If there's one thing the pandemic taught us, it's that a strong supply chain is central to corporate success. As transport costs rocketed, container ships lined up at ports, and customer satisfaction suffered, CEOs kicked themselves for not h...

Every chief financial officer worth their salt should be taking charge of supply chain integration as a core responsibility. Pushing change from the top helps break down silos to ensure supply chain resilience becomes part of a company's DNA. <...

I recently spent the best part of a weekend playing with ChatGPT, the AI-powered natural language tool that answers questions and responds to prompts in an unerringly human way. My conclusion? It signals the end of the financial services industry...

As leaders jump into 2023, they're asking themselves these two questions: "Do we have the right strategy?" and "Do we have the right team?"

Surprisingly, the answers don't really matter. Regardless of how well your busines...

When Elon Musk issued his "hardcore" return to the office edict at Twitter, he showed how badly he missed the transformational shift in the way people view work. Instead of rallying the troops, hundreds of employees quit. The world had changed. M...

Organizations of every size are setting lofty goals and allocating money and time toward supplier diversity programs, recognizing that disadvantaged groups should get a bigger slice of their vendor pies.

Is it working? Probably not as...

After years of targeting and extorting high-value corporate targets, ransomware attackers have turned to more vulnerable prey - school districts. With less funding, less-than-mature cybersecurity defenses and limited (or even nonexistent) contr...

CEO job security isn't what it used to be. A rash of high-profile oustings, including Disney's Bob Chapek, Under Armor's Patrik Frisk and Gap's Sonia Syngal, have underlined how top executives are on particularly shaky ground as we emerge...

The keenly awaited prequel to Game of Thrones is out and fans are in rapture. But how much of that joy stems from the quality of the new show, and how much from viewers being able to bond with one another over their favorite franchise again? I wo...

If voting with your feet is a form of protest, K-12 schools need to start paying attention to the steady drumbeat of footsteps. Across the country, schools are experiencing some of the biggest enrollment drops ever in what amounts to a crisis of...

You may have a great team, but the acumen of yesterday may not be enough for the challenges of tomorrow. Here are the critical skills that will measure success in 2023 and beyond.

Persistent inflation, a nascent recession and even tri...

The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest overhaul of US automotive policy in a generation. If all goes according to plan, it will transform what Americans drive on the streets - and create economic boomlets for the states that manufacture tho...

The economics and business departments inside colleges and universities have an opportunity to do what America's resource-starved newsrooms cannot. They can give middle- and working-class families objective, useful, easy-to-understand informati...

Organizational psychologists have watched Musk's restructuring of the social-media platform with dismay. Here's what leaders can learn from this imbroglio

It will be months before we understand the true impact of Elon...

As markets gyrate and uncertainty abounds, keeping top talent is more important than ever. Here's how to do it.

Identifying your strongest candidates for department head, director or other top management positions is tough at the be...

These are convulsive times for business. Labor and supply shortages mean work isn't getting done. The Great Resignation has left companies light on senior talent. And as market gyrations fan worries about the economy, everyone is afraid of maki...

The U.S. News & World Report college rankings scandal stinks to high heaven, which creates a huge opportunity - and need - for college presidents to speak out publicly about the sham the ratings have become.

And, critically,...

With a nationwide shortage of tens of thousands of teachers, school districts are scrambling to find new ways to recruit and retain talent. But there's one underutilized solution: federal stimulus money from the national COVID crisis.

Companies with Chinese ties are facing the biggest escalation of risks in decades, as the race for clean energy combines with rising geopolitical tensions to undermine already fragile trade relations with Washington.

This is not just...

People hoping to break into the upper ranks of management often lament that it's a revolving door of the same old candidates. Not so.

The Great Resignation has thinned the ranks. An era of specialty has led to a shortage of experien...