To Survive Sustained Change, Start Rehearsing
Ram Charan
September 10, 2024
In this Nano Tool for Leaders, business advisor Ram Charan teaches companies how to prepare for potential disruptions. Nano Tools for Leaders® — a collaboration between Wharton Executive Education and Wharton’s Center for Leadership and Change Management — are fast, effective tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes, […]
Can the Mobile Wave Help Us Navigate the AI Wave?
Scott A. SnyderSeptember 2, 2024
Tech experts from Wharton and Forrester look back on the advent of the iPhone, identifying key lessons that leaders today can apply to AI. The following article was written by Scott A. Snyder, a senior fellow at Wharton, adjunct professor at Penn Engineering, and chief digital officer at EVERSANA; and Julie Ask, a technology […]
Why Is It So Hard for AI to Win User Trust?
Kartik HosanagarSeptember 2, 2024
Research examining how individuals predict the outcome of speed dating sheds light on what drives — or does not drive — trust in AI. What is the likelihood that couples who had previously met through speed dating would want to pursue a second date? Age, gender, and race apart, this may depend on a […]
The AI-Savvy Leader: Building the Leadership Skills to Make AI Work
Stefano PuntoniAugust 27, 2024
AI is the ultimate change management project, says scholar David De Cremer. He talks to Wharton’s Stefano Puntoni about his new book, ‘The AI-Savvy Leader.’ Behavioral scientist David De Cremer didn’t have to look far to find inspiration for his most recent book, The AI-Savvy Leader: Nine Ways to Take Back Control and Make […]
Why ETFs Are Scoring Over Mutual Funds
Shankar ParameshwaranAugust 27, 2024
New research on index investing recommends the inclusion of ETFs in retirement accounts as an alternative investment option to open-end mutual funds. Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have in recent years scored over mutual funds by garnering more investments and growing faster. This trend is not solely driven by the shift from active to index-based investing. […]
How to Align Private Equity Motives with Nursing Home Outcomes
Atul GuptaAugust 21, 2024
Nursing home reforms could include helping elderly patients overcome information frictions, linking payments with performance, and strengthening ratings, according to Wharton research. Aging America needs more investment in nursing homes, and private equity (PE) can be a worthwhile source. But a study by experts at Wharton and elsewhere revealed a mixed bag of patient […]
Create Authentic Connections with Virtual Team Members
Michael PlattAugust 21, 2024
In this Nano Tool for Leaders, scientists from the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative provide eight steps to enhance online collaboration at work. Nano Tools for Leaders® — a collaboration between Wharton Executive Education and Wharton’s Center for Leadership and Change Management — are fast, effective tools that you can learn and start using in less […]
What I’ve Learned: Olivia S. Mitchell
Erika James, Olivia S. MitchellAugust 14, 2024
In a candid chat with Wharton Dean Erika James, professor Olivia S. Mitchell talks about her life’s work as an economist, and how we can make better decisions for retirement. Iwent to high school in Lima, Peru, and in Santiago, Chile. My father was posted there as a diplomat. After that I taught kindergarten, [but] […]
What Does Your Writing Style Say About You?
Jonah BergerAugust 7, 2024
Wharton’s Jonah Berger explains how writing style can predict future success. Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger discusses his published study, “Topography of Thought,” which was co-authored with Olivier Toubia, business professor at Columbia Business School. The paper examines how someone’s writing style can be indicative of their future success, and where generative AI might […]
Summer Reading: Wharton Faculty Picks
Iwan Barankay, John Paul MacDuffie, Lindsey Cameron, Matthew Bidwell, Michael UseemAugust 7, 2024
Wharton professors recommend their favorite books, from leadership primers to biographies and social commentary. The following article was originally published by Wharton Executive Education. While summer is underway in Philadelphia, we asked Wharton professors what they’ve been reading lately. The list offers a range of nonfiction titles, only some of which relate directly to […]