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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has transformed into a masterful communicator and powerful leader during his nation’s crisis, according to Wharton's Michael Useem.
Forget willpower. In this Nano Tool for Leaders from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton’s Katy Milkman offers insight into how short-term gratification can work for your team.
Elevating the wrong candidate to the corner office can cost companies significantly, writes Wharton’s Michael Useem. In this article, he suggests key questions to help narrow the field.
Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Roma McCaig, senior vice president of impact and communications at Clif Bar & Company, about living the company’s “five aspirations.”
In this Nano Tool for Leaders from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton’s Katy Milkman shares three action steps that can help you unleash your team’s potential by building their confidence.
In this Nano Tool for Leaders, Wharton's Michael Useem offers guidance on how to evaluate a board’s performance regarding pressing strategic and leadership issues.
This Nano Tool for Leaders from Wharton Executive Education offers strategies to improve team resilience and performance and reduce burnout by relying on less obvious sources of support.
A recent "Beyond Business" panel discussion, hosted by Wharton Dean Erika James, focused on how boards can redefine corporate governance to maximize a company’s social impact while balancing the needs of all stakeholders.
In an excerpt from the revised and updated edition of their book ‘The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap,’ Wharton’s Harbir Singh and Michael Useem explore how Apple’s approach to leadership has contributed to its success.
In the 10th anniversary edition of his book ‘The Leader’s Checklist,’ Wharton’s Michael Useem highlights 16 mission-critical principles to help leaders make good decisions in unpredictable and stressful environments.
Learning to lead is not a “one and done” assignment. In this Nano Tool for Leaders, Wharton’s Mike Useem explains how to gain new skills to keep pace with change.
In this Nano Tool for Leaders, Wharton’s G. Richard Shell explains how “the power of two” can help when you are faced with a moral or ethical dilemma at work.
In this Nano Tool for Leaders, Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer and Columbia’s Adam Galinsky offer six steps that will improve your ability to spot a lie that could otherwise impact you or your team.
In his latest book, 'The Edge,' Wharton management professor Michael Useem profiles 10 chief executives and shares their strategies for sustained success.
Wharton’s Stephanie Creary talks to scholars Ella Bell Smith and Stella Nkomo about the re-issue of their seminal book that examines the vastly different experiences of Black and white women in corporate America.
The more you allow people to participate in the process, the more effective you’ll be in convincing them to make certain choices, Wharton’s Jonah Berger says in this Nano Tool for Leaders®.
Wharton professor G. Richard Shell’s latest book, 'The Conscience Code,' teaches employees and managers how to stand up for their values and create a more ethical workplace.
In this Nano Tool for Leaders® from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton’s Stewart D. Friedman shows that by looking closely at the different domains of your life — work, home, community, and self — you can clarify what’s important to you and see your life from a fresh perspective.
Wharton’s Adam Grant and Dean Erika James share five ways executives can rethink their assumptions about what it means to be a good business leader.
Wharton’s Stephanie Creary and Aline Gatignon talk with Penn Medicine’s Dr. Florencia Greer Polite and David Casey of CVS Health about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and access in communities of color.
In this Nano Tool for Leaders® from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton’s Sigal Barsade offers strategies for enhancing employee performance by managing the emotional contagion that occurs on teams.
During a recent panel discussion hosted by Wharton Dean Erika James, three Wharton faculty examined the pandemic’s reverberating effects on women in the workplace.
At the recent Penn/Wharton Women in Data Science conference in Philadelphia, Kate Johnson, president of Microsoft U.S., spoke about her career journey, leading change, and Microsoft’s efforts to drive diversity and inclusion.
During a recent Leading Diversity@Wharton event, Wharton’s Stephanie Creary spoke with two DEI experts from luxury firms about how the industry can truly commit to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The devastating terrorist attack on the World Trade Center nearly 20 years ago left behind painful memories and powerful lessons about how leaders must learn and adapt, write Gregory P. Shea and his co-authors in this opinion piece.
CEO succession is routine in business, but Amazon isn’t like other companies. Wharton’s Mike Useem and Barbara Kahn discuss the transition of Jeff Bezos.
