Thought Leadership

Duke CE’s article library brings you the latest thinking from our thought leaders in Dialogue, the only truly global journal for managers and leaders.

In it for the long run

Businesses face contradictory environmental and social pressures. Solutions demand patient, iterative engagement with stakeholders. At the World Economic…

The ESG arc bends toward progress

ESG helps organizations think more systematically about their risks and opportunities. Martin Luther King said that “the arc…

The drive for value

A host of economic concerns are shaking marketers’ confidence, according to the latest research. How are they navigating…

Modern leadership

A program to develop leaders who can meet the demands of a changing business environment is helping deliver…

The conduct of code

Can leaders establish a coherent approach to ethics in today’s digitally-powered business environment? Today’s executives urgently need to…

A whole new ball game

ESG is a seminal concept that requires rapid learning to master. The problem with being a manager,” said…

Fabless is blameless

The asset-light model is being falsely charged for the global chip shortage. In the early 2000s, I held…

A quantum leap into the unknown

Ignorance of quantum computing is no protection from it. The less people understand a phenomenon, the more they…

Defining the values that matter

Around the world, our values have a profound influence on how we act – and on the character…

Love and will

The demands of Millennials and Gen Z mean leaders have to ditch command and control. It’s time to…

Unmask the fakers

Agile transformation initiatives are doomed to fail if leaders only pay lip-service to the need for change. Agile…

A world becoming smaller

Economic shocks can upend the delicate equilibrium of international trade – and are beginning to roll back globalization….