
New Evidence That CEOs Rarely Combine Integrity, Innovation, and Risk-Taking
Blog, LeadershipCorporate chief executive officers who have a high degree of integrity—that is, a commitment to act by a morally justified set of principles and values—tend to be less creative, more risk-averse, and less likely to take initiative than other CEOs, according to new research I co-authored.

Elon Musk and What Makes an Organization Trustworthy
Blog, Corporate Culture, Leadership, Trust“Tell us how you think about trust,” a moderator said to Elon Musk.

The Four Top Workplace Trends That Will Make Or Break Companies in 2023
Blog, Corporate Culture, LeadershipUncertainty shaped 2022—a tumultuous year in which employees and organizations faced meaningful cultural shifts.

Why It’s (Sometimes) OK for the Boss to Play Favorites
Blog, Corporate Culture, Fairness, Incentives, LeadershipIt is managers’ natural tendency to pick favorites.

The Race to Cooperation
Blog, Corporate Culture, Leadership, Podcast, TrustIn this episode of Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, Adam speaks with Andrea Jones-Rooy, a data scientist who’s skeptical about data (as well as a comedian).

Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on Leading with Strength and Sincerity
Blog, Leadership, PodcastIn this episode of Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, Adam speaks with Kaja Kallas, Estonia’s prime minister—the first woman to hold the position.

When Facing Disruption, the Unknown Is Your Greatest Ally
Blog, LeadershipChange is inevitable—we all know this.

3 Organizational Issues Most Leaders Fail to Get Right
Blog, Corporate Culture, Incentives, Leadership
When surveys find workers feeling disrespected at work as a leading reason for quitting, it can be all too easy for leadership to brush this off as either a generational problem (“kids these days”) or something that only HR can address.
When…

The Culture That Tech Companies Have Worked So Hard to Cultivate Is Lost Amid Layoffs
Blog, Corporate Culture, Leadership, Personality & PersonnelAs companies like Amazon and Meta lay off thousands of employees to cut costs, they lose something valuable in the process that can’t be quantified: workplace culture.

FTX Bankruptcy Is Bad News for the Charities That Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Generously Supported
Accounting, Blog, Cheating & Honesty, LeadershipFTX, an exchange for trading cryptocurrencies, quickly became bankrupt and defunct in November 2022.