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Has agile management’s moment arrived?

  When IBM recently announced that it was rethinking its work-at-home program for thousands of its employees, the main take-away for workers…

Why economists must go beyond the numbers

When economists are trying to understand the economics of growth, they usually go by the numbers. Yet, not only don’t…

Why impact investing needs to go mainstream

  Durreen Shahnaz started her career with Morgan Stanley in 1989 and was the first Bangladeshi woman investment banker on…

The future of Artificial Intelligence: Why the hype has outrun reality

TECHNOLOGY Robots that serve dinner, self-driving cars and drone-taxis could be fun and hugely profitable. But don’t hold your breath.…

How silent meditation helped me succeed at work

LEADERSHIP In this opinion piece, Payal Sheth, a global marketing manager at the Boston Consulting Group, explains how an ancient…

What digital disruptors can teach traditional retailers

MARKETING The big retail shakeout of 2017 is battering traditional chains of all stripes: Payless has filed for bankruptcy and…