Lauder Institute News

Leveraging Smart Data for Business Success

Companies are refining their business intelligence gathering by capturing smart data and conducting analytics to yield the desired insights.

America the Divided: Why the Great Melting Pot Is Having a Meltdown

A deep distrust of government and media among some groups has created a chasm in American society. A new book explains why the gap is so wide.

Why Some Insurance Plans Limit Specialized Treatments

Many health insurance plans deny life-saving treatments — such as those from National Cancer Institute-designated sites. But most consumers don’t realize it.

U.S. Infrastructure Renewal: Who Should Pay the Bill?

Nearly every faction in the American political spectrum agrees that U.S. infrastructure desperately needs an upgrade. But how should it be financed?

SAMENA Program: Delhi, old and new

A narrow residential lane in Chandni Chowk. Photo: Vedica Kant Delhi, old and new. New Delhi, the capital of India, is a slightly schizophrenic, multi-layered city. Its name itself is a topic of discussion. Why is it ‘new’ Delhi? Is there an ‘old’ Delhi? Can you use the name Delhi…Read More

Thoughts on Brasília

Brasília is a fever. A cauldron of activity that the Lauder Portuguese programhad the opportunity to experience first hand this July. The city is a fever dream. It’s the execution in the Brazilian planalto of a plan to move the capital that existed for decades. It was the vision of…Read More

Dubai – Governance behind the city-scape

Shadow of Burj Khalifa extending to the Dubai landscape Standing at the base of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai’s hot and humid summer, we struggled to spot the pinnacle of the tower against the searing sun. Towering at 828 meters (2,716.5 ft.) high, the Burj Khalifa in is the tallest…Read More

How This MBA Social Entrepreneur Is Solving a Basic Need With Her Sanitation Startup

Award-winning entrepreneur Nidhi Shah, WG’17, G’17, has set out to fill human needs, whether toilets for urban India through her social enterprise or free lunch on Fridays for her entrepreneurial classmates. Most successful businesses start by fulfilling a need. When Nidhi Shah, WG’17, began her business, she set out to…Read More

How Silent Meditation Helped Me Succeed at Work

In this opinion piece, BCG’s Payal Sheth explains how a meditation technique transformed the way she thinks and engages with people.

What a Rogue Trader Learned From the Financial Crisis

In his new book, former rogue trader Alexis Stenfors talks about the high stakes of currency trading and what it’s like to hide a $100 million loss.