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Stefan Stern

  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
    Executive Pay
    CEOs are not footballers

    Argument for higher executive pay forgets corporate performance is a team effort

    Manchester City’s Erling Haaland places his hand over his heard to acknowledge the crowd after a match
  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    Leadership
    Even brands built to last need a nimble strategy to thrive and endure

    No iron law states that a business will keep growing, even one renowned for excellence

    The Volkswagen logo prominently displayed on a brick industrial building, alongside a large European Union flag banner with yellow stars, with factory chimneys and a crane visible in the background
  • Monday, 10 June, 2024
    Management
    If staff don’t want to work any more, leaders should step up

    Managers complaining about a poor work ethic should look at the difference they can make

    Illustration of a person sitting at their desk and looking around at their boss who is smiling broadly and giving them a big thumbs up
  • Monday, 26 February, 2024
    Management
    How to save HR from itself

    Human resources professionals are uniquely maligned. But it doesn’t have to be this way

  • Monday, 11 September, 2023
    Management
    The secret to good management? Paying attention

    Noticing things is crucial to leadership, but we often only do so when things go wrong

    Illustration of a chart with an arrow pointing towards the top right corner, overlayed with four people with their backs turned and a magnifying glass
  • Monday, 8 May, 2023
    Work-life balance
    Negotiation in the age of the dual-career couple

    Stanford academic argues your choice of life partner could be your most important professional decision

  • Monday, 27 February, 2023
    Management
    Don’t be deluded by the exaggerated claims made for AI

    Humans, supported by new technology, still have a lot going for them

    A boy points at a poster with his finger touching  the outstretched hand of a robot in the image
  • Monday, 30 January, 2023
    Office life
    If you invite someone to a meeting, there has to be a purpose

    In-person gatherings have to generate ‘something special’ or they won’t come the next time

    A tougher minded approach to meetings may become a lasting benefit of the pandemic, which has forced managers to think about how and where people work best
  • Monday, 5 September, 2022
    Working from home
    Hybrid working: why the office-home balance is still a challenge

    How to navigate the complexities and maximise the best of both worlds is the big management question of the moment

    Montage of images of a woman weighlifter seen from behind pushing a barbell above her head with the Shard skyscraper on one end and a house on the other
  • Monday, 29 August, 2022
    Leadership
    The stark truth about management and power

    Want to get to the top? Stanford’s Jeffrey Pfeffer says you have to accept that you must do whatever it takes

    Donald Trump at the podium with the American flag in the distance appearing to blow out of his mouth
  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
    Management
    Business cannot brush off ESG as a mere PR challenge

    Managers must engage employees and align social responsibility with what their company actually does

    Elon Musk: in the curious world of management thinking, what begins as an interesting thought often gets either distorted or diluted as its uptake increases
  • Sunday, 21 November, 2021
    Management
    Five new management rules for a post-pandemic age

    Rather than suppress the memories of a difficult period, leaders and managers can learn from them

    Illustration of table football table by Robert Hanson
  • Monday, 30 August, 2021
    Management
    It is time for candid conversations at work

    Teams with a greater willingness to speak up perform better, but cultivating a psychologically safe culture brings challenges

    British pop group The Beatles
  • Thursday, 8 July, 2021
    Career change
    The ‘third age’: how to prepare for life after an intense career

    Moving on from a top job is not necessarily about retirement or easing back, but the shift needs planning

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    Management
    The boardroom’s futile pursuit of purpose

    For all the claims made by corporations, sceptics still believe shareholders — not stakeholders — will win out

  • Sunday, 29 March, 2020
    InterviewHow to Lead
    Growing an organisation when resources are tight

    Children’s charity boss now oversees a large group through ‘amalgamation’ with smaller players

    12/03/2020 Dr Carol Homden CBE, for HOW TO LEAD. Carol is Chief Executive at Coram + Chair of the National Autistic Society
  • Monday, 6 January, 2020
    Leadership
    Will autocratic leadership styles spill over into business?

    There is a striking difference between some political leaders and inclusive corporates

    Albert J. Dunlap, chairman and chief executive officer of Scott Paper Company, listens during a news conference in New York Monday, July 17, 1995. Kimberly-Clark has agreed to acquire Scott Paper for stock valued at about $6.8 billion in a merger that would unite the owner of Kleenex tissues and Huggies disposable diapers with the maker of Scott tissues. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
  • Monday, 29 July, 2019
    Management
    All the world’s a stage for managers with presence

    Leaders must adapt to their different roles in the same way actors do

    Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moviestore/Shutterstock (1651443a) The Devil Wears Prada, Meryl Streep Film and Television
  • Monday, 25 February, 2019
    Management
    The ‘softer’ side of business is harder to get right

    Soft meets hard in the issue of sustainability. Business has to deal with both

    Tom Peters and Robert Waterman - authors of In Search of Excellence
  • Wednesday, 26 September, 2018
    Sport
    Is your team working the Rory Underwood way?

    The former England rugby player, now a consultant, has advice for managers

  • Wednesday, 13 December, 2017
    Special ReportThe Race for Talent
    In need of talent? Look closer to home first

    Why it is important for companies to have a ‘growth mindset’

  • Monday, 20 November, 2017
    Special ReportRisk Management: People
    Highly paid safety-first bosses fail to serve us well

    In a world of chance, capitalists are not taking the right sort of risks. Workers, shareholders and society as a whole are the poorer for it

    A pedestrian holds an umbrella while walking past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. U.S. stocks fluctuated, while Treasuries and the dollar edged higher as investors awaited clues on the direction of monetary policy and tax reform. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
  • Thursday, 16 November, 2017
    Special ReportTomorrow’s Global Business: Rule of Law
    Boardrooms’ missing voices undermine risk management

    Listening to in-house lawyers, staff and outsiders helps spot signs of danger

    Open forum: boards and senior management need truth-tellers whose careers will not be damaged by their candour
  • Wednesday, 4 January, 2017
    ReviewBooks
    Review — ‘Rethinking Reputational Risk’

    Cultural problems lead to corporate crises, say Anthony Fitzsimmons and Derek Atkins

    Challenger disaster: the inquiry was led by Prof Richard Feynman, a proponent of scepticism
  • Thursday, 17 November, 2016
    Management
    At a time of unexpected change, leaders must contain high anxiety

    Regardless of politics, employers must serve all staff — especially outsiders

    Stefan Stern
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