Weekly Hotlist: How Leaders Can Keep Their Cool in a Crisis

 

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February 19, 2018 How Leaders Can Keep Their Cool in a Crisis By Mark Bonchek, Cara France Advice from executives who've been there.

Innovation 4 Ways to Build an Innovative Team by Greg Satell It takes psychological safety, diversity, teamwork, and mission. Career planning The Future of MBA Education Scott DeRue, the dean of University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, says the old model of business school education is gone. It's no longer good enough to sequester yourself on campus for two years before heading out into the world of commerce. DeRue discusses how the perceived value of an MBA education is changing in the digital era, and how MBA programs are innovating in response to individual and company demands. Technology How AI Is Changing Contracts by Beverly Rich Think of a searchable database, not a set of files. Social responsibility More and More CEOs Are Taking Their Social Responsibility Seriously by Rebecca M. Henderson Are we finally at a tipping point? Gender Do Women's Networking Events Move the Needle on Equality? by Shawn Achor Within one year, attendees of a conference for women were twice as likely to be promoted. Innovation Why Amazon's Grocery Store May Not Be the Future of Retail by Nick Harrison, George Faigen, Duncan Brewer Don't rip out the registers just yet. Collaboration Should You Cover for a Friend's Mistakes at Work? by Liane Davey Advice for when — or whether — to intervene. Technology How Cloud Computing Is Changing Management by Quentin Hardy It's speeding up product life cycles and fostering more customer interaction.

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