Leadership Articles
Winter 2007

When Smart Isn't Enough: Broadening the Definition of Intelligence

In nurturing social intelligence, a new initiative at the School brings the concept full circle

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Winter 2007

Earth, Wind and Sun

As the global demand for sustainable energy grows more urgent, alumni around the world find ways to translate their environmental goals into business ventures.

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Fall 2004

Corporate Social Responsiblity

Why it needs to be an integral part of corporate strategy.

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Summer 2004

Eureka: Extraordinary Discoveries in Everyday Life

Professor Sheena Iyengar demonstrates how passing observations in ordinary moments can spark great ideas and groundbreaking research.

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Winter 2004

Seeing Green

Architect William McDonough describes his vision of a world without waste -- where businesses nurture a sustainable planet as well as sustainable growth. BASF, Ford, Gap and Nike, among other clients, are already part of his saved new world.

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Winter 2004

The Good Life: How Managers Made the Modern World

From the renowned finance expert, a brief history of the world as we know it, or why he teaches at Columbia Business School.

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Spring 2003

Tariq Aziz and the Sixth Factor of Production

Professor Whitney considers the factors that will determine postwar Iraq's prosperity, as well as the powerful appeal of history's greatest lessons on leadership.

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Winter 2008

Kennedy Shoots for the Moon: Progress Through Opportunity

In an excerpt from his recent book, Professor William Duggan shows how big dreams coupled with pragmatic actions can turn strategic insights into reality.

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Summer 2007

Wimps, Bullies and Goldilocks

Effective leaders get assertiveness "just right," says Professor Daniel Ames -- here's how.

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