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11 Stern Clients Land on the 2021 Thinkers50 List Including the World’s #1 Management Thinker Amy Edmondson

We couldn’t be prouder to represent these transformative thinkers whose work continues to positively impact…

2 months ago

Renewal Is for Leaders, Organizations and Countries

In her new book, New America CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter draws on her own leadership journey…

4 months ago

There’s a Payoff to Investing in Your High Potentials

A systematic approach to identifying and nurturing in-house talent allows you to fill top jobs…

6 months ago

The Good News About Trust: You Can Cultivate It

Co-authors of the new book “The Power of Trust” advise leaders on ways to proactively…

7 months ago

Why Investing in Employee Mental Health Makes Sense

Renowned authorities outline ways organizations can support the mental health of their workforce – and…

9 months ago

Exponentially Scale Business with an AI-Centered Operating Model

Harvard Business School Professor Karim Lakhani’s live case study shows how an AI-enabled operating model…

10 months ago

How to Cultivate Winning Teams

Tommy Amaker, Harvard’s winningest basketball coach, offers organizational leaders a powerful playbook for upping their…

11 months ago

Are Your Employees “Dying for a Paycheck?”

Renowned leadership strategist Jeffrey Pfeffer explains why organizational health is inextricably tied to employee health

11 months ago

Looking to Achieve Peak Performance? Here’s Your Playbook

In his new book, New York Times bestselling author Steven Kotler lays out a blueprint…

1 year ago

Grow Your Business in 2021 by Leveraging Diverse Thinking

These renowned Black thought leaders show organizations how to fuel innovation and productivity.

1 year ago

Promoting Psychological Safety in the Workplace is Essential

Jennifer Petriglieri helps leaders leverage behavioral psychology and group dynamics to foster innovative, productive, inclusive…

1 year ago

Optimize Virtual Teamwork with Tools That Ensure Everyone Has a Voice

Building psychological safety in virtual teams takes effort and strategy, says advisor Amy Edmondson, author…

1 year ago

Top Experts Help Firms Prepare for Unpredictable Future

To rebuild economies, decision makers in every sector must address issues around global trade, leadership…

1 year ago

Beyond the Election: Renewing Our Country’s Original Promises

As CEO of New America, renowned thought leader Anne-Marie Slaughter says a system overhaul requires…

1 year ago

The Leader’s Guide to Innovating Through Unpredictable Times

Harvard Business School Professor Linda Hill’s time-tested frameworks enable continuous innovation and build agile and…

1 year ago

Summer Reads: New Books to Spark Business and Your Imagination

These fascinating perspectives from today’s most innovative thinkers are brimming with ideas for business and…

2 years ago

A Better Model for WFH Parents

Parents looking for better ways to manage work-from-home life will find Stew Friedman’s “Parents Who…

2 years ago

Here’s How to Increase Productivity Among Working Parents

Got kids? In his new book, Stew Friedman shares a proven model that shows parents…

2 years ago

These 4 Inspirational Women Are Redesigning the Business World

Elevating women at work isn’t courageous, it’s smart for business. Meet the experts fueling change.

2 years ago

Are You a Bezos or a Musk? Master the Different Styles of Innovative Leadership

Jeff Dyer’s analysis of two of the world’s most prominent billionaires offers contrasting lessons for…

2 years ago

Revealed: These Top Thought Leaders are (Re)Shaping the Future of Business and Society

You have access to nine of the 2019 Thinkers50 winners

2 years ago

Learning for a Living: The Brave New World of Leadership

The future of work demands we learn more—at work. INSEAD’s Gianpiero Petriglieri helps leaders make…

2 years ago

Leaders, It’s Time to Think Outside the Building

Rosabeth Moss Kanter believes the greatest future breakthroughs will come from an unconventional mindset and…

2 years ago

Vision 2020: 10 Leadership Lessons for an Unpredictable Future

These Stern Speakers offer inspiring insights and actionable advice for leading your organization into the…

2 years ago

How to Build a Culture of Workplace Learning

Future of work and learning expert Kelly Palmer shows businesses how to better train employees…

2 years ago

11 Stern Experts Nominated for Thinkers50 Award

Transform your business strategy with the work of these exceptional thought leaders.

2 years ago

How Big Companies Can Innovate Like Startups with Gary Pisano

On episode 23 of the Minds Worth Meeting podcast, Harvard’s Gary Pisano argues that big…

3 years ago

#WomenAtWork: How to Change the Narrative with Kimberly Ramalho

To get a seat at the table, women need to have confidence in themselves and…

3 years ago

6 Essential Business Books for 2019

Our clients aren’t just in the news. They are the news.

3 years ago

Want to Lead? You Need to Read! 4 Books to Gift This Holiday Season

2018 was a rollercoaster ride for business. These four books are sure to put your…

3 years ago

Practical Ways to Overcome the Barriers of Transformation

What are the biggest obstacles to driving your company’s transformation? Too often, leaders think of…

3 years ago

Big Companies Can Master Innovation. Here’s How.

What is the biggest obstacle to large companies innovating and disrupting their industries? It may…

3 years ago

How to Win Power and Influence in Our Chaotic, Connected Age

In the bestselling book “New Power,” Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms offer a remarkable new…

3 years ago

How to Unlock the Power of Innovative Inquiry

In a new book, leadership expert Hal Gregersen reveals how asking better questions will solve…

3 years ago

3 Workshops That Will Make You a More Effective Leader

Leadership is an all-encompassing challenge. These sessions will help turn problems into opportunities for personal…

3 years ago

AI, Robotics and Emerging Technologies

Your Tech Strategy May Be Asking the Wrong Questions About AI

Hal Gregersen shows how emerging technology can not only solve problems but prompt new questions…

3 years ago

6 Essential Books to Read This Fall

To transform business and society, update your library with this list of thought leaders’ published…

3 years ago

How to Embrace the Challenge of Change – And Build a Growth Company

NEW to Stern: Dunkin’ Brands CEO Nigel Travis challenges convention in an endlessly disruptive international…

4 years ago

How Do Successful CEOs Spend Their Time?

In a Harvard Business Review article, Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria reveal how executive…

4 years ago

How to Be the World’s Most Innovative Leader

In Forbes, Jeff Dyer and Hal Gregersen look beyond company structure to get at the…

4 years ago

The Right Way for Entrepreneurial Leaders to Cultivate Harmony Between Work and Life

Stew Friedman offers a practical framework to bring harmony to your busy life and improve…

4 years ago

Questions (Not Answers) Are The Key To Innovation

In a society that seeks answers to problems, Hal Gregersen reveals the creative power of…

4 years ago

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Leadership

Are You Quiet Enough? Lessons for Leaders

Hal Gregersen, executive director of the MIT Leadership Center, has spent more than a decade…

5 years ago

Leadership

Escape the Bubble: Be Wrong, Be Uncomfortable, and Be Quiet

As a leader, how insulated are you? CEOs and other leaders can easily slip inside…

5 years ago

Leadership

Why the Best Leaders Are Habitually Wrong

Leaders are expected to have all the right answers. But getting those answers means asking…

5 years ago