The Times of Talent
31 Percent, Again
U.S. engagement is stuck at 31 percent. Gallup's data shows what moves it when AI arrives: a clear plan and a manager who backs it.
From around the worldPeople Learn When They Feel Accepted
Chilean biologist Humberto Maturana saw love, accepting others as they are, as the ground of all social life. Santiago's La Tercera traced his thinking.
From around the worldMāori Leaders Build on Those Who Came Before
Management research calls shared leadership a new idea. Māori leaders have practiced it for centuries, across generations.
From around the worldKnowledge Travels Best as a Yarn
Tyson Yunkaporta, an Aboriginal scholar from far north Queensland, shows how Indigenous knowledge moves through yarning. His book Sand Talk is a lesson in learning as conversation.
From around the worldThe Herders Who Teach Through Stories
On the Mongolian steppe, nomadic herders pass on what they know by telling stories. A study asks how to keep that channel open, in both directions.
From around the worldJapan Learns in the Pottery, the Bathhouse and the Dugout
A classic collection follows Japanese learners from Noh stages to pottery workshops, garages and baseball fields. The common thread: mastery grows by taking part, over many years.
From around the worldCare Earns Trust, and Trust Lifts Performance
Researchers studied 601 manager-employee pairs in a Taiwanese conglomerate. Leaders who cared and acted with integrity got more from their people.
From around the worldWhy East and West Want Different Things From Learning
Jin Li spent two decades studying how Chinese and American families think about learning. Her book explains why the same classroom can mean two different things.
From around the worldKindness Beats Command on the Factory Floor
A study of 343 master-apprentice pairs in Chinese manufacturing asked which kind of master builds real craftsmanship. The answer: the one who cares.
From around the worldA Spirit Festival That Doubles as a School
Every year, a small town in northeast Thailand fills with masked spirits. Behind the masks, elders are teaching the young.
From around the worldLead From Behind: Indonesia's Hundred-Year-Old Formula
In 1922, Indonesia's future first education minister put good leadership into three lines. Indonesian schoolchildren still grow up with the last one.
From around the worldThe Majlis: A Classroom Without Walls
Across the Arab Gulf, people gather in the majlis to talk, argue and solve problems together. Researchers see it as a model for collaborative learning, and for servant leadership.