Mentors and Mavens
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'Lead with your heart as well as your head': Bill George
Individual charisma, authority, and external validation are passé. Leadership 2.0 is all about authenticity, intrinsic contribution, and being purpose-driven, says Bill George, an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, and the author of 'True North: Emerging Leader Edition', 'Discover Your True North', 'True North', and '7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis'
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Belonging is fuel for collaboration and creativity: Susie Wise
It doesn't often figure in inclusion narratives, but belonging is the first step to true diversity and equity. Dr Susie Wise, founder and former director of the K12 Lab at Stanford d. school, talks about the intersection of belonging and design, and how they can shape new ways of bringing people together or even new ways of being people together
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Move from command and control to discovery: Rita McGrath
When you have a platform of extensive experience, you can plan in a conventional way. But what if something is totally new to you? What will it entail for leadership? Rita Gunther McGrath a long-time Professor at Columbia Business School and one of the world's top experts on strategy and innovation, answers
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Compromise should be the last decision, not the first: Joshua N Weiss
There is much more to 'negotiation' than the immediate associations it builds—of conflict, confrontation, win-lose, and the like. Even mutual gain is a possibility if we are creative and flexible enough. Dr Joshua N Weiss busts a few myths
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Treat talent the way you wish to be treated yourself: Roger L Martin
Toss out dominant models if they do not work and experiment with new ones to enhance management effectiveness, says the business management expert in his new book
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Innovation has no borders, no owners: Alex Goryachev
Alex Goryachev, the former managing director of Cisco's global co-innovation centres, dwells upon the nuances of innovation that can transform businesses and continuously drive growth