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October 17, 2025
Agree to Disagree? 5 Tips to Cool Down a Heated Argument.
A new game helps people find common ground on divisive issues. But you don’t need to play to practice its principles.
Steven Franconeri
October 1, 2025
Does Your Company Need a Chief AI Officer?
It’s the hot new C-suite role, but not every business needs the same strategy.
Birju Shah
September 2, 2025
Succession Is the Top Responsibility of a Board—Yet Many Avoid It
Boards need to view potential CEO successors as a priority and offer them opportunities for substantial board interaction.
Harry M. Kraemer
September 1, 2025
Why Big Problems Can Feel Small
When people hear a problem is widespread, they are less likely to consider it serious—and less inclined to act.
Lauren Eskreis-Winkler, Troncoso Peres Luiza Tanoue and Ayelet Fishbach
August 20, 2025
To Align Purpose and Profit, Company Culture Matters
An Italian energy firm’s climate campaign illustrates how to tackle social problems without sacrificing the bottom line.
Brayden King, Marco Clemente and Amy Klopfenstein
August 1, 2025
5 Questions to Consider When Deciding Whether to Start a Family Office
Ask better questions to understand the purpose, costs, structures, and your family’s alignment.
Matthew Allen
July 24, 2025
Is Tenure a Golden Age for Research?
A large study finds that there’s a trade-off. While tenured researchers may publish less, they often come up with more novel ideas.
Giorgio Tripodi, Benjamin F. Jones, Dashun Wang and and coauthors
July 18, 2025
How Peace Can Be Good for Business
Expanding ESG strategies to include conflict reduction can benefit both companies and the regions in which they operate.
Cynthia S. Wang
July 15, 2025
Take 5: Making Communication Work … at Work
Embrace vulnerability, know when to keep silent, and other strategies from Kellogg faculty.
Niko Matouschek, Michael Powell, Bryony Reich, Eli J. Finkel, Jillian Chown, Craig Wortmann, Sanjay Khosla and and coauthors
July 14, 2025
Does an Athletic Past Give Job Applicants a Lift?
The competitive edge athletes get in the job market may come at the expense of candidates with other life experiences.
Lauren Rivera and Lisa M. B. Sølvberg
June 25, 2025
Slowing AI’s Domino Effect on Workplace Inequality
Choices we make during model design and implementation can ease AI’s downstream damage—and amplify its benefits.
Arvind Karunakaran, Sarah Lebovitz, Devesh Narayanan and Hatim Rahman
June 10, 2025
Nepotism Can Be a Good Thing in Family Business—If You Get These 4 Things Right
Here’s a cautious promotion of strategic nepotism in the family business.
Matthew Allen
June 1, 2025
The Upside of Recruiting Your Rivals
Teams that acquire players from their competitors gain an advantage that goes beyond pure skill.
Satyam Mukherjee, Yun Huang, Brian Uzzi and Noshir Contractor
May 28, 2025
When Experts Pivot, They Pay a Price
“It’s not like we can’t enter a new area and hit a home run, but there’s just a far, far lower chance of that happening.”
Ryan Hill, Dashun Wang, Benjamin F. Jones and and coauthors
May 1, 2025
When Put to the Test, Are We Any Good at Spotting AI Fakes?
For the most part, yes! And the more we look, the better we get.
Negar Kamali, Karyn Nakamura, Aakriti Kumar, Angelos Chatzimparmpas, Jessica Hullman and Matthew Groh
May 1, 2025
Do Gut Feelings Change Over Time?
New research challenges the long-held belief that unconscious attitudes are set in stone.
Tessa Charlesworth and and coauthors
April 11, 2025
Our Colleagues’ Decisions May Influence Us More Than We Realize
The effect of peer influence “raises some interesting and potentially troubling questions about the nature of expertise and decision-making.”
Jillian Chown and Carlos Inoue
April 1, 2025
Why That “Follow-Back” on Social Media Is Not Guaranteed
Regardless of their political ideology, people are less likely to follow back users from certain racial groups.
Krishnan Nair, Mohsen Mosleh and Maryam Kouchaki
March 28, 2025
The Case for Muting the Boss
When discussing business strategy, leaders should leave room for new voices, who could spur the next big idea.
Sanjay Khosla
March 1, 2025
How to Encourage Authenticity at Work
The right conditions can help people, particularly those from marginalized groups, feel more comfortable with expressing their true selves.
Cynthia S. Wang and and coauthors
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