Management Lessons from Chinese Business and Philosophy
Fang Ruan shares that business management in China is changing and Chinese entrepreneurs are exploring the Taoist philosophy for a new leadership style.
BCG's Jean-Manuel Izaret offers a plan to combat the ever-increasing cost of medical care: a subscription-based payment model.
As our bodies are able to live longer and healthier lives, how can we ensure our minds do the same? Dr. Sandrine Thuret investigates a place in our brain where neurons don’t die, but continue to be born – even through old age. She explores how we can support this process to improve memory and even mood.
Our attachment to being “good” people might be holding us back from becoming better people. Social psychologist Dolly Chugh explains the puzzling psychology of ethical behavior and shows how the path to becoming better starts with owning your mistakes.
Fang Ruan shares that business management in China is changing and Chinese entrepreneurs are exploring the Taoist philosophy for a new leadership style.
There are many leadership programs available today, from one-day workshops to corporate training programs. But chances are, these won't really help. In this clear, candid talk, Roselinde Torres, former senior partner, describes 25 years observing truly great leaders at work and shares the three simple but crucial questions that would-be company chiefs need to ask to thrive in the future.
Who says change needs to be hard? Organizational change expert Jim Hemerling thinks adapting your business in today's constantly evolving world can be invigorating instead of exhausting. He outlines five imperatives, centered on putting people first, for turning company reorganization into an empowering, energizing task for all.
Elizabeth Lyle describes how organizations are evolving rapidly, and they're counting on their future leaders to lead with more speed, trust, and cooperation than they do today.
Supply chain innovator Markus Mutz explores how blockchain technology can be used to track where goods are sourced from, providing a trustworthy final product that aligns with consumers' values.
At most companies, high fashion comes at a high price: both for consumers and for the earth. Fabric dyes create water waste and chemical runoff—but not if Natsai Audrey Chieza can help it. Learn about her mission to reduce pollution in fashion.
What do you get when you combine the strongest materials from the plant world with the most elastic ones from the insect kingdom? Superperforming materials that will transform everything. Nanobiotechnologist Oded Shoseyov walks us through examples of amazing materials found throughout nature, from cat fleas to sequoia trees, and the creative ways his team is harnessing them, from sports shoes to medical implants.
According to BCG’s Martin Danoesastro, successfully changing the workplace takes employees adopting new strategies and leaving old philosophies behind.
In this data-filled talk, Rainer Strack suggests that countries ought to look across borders for willing job seekers. But to do that, they need to first change the culture in their businesses.
Why do people feel so miserable and disengaged at work? Because today's businesses are increasingly and dizzyingly complex—and traditional pillars of management are obsolete, says Yves Morieux. So, he says, it falls to individual employees to navigate the rabbit warren of interdependencies. In this energetic talk, Yves offers six rules for "smart simplicity." (Rule One: Understand what your colleagues actually do.)
Seema Bansal is forging a path to public education reform for 15,000 schools in Haryana, India, with an ambitious goal: by 2020, 80% of children should have grade-level knowledge. She's looking to meet this goal by seeking creative, straightforward reforms that will work in every school without additional resources.
Vinay Shandal explains how conscious investors can change their approaches to create more value. He argues that, when done right, conscious investing can solve contemporary issues and help companies improve our society.
BCG's Abhishek Gopalka takes the TED@BCG stage to share his insight on sparking people's competitive spirit to fix broken-public systems.
Wendy Woods argues the only way we're going to make substantial progress on the challenging problems of our time is for business to drive the solutions.
Companies are increasingly using artificial intelligence to make critical decisions, but are they inadvertently making themselves less efficient? Business technologist Sylvain Duranton advocates for implementing AI systems alongside human judgement.
A company hires a bright new employee on a multimillion-dollar contract. She sets up time to meet her new team members, but most of her appointments are postponed or ignored. This employee is technology, and it's a scenario playing out in companies around the globe says Nadjia Yousif.
Using a mobile app to check glucose levels, sending selfies to facilitate diagnoses, and receiving text reminders to take pills. Is this the future of health care? Karalee Close believes it should be, considering that medical mistakes are the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. She argues that a closer marriage of technology, big data, and health care can improve today’s system.
Rocío Lorenzo confirms what we have long suspected: diversity builds competitive advantage. Her research reveals the ways in which diverse teams produce fresher, more creative ideas.
BCG's Gaby Barrios explains that to build better brands, companies must look beyond gender-based marketing.
Professional Arab women juggle more responsibilities than their male counterparts, and they face more cultural rigidity than Western women. What can their success teach us about tenacity, competition, priorities, and progress? Tracing her career as an engineer, advocate, and mother in Abu Dhabi, Leila Hoteit shares three lessons for thriving in the modern world.