Leaders have always faced the job of inspiring others while making important decisions with incomplete information. Today's leaders are confronted with challenges and opportunities that have never been more dynamic or complex. We help leaders effectively understand and manage these forces.
Carbon Robotics: Weeding Out the Competition
- NOVEMBER 2025
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- Case
Carbon Robotics, founded by technologist Paul Mikesell, rapidly grew from a backyard experiment into a global agricultural robotics company by 2025, driven by the success of its LaserWeeder—an AI- and computer-vision–based implement that eliminates weeds without chemicals or hand labor. The...
Building an Ownership Culture at Gibson
- OCTOBER 2025
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In 2025, Cesar Gueikian, CEO of Gibson, the storied guitar maker behind legends from B.B. King to Jimmy Page, faced a pivotal moment as slowing industry growth, rising tariffs, and uncertainty around a future sale cast doubt on the company’s momentum. Since joining after Gibson’s 2018 bankruptcy,...
Gareth Southgate and the England National Men's Soccer Team
- OCTOBER 2025
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In July 2024, Gareth Southgate stepped down from his position as manager of the England national men’s soccer team. He left the role after eight years in charge—a period in which he guided England to a fourth-place finish at the FIFA World Cup in Russia in 2018 and the quarterfinals at the World...
NBC and the Olympics
- OCTOBER 2025
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- Case
In March 2025, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awards Comcast NBCUniversal the U.S. media rights to the 2034 and 2036 Olympic Games. The deal, worth $3 billion, is a continuation of a long-time partnership: Comcast NBCUniversal has been the sole Olympics media rights holder in the U.S....
How to Manage for Collective Creativity
14 Sep 2014
We offer programs that strengthen the leadership capacity of individuals and their organizations.
Students exercise the leadership skills they will practice in business and beyond, and leave with lessons in leadership that are practical, priceless, and most importantly, real.
From Boeing to Financial Times: Real-World Lessons in Trust Leadership
Re: Sandra Sucher
- 02 Dec 2025
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- Trust Talk
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