Leadership and Strategy, Organizations
Motivating a Team Takes More Than Money
To get the most from your team, focus on the human needs of the individuals that comprise it.
Data/Big Data, Innovation, Leadership and Strategy, Organizations
Why Change is Hard . . . and Good
The root causes of resistance to change.
Leadership and Strategy, Organizations, Strategy
Actors and Architects of Ethical Behavior
Creating a workplace culture conducive to making ethical decisions
Real Estate
Real Estate News
Climate and Policy, ESG, Ethics and Leadership, Organizations
Leadership and Ethics News
Scaling the Revolution: Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario Charts Path for Sustainable Business
President and Chief Executive Officer of outdoor apparel company Patagonia discusses leading a company at the forefront of strong social change and environmental activism.
Economics and Policy, Finance, Leading through Crisis, World Business
Investing in Times of (the Coronavirus) Crisis
Adjunct professor of finance Michael Mauboussin, the Head of Consilient Research at Counterpoint Global, discusses the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the centralized implementation of public health solutions, using the expectations infrastructure to analyze companies, and more.
Business and Society, Economics and Policy, Future of Work, Leadership, Leading through Crisis, Strategy
For Americans Facing Job Loss, Financial Strains Only Scratch the Surface
For Americans Facing Job Loss, Financial Strains Only Scratch the Surface
Family, Ownership, Practitioner Perspectives
What role should a family business play in its community?
What can a family business do now to help their communities?
Finance, Governance, Management, Research Findings
Do employees at family firms work harder?
Daniel Wolfenzon, Stefan H. Robock Professor of Finance and Economics, Finance Division Chair, and Faculty Director, Columbia’s Global Family Enterprise Program, investigated absenteeism in family firms versus non-family firms.
Data and Business Analytics, Leadership and Strategy
How to Make Sound Decisions With Limited Data During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Marketing professor Oded Netzer explains the challenges of data-driven decision-making during the COVID-19 crisis.
Economics and Policy
Hypersensitivity to Coronavirus News Is Driving Market Reactions – and Vice Versa
In times of volativity, markets are highly influenced by media-driven anxiety.
Business and Society, Leadership and Strategy
How to Be Gritty in the Time of COVID-19
Structure and routine are important, but so are passion and gratitude.
Economics and Policy
For Americans Facing Job Loss, Financial Strains Only Scratch the Surface
The longer the lockdown lasts, the higher the psychic cost will be for millions.
Future of Work, Healthcare, Leading through Crisis, Marketplace, Reliability, Resilience, and Trustworthiness, Technology
Providing Mental Wellbeing From a Distance
Mantra Health, co-founded by Matt Kennedy '17, is at the forefront of remote medicine.
Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Strategy
Providing Mental Wellbeing From a Distance
Mantra Health, co-founded by Matt Kennedy '17, is at the forefront of remote medicine.
Leadership and Strategy
John Gerzema on the Post-Crisis Consumer
Crises (like COVID-19) allow brands to recommit to their values—and can be an opportunity to once again connect with the real human needs that gave rise to them. Close-captioned.
As the Leader, Leadership
As the Leader
As the Leader, "You Have to Communicate to Everyone That We’re in This Together"
Reuben Mark, former Chairman and CEO of Colgate-Palmolive, shares a specific set of leadership lessons around steering a company through uncertainty and change and explains how an established culture makes it easier to navigate any crisis situation.
Business Economics and Public Policy, Labor, Operations, Tax Policy
Management Press Release
For Americans Facing Job Loss, Financial Strains Only Scratch the Surface
NEW YORK – Last week about 3.3 million people filed for unemployment – the most initial jobless claims in U.S. history. The financial consequences of unemployment are extensive – for these workers and for the country. But it’s worth pointing out that the effects of job losses are not solely monetary.
Healthcare
Healthcare Program
In the Trenches
“Many surgical patients end up in the ICU, especially if they have complications, and so [postponing surgery is] an effective way to free up some beds. There are also patients who need ventilators during surgery and it’s a way to free up some of those as well, as many serious COVID-19 cases have upper-respiratory issues,” said Professor Carri Chan, an expert in health-care operations management who teaches at Columbia University and has been involved in planning efforts at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York.
Economics and Policy, Finance
Joseph Stiglitz on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
On February 24, 2020, the Richard Paul Richman Center convened a panel of economists and tax experts to discuss the global consequences of the US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. In this video, 1 of 3, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate and University Professor at Columbia University, discusses the legislation and its economic impact.