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7 Factors That Drive Returns on AI Investments, According to a New Survey

Leaders are facing tremendous pressure to deliver on AI. To understand how they are navigating this, researchers surveyed ...
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Researchers Asked LLMs for Strategic Advice. They Got “Trendslop” in Return.

Leaders might assume that LLMs are able to offer a kind of unbiased, outside perspective. But new research found that leading ...
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Research: How the “Accent Penalty” Determines Who Gets Heard

At American firms, accent bias can quietly shape whose ideas gain traction at work by depressing attention and engagement for ...
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Competing LLMs Were Asked to Pick Stocks. Their Choices Revealed AI’s Limitations.

Many executives already use gen AI as a thought-partner and c0-strategist. But are these tools reliable across markets? New ...
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Hold On to Your Authenticity Under Pressure

Leadership today requires navigating uncertainty, scrutiny, and competing expectations. These three practices can help you stay effective and authentic—even when conditions keep shifting. Aim for ...
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When It’s Time for a Coach and a Coachee to Break Up

That said, coaching is also a business relationship, and it’s important that the engagement is delivering the expected value. According to research compiled by Gitnux, coaching generally over-delivers ...
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The Map of U.S. Prosperity Is Changing. Here’s Where Companies Should Invest.

In today’s era defined by demographic scarcity and environmental volatility, geography is no longer a backdrop for strategy. It directly shapes resilience, cost structure, and long-term value creation ...
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Lessons from China’s Short-Drama Boom

Chinese short-drama platforms have built a content machine that inverts Hollywood’s logic entirely—testing story concepts ...
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Design Systems That Produce Excellence

You might think elite organizational performance comes from talent, discipline, or luck. In reality, consistent excellence is often the output of a well-designed system. Instead of focusing only on ...
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What Should Your Company’s AI Sound Like to Customers?

As AI systems increasingly speak to customers, employees, and patients, how confident they sound is no longer a cosmetic choice but a behavioral risk. Research shows that vocal confidence shapes trust ...
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Developing Employees Who Thrive Through Continuous Change

Employees today experience far more organizational change than in the past, yet their willingness to support it has sharply declined. To help employees thrive through continuous transformation, ...
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Who in the C-Suite Should Own AI?

The question of who controls AI is the critical org-chart issue at the dawn of the AI era, and it will influence a company’s strategy, investment levels, and the distribution of power and influence ...