Jury consultant Edward P. Schwartz and IESE Prof. Paddy Miller apply lessons from the courtroom to the boardroom
IESE Insight
Short-term gain, group-think and greed combined to create the perfect storm on various directorates, precipitating the collapse of numerous companies. Would such behavior have stood up in court? We ask jury consultant Edward P. Schwartz and IESE Prof. Paddy Miller what lessons from the courtroom could be applied to the boardroom to yield a better verdict. All rise!
Dmitry Kapitanov shares some business tricks when your job is a three-ring circus – literally.
IESE Insight
The meaning of leadeship has evolved significantly over the 20th century. The old management style of “I give the orders” has given way to more charismatic leadership, where subordinates are motivated less by rewards and penalties given or withdrawn, and more by the intrinsic challenge and appeal of a higher goal being achieved.