The “Oscars of Management Thinking” recognise the world’s best thought leaders
INSEAD, the business school for the world, announced that five of its faculty members have been shortlisted for the Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Awards this year. The Awards will be presented in nine categories: Innovation; Digital Thinking; Strategy; Ideas into Practice; Leadership; Talent; Breakthrough Idea; the Radar Award; and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Thinkers50 is the first-ever global ranking of management thinkers. Every two years, the Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Awards honour eminent management thinkers for their illustrious achievements in global thought leadership.
The following INSEAD faculty members are the shortlisted nominees this year in these respective categories:
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Strategy: Celebrates the very best of strategic thinking. |
W Chan Kim, INSEAD Professor of Strategy and International Management
Renée Mauborgne, The INSEAD Distinguished Fellow of Strategy and International Management
The authors of the bestselling Blue Ocean Strategy (HBR, 2005) which has sold more than 3.5 million copies, Kim and Mauborgne are also co-directors of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute. Most recently, they are the authors of Blue Ocean Shift (Hachette, 2017). They have previously won this category award in 2011.
Talent: Celebrates research excellence in understanding how talented individuals work best and how they can effectively be attracted, motivated, and retained.
Jennifer Petriglieri, INSEAD Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour
Gianpiero Petriglieri, INSEAD Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour
The authors of the Harvard Business Review article “The Talent Curse: Why High Potentials Struggle – and How They Can Grow Through It” (May-June 2017). They have previously been shortlisted for the Thinkers50 Radar Award and the Thinkers50 Leadership Award, respectively.
Radar Award: Identifies the new generation of business thinkers most-likely-to shape the future of business and business thinking.
Noah Askin, INSEAD Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour
Askin’s research interests include social and cultural networks, status, the production and consumption of music, and higher education. His TED talk, “The recipe of a hit song” examined what makes a song reach the top 100 Billboard chart.
The Thinkers50 ranking is based on a set of objective metrics and input from a team of advisors led by its two founders Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer. It has 10 established criteria, including originality and practicality of ideas, international outlook, ability to inspire and presentation style.
The 2017 rankings and Awards winners will be announced during its Awards Gala in London on the 13th of November. To find out more, visit http://thinkers50.com/.
