IBJ Insights
Don’t Be Mad About Promoting Mad Men (or Women)
Rewarding top agency talent with a supervisory position can seriously backfire, especially in today’s market.
Don’t (Just) Chart Your Financial Future
When it comes to financial decision making, research indicates stock charts and relationship status can be hazardous to your portfolio’s health.
Why Nobody is Really Ready for Mobile Commerce
Most market transactions will eventually go digital, but business must first comfort consumers to make mobile commerce worth it.
To Team or Not to Team?
Employing people who crave collaboration isn’t always a good thing, especially when the task at hand is relatively simple.
Ethical Leadership Then and Now
A unique examination of economic conditions and success at war during the tenure of 19 kings of Judah supports the modern case for ethical leadership.
The Art of Early Talent Spotting
Not all jobs lend themselves to demonstrations of leadership potential, which is why organizations need to systematically look for “glimmers” of talent.
Leadership Lessons Out of the Horrors of Auschwitz
Forgiving is rarely easy, but Holocaust survivor Eva Kor insists it is key to peace on Earth, not to mention clearing (and calming) the mind of decision makers.
Don’t Always Mind the Talent Gap
Emerging thinking suggests it can pay to focus talent development on magnifying executive strengths rather than mitigating executive weaknesses.
Losing Anthopoulos Is Major League Loss for Blue Jays
The focus on character that Toronto’s outgoing GM put in place did more than make the Jays a class act. It created an outstanding ball club.