The first installment of the Wharton School Press “Meet the Authors” interview series features Michael Platt, director of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative and a professor with appointments in the Perelman School of Medicine, the School of Arts & Sciences, and the Wharton School. Platt talks with Wharton marketing professor Peter Fader about his new book,
As part of the Leading Diversity at Work series, Wharton’s Stephanie Creary talks to IBM Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Carla Grant Pickens about the company’s efforts to create change both inside and outside the office.
The violent storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was a “watershed moment” for corporations to reexamine their role in a democracy, Wharton’s Michael Useem says in an interview with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM.
John W. Rogers Jr., founder of Ariel Investments, talks with Wharton’s Stephanie Creary about his lifelong effort to get more people of color into boardrooms and key leadership roles.
As part of the Leading Diversity@Wharton speaker series, Dean Erika James and AT&T Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Corey Anthony spoke with Wharton’s Stephanie Creary about inclusive leadership in times of crisis.
Not everyone is a born leader, but a new book by Wharton’s Michael Platt says that neuroscience can provide the tools to become one.
September 28 marked Erika James' 90th day as dean of the Wharton School. Here, she reflects on starting the position remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons she has learned about being a new leader.
In this Nano Tool for Leaders® from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton’s Adam Grant sheds light on a powerful way to increase motivation and productivity.
Winegrowers have learned to adapt to constant unpredictability, facing everything from flooding and wildfires to the fallout from COVID-19. In this opinion piece, Wharton’s George S. Day and Karissa Kruse, president of Sonoma County Winegrowers, explain how industry leaders have benefited from taking the long view.
In this Nano Tool for Leaders® from Wharton Executive Education, Wharton management professor Nancy Rothbard offers guidelines for setting effective boundaries between work and home.
Pandemic confusion, police brutality, corporate corruption and unchecked elitism have eroded our faith in leaders. In this opinion piece, Wharton’s Greg Shea offers 10 steps that can help remedy that.
Now is the time for business leaders to equalize the playing field and change the narrative around what it really means to succeed in America, write Scott A. Snyder and John Hope Bryant in this opinion piece.
The quality of their relationships will be the differentiating factor for CFO success, write Catherine Dixon and her co-authors in this opinion piece.
Building purpose into a company or brand has oftentimes been just a talking point, but today it is imperative, write Americus Reed, Brad Messinger and John Bremen in this opinion piece.
Great leaders develop talent on a continuous basis, according to Tuck School of Business professor Sydney Finkelstein. In a conversation with Wharton’s Peter Cappelli, he explains why that’s more important than ever.
Amway CEO Milind Pant discusses the importance of “leading from the heart” and the lessons he’s learned during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lori Ryerkerk, chairman, president and CEO at Celanese, recently spoke with Wharton's Peter Cappelli about how the pandemic is reshaping her company’s culture and her own leadership style.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers have a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to lead the way towards a low-carbon future, says Lord Greg Barker, executive chairman of En+ Group and former member of U.K. Parliament.
Jeff McLean, a former Navy fighter pilot, shares lessons that are relevant for business leaders in fast-changing times.
When the coronavirus pandemic began, PriceSmart CEO Sherry Bahrambeygui reset the company’s culture and found more productive ways to get things done. In a recent conversation with Wharton’s Mike Useem, she shared what she has learned.
For any leader, the ongoing presence of heroes is both a cause for celebration and a reason for deep concern, because it indicates a failure of the wider system, writes Wharton’s Gregory P. Shea in this opinion piece.
Leaders from the largest public health care system in the U.S. describe the four-pronged approach they have used to hold their team together during the pandemic.
How will the world look following the COVID-19 pandemic? A recent Tarnopol Dean’s Lecture at Wharton provided some answers through the lens of three sectors -- health care, finance and technology.
When the world is uncertain, leaders at all levels must think strategically, communicate persuasively and act decisively, writes Wharton’s Michael Useem.
The coronavirus pandemic has put all leaders under the spotlight in terms of their own digital readiness, write Scott A. Snyder and Yulia Barnakova in this opinion piece.
Diversity is essential for successful leadership in times of crisis, says Lloyd W. Howell, Jr., CFO of Booz Allen Hamilton, in this opinion piece.
A new book co-authored by Wharton’s Stewart Friedman aims to empower parents with leadership best practices.
The total customer experience incorporates every aspect of how products and services are designed, priced, marketed, sold, delivered and supported. However, delivering compelling experiences requires that leaders avoid common mistakes, notes this opinion piece by Mark Leiter.