A new study finds three traits that help people rise to the top.

What new appointments at the BBC and Bank of England reveal about balancing familiarity and change.

Everyone says they are in favor of open innovation and co-creation. We have all heard about the wisdom of crowds, bringing the outside in, and have bought the t-shirt which states that “none of us is as smart as all of us.” But what is co-creation, really, and how do you do it right? Co-creation […]

A Rolls-Royce engine blows up, and … silence — for four days. The great British engineering company took its time to find out what had happened to the Trent 900 engine mounted on the wing of a Qantas A380 superjumbo, which had to make an emergency landing in Singapore a few days ago. The company […]

“The thanes fly from me!” cries Macbeth as he finds himself abandoned by supporters towards the end of his reign. President Obama might be forgiven for uttering a similar cry right now. His chief of staff is off, as is his national security adviser and a host of senior economists. Rumors continue to circulate about […]

[For more, visit the Communication Insight Center.] Best of British luck to Bob Dudley, who formally takes over as chief executive of BP on October 1st....