Women face a unique set of challenges when progressing into senior leadership positions, including unconscious bias, a scarcity of role models, and a peer group that continually shrinks the more senior they become. These can make striving for the top a lonely and frustrating endeavour even in organisations with the best intentions to support their top female talent.At the same time, organisations are awash with myths about why fewer women than men reach senior leadership levels. These myths can perpetuate flawed thinking and delay meaningful change. It is, therefore, vital to develop an understanding of the real challenges women face and how these manifest in daily behaviours and norms in organisations.In this webinar, Professor Svenja Weber will share about INSEAD’s ground-breaking research which sheds light on the true nature of these barriers. She believes that understanding and addressing the complex web of systemic, cultural, and structural issues that hold women back is essential to create an organisational environment where employees can thrive, reach the highest levels of leadership, and realise their full potential.

Contemporary organisations are beginning to recognise the importance of balancing instrumental imperatives – getting stuff done efficiently – with humanistic aspirations – helping people grow and connect across differences. Striking such balance requires leaders who value humanism just as much as instrumentality, freedom as much as efficiency. But that is, unfortunately, not yet the way leaders are raised and trained. So how are we to change that? How can we develop and become leaders who can foster that balance?INSEAD Professor Jennifer Petriglieri will argue that one way to do so is through a deeper engagement with works of art in general, and literature in particular. In this webinar, she will provide and elicit examples of how such works can help leaders recognise, honour, demonstrate, and foster humanity at work, and in doing so help all members of organisations thrive.

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For years, the 1.5 °C goal of the Paris Agreement has been the anchor of climate ambition, shaping global policy, corporate strategy, and investor expectations. Yet with emissions still rising and the carbon budget shrinking fast, many scientists now warn that staying within 1.5 °C may soon be out of reach.What does this mean for finance and business leaders? Should strategies built for a 1.5 °C world be abandoned, adapted, or completely reimagined?Join Lucie Tepla, Senior Affiliate Professor of Finance at INSEAD, for a thought-leadership webinar that explores how the 1.5 °C goal became central to climate action and what its shifting reality means for investors, companies, and regulators.This session will cover:How disclosure frameworks and climate scenarios evolved around the 1.5 °C benchmarkWhat new transition pathways could look like in a hotter, riskier futureHow leaders can respond with credible, forward-looking sustainability strategiesThis webinar also offers a preview of the INSEAD Business Sustainability Programme, which will be held in Singapore for the first time from 30 March to 3 April 2026.Experience how INSEAD equips leaders to drive systemic change and turn sustainability into long-term advantage.

You are warmly invited to attend our upcoming Online Information Session dedicated to meeting our women EMBA alumni. During this session, Amandine Cornut, Assistant Director of EMBA Marketing and Recruitment, will facilitate the discussion and provide a brief overview of the INSEAD EMBA Programme.You will also have the opportunity to hear directly from our women alumni about their EMBA experience and ask your questions during a live Q&A.Please register to confirm your participation. To view the session time in other countries, click here.Joining us at the event:- Amal Marc , GEMBA'25, Responsible AI Enablement Executive Advisor - Sabah Seghrouchni , GEMBA'25, Senior Manager Audit at PcwC-Ulrike Kirtzberger, GEMBA'26, Business owner and podcast host at ONE.OF.A.KINDintheknow.insead.eduDiscover In The Know, INSEAD’s content platform that shares insights, experiences and perspectives from our global community.insead.edu/master-programmesExplore INSEAD’s master programmes and learn how we develop leaders who transform business and society across cultures and industries.

Should your organisation bet on AI? If so, how? There is no buzzier word than AI in innovation and tech circles these days. The mere mention of AI excites leaders, collaborators, and investors. But is it worth the hype? More importantly, how should you and your organisation catch this wave? Join our exclusive webinar with Michaël Bikard, Associate Professor of Strategy and Programme Director of Leading Growth through Innovation and Technology (LGIT), who will share insights into how AI is transforming the business world. Find out what are the opportunities and pitfalls associated with its rise.Related Programmes:Leading Growth through Innovation and TechnologyAI for Business

We live in a world characterized by uncertainty and rapid change; adaptive leadership is more important than ever. This is especially important when you are making your first transition from a great individual contributor to being a leader of others, where more than 50% of first-time managers get lower performance evaluations as leaders than they did as individual contributors. Hear from Professor Vibha Gaba as she shares insights on how to thrive in your first leadership role using the four key roles of being a manager, as well as answer questions about her specially designed programme, INSEAD's Learning to Lead.

Leading successful change is no longer a managerial luxury but a critical necessity in today's dynamic environment. With the constant flux, has your organisation suffered from change fatigue and cynicism among employees? Change has the potential to impact your staff and their performance, despite bringing opportunties for growth and innovation that could change the course of your organisation.Hear from Professor Vibha Gaba as she shares insights on how to overcome change fatigue and deliver on your change initiative effectively, as well as answer questions about her specially designed programme, INSEAD's Leading Successful Change.

As digital disruption continues to reshape industries, organisations are under enormous pressure to stay ahead of the competition. Leading Change in an Age of Digital Transformation is an immersive and experiential programme designed for senior executives leading digital transformation initiatives in their organisation. This advanced programme for digital leaders gives you the understanding and the competitive insights to avoid the critical pitfalls and drive long-term success.Be empowered to beat the odds and ensure that your organisation captures all the advantages of digital disruption, today and tomorrow. Join Programme Director, Lin Chengyi, as he shares more about leading in digital transformations, how to scale up changes and successfully transit into your organisation's new reality during our webinar.

How do you drive effective change in your organisation?We live in a world of unprecedented change. Within this flux, we expect organisations to undergo adaptive change. However, most companies continue to struggle. Despite focusing on strategy, leaders can get caught up in the trap of professionalism, believing the rational aspect of change will provide headway. We find this approach makes matters worse. It increases pressure but does not necessarily drive change.Join us in our upcoming webinar where Michael Jarrett, Professor of Management Practice in Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, shares our novel approach to strategy execution, which explores the hidden barriers and helps leaders work through them.