REPORT

AI is transforming work. How can we preserve human relationships, dignity and meaning in the midst of this change? IESE professors and other experts offer practical frameworks and leadership insights to ensure AI adds value without subtracting humanity. Discover the full report here or click on each of the articles below.

Keeping work human and relational in the age of AI
By Carlos Rodriguez-Lluesma
The real test of artificial intelligence is whether it strengthens the human relations that make work worth doing.

How to preserve the meaning of work in the digital era
By Mireia Las Heras
AI’s potential to strip work of its meaning may pose a bigger threat than job losses. Here’s how to safeguard your team’s engagement.

To lead better, make time for data-free leisure
We all need to rest to operate at our best, but it’s not about doing nothing; it’s about doing things that liberate the mind and spirit. And your data, like your time, should be your own.

10 ways leaders can tackle employee absenteeism
Stop just counting absences and start managing their causes. Prevention is the best cure for absenteeism, and it starts with proactive leadership concerned about worker wellbeing.

Leading with Magnificent Humanity in an automated world
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI holds applicable lessons for business, as highlighted at an IESE forum held before the Pope’s visit to Spain.

CASE STUDY

From first principles to public pressure, the SpaceX IPO is a market test
The SpaceX case reveals how to disrupt an industry — and the challenges of sustaining that advantage when going public.

THE INTERVIEW

Incoming Airbus Chair Amparo Moraleda on the governance challenges of AI
AI is reshaping leadership, governance and decision-making at the highest levels. Here’s what leaders and boards need to consider as they navigate the transition.

Transform your teams through proximity
By B. Sebastian Reiche
Two real-world organizational designs show how closeness can be fostered in distributed and decentralized teams for innovative results.

What drives sustainability performance? Lessons from family firms
Family firms are often assumed to hold a natural edge on sustainable business practices, but the reality is more complex. Here’s how all firms can raise their game.

How you frame the problem is part of the solution
By Yuliya Snihur
Framing is a critical skill for leaders, determining whether innovation generates empty hype or credible hope. This is the power of framing.

How to put AI to work in your organization
By Raffaella Sadun
GenAI can revolutionize business, but managers need to roll it out sensibly. Warning: it may get messy.

What great artists can teach us about great leadership
Vision, imagining possibilities, inspiring others: Art and business leadership have these in common. This is the art of leadership.