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Leading by Letting Go
IESE InsightArticle ART-2598-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do you avoid giving orders if you are the leader in charge? The story of how a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine crew went from being worst to first provides useful lessons for other managers who find themselves with disempowered teams and without all the answers.Starting at €8.20
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Inteligencia empresarial
IESE InsightArticle ART-2645Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Strategy¿Quiere anticiparse a sus competidores? Muchas de sus estrategias e intenciones pueden quedar al descubierto gracias a la inteligencia empresarial. Solo hay que poner orden en la marea de datos disponibles hoy en día y convertirlos en una herramienta eficaz para la toma decisiones.Starting at €8.20
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Ebola: Managing to Save Lives
IESE InsightArticle ART-2676-EService and Operations ManagementA year after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in March 2014, health-care experts are cautiously optimistic that the epidemic appears to be slowing. Although the outlook is brighter than a year ago when the first case was detected in Guinea, there is still a long way to go and many lessons to be learned in managing a crisis of this scale, related to institutional shortfalls, international coordination, engagement with local stakeholders and, m...Starting at €8.20
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The Medium Is the Message
IESE InsightArticle ART-2717-EEntrepreneurship, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyGuy Kawasaki specializes in surprising sound bites and a no-nonsense approach to everything from business plans to social media to how best -- or best not -- to emulate Steve Jobs. He has a way with a phrase, and has adapted that skill to a number of different roles and sectors. The message he shares, for business and marketing success, is clear: Embody your own sound bites. Promote clarity and jargon-free communication. Engage the masses. And do...Starting at €8.20
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Untapping Innovation
IESE InsightArticle ART-2795-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeWhy do some innovations take off, while others languish? "Things cannot happen before their time," cautions Igal Aisenberg, a dairy farmer turned agricultural businessman who worked for Netafim, maker of drip irrigation systems. In this article he discusses the conflux of conditions that leads to the adoption of disruptive technology, and he underscores the importance of a business having social ends.Starting at €8.20
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Managing the Migrant Crisis
IESE InsightArticle ART-2852-EService and Operations ManagementAs the director of Proactiva Serveis Aquàtics, which provides sea rescue services along Spain's Mediterranean coast, Oscar Camps was appalled to see the wrenching images of migrants drowning. He resolved to do whatever he could to stop this human tragedy taking place on Europe's doorstep. His initiative provides some keys for others looking to beat the odds and help steer their project to a safe harbor.Starting at €8.20
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Una dirección de Oscar
IESE InsightArticle ART-2892Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyJuan José Campanella consiguió un Oscar, el máximo galardón al que aspiran los profesionales del cine, con El secreto de sus ojos. Pero no se acomodó. Ha seguido buscando retos como director y guionista en el cine, el teatro y la televisión. Él conoce bien los escollos de trabajar en entornos creativos muy competitivos.Starting at €8.20
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Building a Fear-free Organization
IESE InsightArticle ART-2924-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementPsychologist Dr. Paul Brown says we need to design organizations around the way our brains really work. Using insights from neuroscience, he suggests how to stimulate joy instead of fear at work.Starting at €8.20
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The Art of Reinvention
IESE InsightArticle ART-3058-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementBy all accounts, the 80th anniversary exhibition of Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" has been a success, with thousands visiting daily and lines stretching round the block. What makes people want to line up to see an 80-year-old painting that in all likelihood they have seen before, if not in a museum, then in a coffee table book or online? To answer this, we look at what the Reina Sofia does to keep its offerings fresh, modern and interesting. After a...Starting at €8.20
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The Fearless Monkey
IESE InsightArticle ART-3100-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementHigh-flying executive turned author Dennis Heijn invites readers to reflect deeply on past formative experiences, getting in touch with who you are as a person and as a leader, your values and priorities, in order to check where you are on your own life journey. And once enlightened, consider how you interact with your surroundings and others you encounter on your path: that is the next, not-so-easy challenge.Starting at €8.20