Data Analytics
Do People Really Understand Your Data Visualizations?
Many data viz gurus advocate for decluttering graphs and focusing on specific info. Do those techniques actually help your audience?
Organizations
3 Tips for Taking Your Family Business Public
Navigate this decision carefully, and you could have the best of both worlds.
Organizations
Working Parents Feel Pulled in Two Directions. What Does This Mean for Companies?
A new study looks at what happens when parental and professional identities collide.
Careers
Mulling a Career Pivot? 3 Things to Consider
Knowing your own motivations can help you successfully transition to a new role or industry.
Marketing
The Internet Is Awash in Positive Product Ratings. Here’s How to Decipher the Good from the Great.
Forget stars and numeric ratings: a review’s language offers better clues to a product’s quality and likely success.
Economics
Can Larger Loans Help Small Firms Grow?
Sometimes. But it turns out that lenders are bad at figuring out which businesses will benefit.
Leadership
Podcast: Businesses Can Slow Climate Change. Here’s How.
Individual actions won’t be enough to slow global warming. On this episode of The Insightful Leader, learn how companies—and the people who lead them—need to get involved.
Marketing
How You Can Make a More Positive Social Impact
A 3-step guide to becoming a more thoughtful consumer and donor.
Podcast: The Art of Giving Good Feedback
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: how to talk so that your team (and boss) will listen.
Data Analytics
4 Phases of Analytics Evolution: From Spreadsheets to AI Workbenches
What lies ahead for business leaders looking to incorporate data analytics?
Organizations
When It Comes to Morally Dubious Behavior, Do Startups Get a Pass?
Transgressions, such as treating workers badly, resonate differently when it’s a startup versus an established company.
Policy
The Health Department Gave Your Favorite Restaurant an 85. What on Earth Does That Mean?
Regulators should consider tweaking their scoring systems to make food-safety ratings more informative.
Organizations
What Businesses Must Do to Curtail Climate Change
We need to dramatically reduce carbon emissions. This will require a new system of incentives.
Leadership
3 Skills New Managers Need to Succeed
To start, recognize that entire teams—and not just individuals—require clear feedback.
Finance & Accounting
A Surprising Reason Why Currency Exchange Rates Fluctuate
New research suggests an answer to a longstanding economic puzzle.
Marketing
How Much Do Campaign Ads Matter?
Tone is key, according to new research, which found that a change in TV ad strategy could have altered the results of the 2000 presidential election.
Organizations
Evolution Has Shaped How We Relate to Our Families. What Does This Mean for Family Businesses?
Gaining a better understanding of family conflict can help both family firms and the larger economy.
Careers
Take 5: How to Become an Expert in Something New
Turns out, there’s a “special sauce” that can help you get there. But expertise can also come with a curse.
Marketing
Is It Time to Raise Your Prices?
4 things for brands to consider as inflation provides more opportunities for growth.