader
A two-part, practical guide to becoming a transformational leader—based on a talk at the LSE Festival with Dr Rebecca Newton, Professor Sandy Pepper, and Dr Emma Soane
VIDEO
People Strategy 2030: Understanding Your Future Workforce
In this recorded panel event Cranfield School of Management experts discuss the future of work and workforce management
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New Leader Integration
An initiative from the Rotman School of Management, led by Geoffrey Leonardelli, helps executives move to new roles and new jobs successfully
REPORT
FT CLO Survey Sees Growth for Exec Ed
Training budgets set to maintain and increase to meet new requirements in the workforce, while Chief Learning Officers focus on return on investment, change management, and diversity - reveals new FT report
EVENT
The Demand Side: New Models in Executive Education
Impressions, insights, and takeaways from Day Two of UNICON’s Directors’ Conference 2021, hosted by Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC)
BOOK REVIEW
How to Compete with the Digital Giants
A new guide shows how customer focused strategies can enable businesses to compete successfully in the era of diverse markets and digital giants
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Scoping the Path Ahead for Exec Ed
After a turbulent year, new best practices for executive learning in the new normal are emerging for university-based business schools and their corporate clients
RESEARCH
Leadership Genesis
IMD study reveals four ‘origin stories’ about how leaders came to leadership and shows how these define the way they enact the role
RESEARCH
Pay Transparency, Inequity and Inequality in Organizations
HEC Paris study shows how pay transparency influences inequality, inequity and the gender pay gap
BOOK REVIEW
Better, Simpler Strategy
Harvard's Felix Oberholzer-Gee presents a strategic framework for a post-pandemic trajectory to growth and financial success
EVENT
Managing the Risks of Climate Change
The Grantham Institute at Imperial College London collaborate with the IRM to prepare risk managers for an era of climate change and associated regulations and targets
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Embedding UN SDGs Into Business Practice
With many of the ‘Why?’ arguments behind alignment with the UN’s SDGs hard-won, Rotterdam School of Management’s Eva Rood moves on to consider the more complex ‘How?’
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Post-Pandemic Corporate Finance
Rotman School of Management’s David Goldreich discusses business finance, valuation, and planning for a post-pandemic recovery
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Time to Embrace the Internet of Things
Ruby Grey explains how the Internet of Things (IoT) will drastically transform how we do business
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The Hazards of Hiring with AI
St Gallen’s Prof Dr Gudrun Sander shows why recruiting processes need a combination of human and machine to avoid stereotypical bias
EVENT
Intelligence: Shaping Executive Education in the 4IR - Part Two
Impressions, insights and takeaways from Day Two of UNICON’s Team Development Conference 2020 hosted by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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2020 Leadership Lessons for 2021
Mark Threlfall and colleagues offer twelve thoughts for Christmas to help us prepare for a better New Year
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Developing Leaders eMagazine - Issue 36
How to build leadership capacity and resilience for the enormous challenges of the post-pandemic world
VIDEO
The Power of Design in Business
Rotman’s BDI initiative moves design from products and services to redesigning our organizations from the inside out
EVENT
Intersectionality and Inclusion
How do you build inclusivity into your organization’s agenda? A new series from Oxford Saïd Business School explores
RESEARCH
The Value of Staff Customer Contact
St Gallen study shows how employee customer contact, supported by transformational leadership, drives organizational performance
BOOK REVIEW
A Crisis Leadership Playbook
Gary Burnison, Kornferry CEO, offers a timely guide to accelerating through the ‘crisis curve’
RESEARCH
Male Bias Against Female Bosses
Why the growing backlash against the ‘woke agenda’ should not impede practical steps to raise more women into senior leadership roles
RESEARCH
Without Team Buy-In Diversity Fails
RSM study shows how diversity initiatives must be managed to deliver performance improvements
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Developing Leaders eMagazine - Issue 35
How the pandemic is impacting business leadership and the exec ed sector
BOOK REVIEW
Living a Values-Based Life
A timely book from Kellogg School of Management’s Harry Kraemer shows how to find purpose and satisfaction in your 168-hour week
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A Leadership Stimulus Package
Rotman School of Management’s Nouman Ashraf offers a prescription for better post-pandemic leadership
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Leadership for a Nimble Response
MIT Sloan’s Deborah Ancona explains why ‘distributive leadership’ is need for organizations to offer nimble responses to today’s unprecedented challenges
WEBINAR
Leading Strategic Alignment
Saïd Business School’s Jonathan Trevor discusses how to lead strategic alignment: joined-up, united, and ‘multi-everything’ - in this recorded webinar
RESEARCH
Welcoming Neurodiversity at Work
Hult Ashridge’s Emma Day-Duro considers the benefits ‘neurodiverse’ employees can bring to an organization, and how they can best be supported
WEBINAR
Emotional Intelligence for the New Normal
Vanderbilt University’s Shayna Humphrey on how to gain the resilience, composure and self-management needed to lead others effectively through challenging times
NEWS
Virtual Sessions for Your Organization with Columbia Business School Faculty
Let Columbia Business School’s world-renowned faculty help your organization address the challenges brought by the COVID-19 lockdown
WEBINAR
Webinar Calendar: Summer 2020
IEDP have an expanded slate of webinars and virtual events this Spring/Summer. Find all our upcoming and recent previous webinars here
RESEARCH
How Engaged Is Your Team?
Dr. Amy Bradley introduces a research-based diagnostic for assessing employee engagement at team level—created by Hult Ashridge Executive Education
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Ethical Decision Making in a Crisis
Hult Ashridge’s Roger Delves discusses the tension between personal values and organizational imperatives—and why otherwise ethical people sometimes make unethical decisions
NEWS
Resources for Lockdown and Beyond: US & Canada
Highlighting four particularly useful online responses to the COVID-19 crisis from leading business schools in the US and Canada