Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

“When we work with C-suite executives and with senior teams in our organizational practice, we often hear concerns about the disconnections between the current organizational culture and the needed culture to implement the future-proof strategy,” our COO David Altman says. To Change Corporate Culture, Start With Baby Steps.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 10, 2024

The recent hiring and quick rehiring of Sam Altman, the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, shows how CEOs and their overseeing boards navigate a tricky dance. The recent back-and-forth clash between Altman and his board is a clear example of how this can be costly. So, what’s the board supposed to do?

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Indeed, OpenAI chief Sam Altman recently declared that he was “a little bit scared”, with the sentiment shared by OpenAI’s chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, who recently said that “at some point it will be quite easy, if one wanted, to cause a great deal of harm”.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Indeed, Sam Altman has even tried to claim that hallucinations are a feature rather than a flaw. This is especially important when radical innovation is needed and competitors heavily use AI. Where the limits lie The results highlight one of the core challenges with generative AI.

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Altman Consultative Short-term Diversity 72

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2023

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on the ethical and research challenges in creating artificial general intelligence.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2020

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman explores the ethical and research challenges in creating artificial general intelligence.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2016

A large high-technology company had established an innovation center in one of their U.S. Sara Vaerlander, Bobbi Thomason, Brandi Pearce, Heather Altman, and I observed what happened after the innovation practices were shared with the company’s Indian and Chinese counterparts. It made sense. Leaders from the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2017

Many of these effects may have long-term consequences, like reduced innovation, that are not captured in short-term financial metrics. Intangible resources can be redeployed in unique and perhaps innovative ways following downsizing.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2018

Organizations are rushing to implement open office spaces in hopes of retaining talent, encouraging cross-functional collaboration, enhancing exposure to different kinds of expertise, and accelerating creativity and innovation. Sometimes this works, but often it doesn’t. Be Enthusiastic About the Space.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

L-R): Anthony Horton, Chris McCarthy, Stephanie Neal In a recent interview, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a startling confession: the architect of ChatGPT, a revolutionary language model capable of holding nuanced conversations and generating creative text formats, often struggles to sleep.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2024

T HE titles listed below, published in 2024, improve our self-awareness regarding relationships and communication the sine qua non of leadership and provide us with a wider perspective on innovation and the changes taking place around us. While we may not be able to end conflict, we can transform itunleashing new, unexpected possibilities.

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