Thought Leadership

Duke CE’s article library brings you the latest thinking from our thought leaders in Dialogue, the only truly global journal for managers and leaders.

Define your purpose, free your people

At Jacobs, purpose provides alignment so individuals can shine. Can purpose be liberating? The Great Mind of Alexa…

Bring chit-chat back

Informal moments matter A novel operating environment demands a radical approach. Leading amid maximum uncertainty, complexity and with…

Cutting through the fog

ESG is centre stage in many businesses – yet many leaders are unclear about core concepts. A new…

Rethinking assists

Making assists is the hallmark of great team players – and great teams. Wayne Gretzky, one of the…

Reopen the American way

Barriers to immigration undermine innovation. The US is losing the global race for talent. The west isn’t wild…

An inflection point for inclusion

Creating diverse and inclusive organizations is a bigger imperative than ever. Leaders need to pick up the pace….

Where women thrive

How can organizations create inclusive cultures for women to lead? It’s a viewpoint we often hear. “Inclusion of…

Purpose from the outside in

Bill Cox inspires with the world outside his window. Aurecon, a leading international engineering and consulting company based…

Hacking inclusion

To make connections in diverse groups, target the brain’s pattern recognition systems. Diversity and inclusion requires a hacker’s…

A job for everyone

Hiring for diversity-related roles is booming. It’s a good first step for organizations seeking to become more inclusive…

Not surviving but thriving

Some firms have seized the opportunities created by the pandemic. The downsides have been well documented. Few businesses…

Leadership, Mars-style

Perseverance was born of curiosity Perseverance was well named. The robot rover reached Mars on February 18, having…