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The competitive edge athletes get in the job market may come at the expense of candidates with other life experiences.

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Before hitting “go” on a growth strategy, founders need to make sure they are ready. Here’s a pre-flight checklist for entrepreneurs.

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Embrace vulnerability, know when to keep silent, and other strategies from Kellogg faculty.

When you don’t just switch companies but entire sectors, you need to do your homework, focus on the culture, and build credibility fast.

Choices we make during model design and implementation can ease AI’s downstream damage—and amplify its benefits.

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Despite its ups and downs, the dollar has maintained global dominance for years. New research shows why that is—and why it might not last forever.

Start by finding alternative sourcing locations. And if you don’t have them, build them now.

When Kellogg’s Craig Wortmann lost a portion of his leg to cancer, he felt like he lost part of his identity, too. On this episode of The Insightful Leader podcast, he offers a guide to “bouncing back better.”

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Here’s a cautious promotion of strategic nepotism in the family business.

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Teams that acquire players from their competitors gain an advantage that goes beyond pure skill.

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A new type of score looks at people’s shopping behaviors and utility payments to determine their eligibility for loans and credit cards.

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Leaders across industries can learn from Pope Leo XIV’s balanced perspective.

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“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.”

In this bonus episode of our series, “Insight Unpacked: American Healthcare and Its Web of Misaligned Incentives,” a healthcare economist must make critical decisions with partial information.

On this episode of The Insightful Leader: when Fuyao Glass opened a U.S. factory, it underestimated the importance of translating company culture.

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Need some extra motivation to reach your fitness goals? Anthropomorphizing objects can help, new research shows.

For the most part, yes! And the more we look, the better we get.

New research challenges the long-held belief that unconscious attitudes are set in stone.

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While increasing bonuses and commission rates might seem like a good idea, doing so can inadvertently harm the quality of an organization’s workforce.

A three-pronged approach—and a generous mindset—can be a huge boon for your career.

But there’s little common ground in the research that Republicans and Democrats cite.

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The administration hopes to bring back manufacturing and reduce trade deficits. But renegotiating trade may damage global trust in the U.S.

After the Biden administration’s broader approach to regulating competition, expect more-targeted enforcement in the years ahead.

The effect of peer influence “raises some interesting and potentially troubling questions about the nature of expertise and decision-making.”

On this (rerun) episode of The Insightful Leader: You can’t always control what happens at work. But reframing setbacks, and instituting some serious calendar discipline, can go a long way toward reducing stress. 

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