Leading Change

Successful digital transformation depends on risk-taking, communication, and tolerance for failure.

A reader argued that if companies are managed effectively, radical change shouldn’t be necessary.

The cost of bad data is an astonishing 15% to 25% of revenue for most companies.

Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good reflects on guiding her company in an industry in transformation.

A proactive approach can defuse the internal politics that often derail digital maturation.

Digitization alone doesn’t make your company “digital” — but these five guiding principles can help.

How can leaders translate strategic complexity into simple and flexible guidelines that get results?

Ideas that have anchored technological decision-making have become unsuitable for the emerging world.

To successfully lead big change initiatives, executives must master a wide range of leadership skills.

Emilio J. Castilla’s article “Achieving Meritocracy in the Workplace” wins the 2017 Beckhard Prize.

A vision commonly held throughout the organization must begin with the leader’s image of a credible, optimal future state.

The future belongs to those who possess flexible talents, nerve, and personal speed.

Leaders must move beyond managing their own firms to become active influencers within broader systems.

Haier CEO Zhang Ruimin is transforming a manufacturing giant into a platform for entrepreneurship.

In a thought-powered world, leaders must look beyond planning and execution and inspire ingenuity.

Executives can foster innovation by understanding and tapping the power of employee networks.

Kaiser Permanente’s CEO says leaders need to ask how well employees’ intelligence is put to work.

Moving to a digital business model altered Marriott’s culture in unexpected ways.

Companies with bold strategies in response to digitization will come out as winners.

Viewing digital transformation as a maturation process may help companies limit their growing pains.