Darden School of Business
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5 barriers to diversity and inclusion
Darden Professors Laura Morgan Roberts and Martin N. Davidson, experts in diversity and inclusion, shed light on some of the crucial barriers facing individuals and organizations
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Here's an idea: Don't steal my idea
The free flow of ideas in an organization is essential for maximizing potential and growth. It's critical to create a culture in which people feel psychologically safe, as well as willing to share and voice their ideas
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Keeping score: The effects of rating customers
Customer rankings systems can backfire
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Climate change: The window is closing to take action
We need investment and widespread adoption of cleaner technologies that shift our economy away from fossil fuels and toward net-zero emissions
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Inferences about others' intentions: Dangers and strategies to combat them
Testing inferences at each step of the decision-making process is one way to achieve such fairness in a world of constant assumptions
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Storytelling in business: How to create engaging stories
The ability to tell a convincing story about your company's purpose and the social good you generate is essential to recruiting the next generation of top talent to your organisation
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Why WeWork didn't work as planned: Four lessons on corporate governance
Hype vs. discipline. Charisma vs. responsibility. The buzz around Adam Neumann's WeWork went from enthusiasm for a unicorn with billions in venture capital to backlash for a company with a plummeted valuation and scrapped IPO. Yet with new leadership and governance structures, long-term profit may be in sight. What might we learn from WeWork?
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Can venture capital attract human capital? The role of investors' reputations
VCs can add value to startups passively, by virtue of attaching their names to the ventures they fund
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Spotlight on Spotify: Scandal, governance and the potential for prevention
What businesses can learn from Spotify's meltdown — and whether this presents an opportunity for Spotify's competitors
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Go time: How leaders can learn to manage crises and uncertainty
How leaders react when crisis and uncertainty rear their ugly heads?
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A 2022 vision: 5 lessons from 2021 coming into focus
Look at themes and observations Darden experts explored over the course of 2021. The lessons that emerged may inform how leaders lead in 2022