Social Impact
Communities Are Partners, Not Beneficiaries
Advice for getting global health projects off the ground.
Finance & Accounting
Do High-Frequency Traders Deserve Their Bad Rap?
Though suspicions abound, HFTs generally help markets function and grow.
Leadership
How to Succeed as a Chief Growth Officer
Five ways leaders can challenge the status quo to encourage growth.
Does Creativity Breed Entitlement?
Companies that put creative employees on a pedestal encourage bad behavior.
Entrepreneurship
Growing a Company from Startup to Sale
A three-part podcast details how Enjoy Life Foods thrives in a market it helped create.
Data Analytics
5 Ways to Attract and Retain Data Scientists
How directly contributing to the business can help analytics talent thrive.
Leadership
Podcast: The Power of Persuasive Storytelling
Stories hook your business audience and get them to take action.
Organizations
Poach Our Employees, Please
How hiring an employee from a related company can directly benefit both the poacher and the poached.
Marketing
What Do Customers Pay When Wholesale Prices Change?
Increases and decreases are not passed through the same way.
Entrepreneurship
When to Pass the Hat
Strategic timing can help startups get the most from their fundraising.
I (Don’t) Feel Your Pain
Having been there does not always increase empathy.
Social Impact
When Higher Pay Attracts the Wrong Job Candidates
Labeling jobs as lucrative can backfire for socially minded organizations.
What Chinese Consumers Want
Western Companies doing business in China need to ask the right questions.
No Contract? No Problem
How the Kenyan flower industry thrives in the absence of formal contracts.
Companies, Choose Your Name Wisely
The right name can signal that you are a safe bet.
Operations
Why Power Companies Love Smart Meters
Smart meters provide richer data, enabling smarter pricing strategies and a smoother electricity supply chain.
Entrepreneurship
A Crowdfunding App that Pays the Bills
A startup in Kenya captures an underserved market.
Leadership
Podcast: How to Rid Your Company of Toxic Employees
Tips for how to avoid hiring them, manage their improvement, or decide when to let them go.
Four Ways Cuba Can Become More Business-Friendly
What will it take to make the country attractive to investors?