December 2025
Financial Times recently released its Business school professors’ picks featuring insights from Moshe Cohen, Master Lecturer of Management and Organizations, Ted Karns, Lecturer of Finance, and Greg Stoller, Master Lecturer of Strategy and Innovation.
Moshe Cohen selected “Fed expected to cut rates despite deep divisions over US economic outlook,” Ted Karns chose “The horror of the work blunder,” and Greg Stoller picked “Accenture dubs its 800,000 staff ‘reinventors’ as it adapts to AI.”
The first article analyzes the Federal Reserve’s struggle to balance inflation control and employment, highlighting divisions among officials and the high-stakes nature of economic decision-making. Cohen notes it helps students explore negotiation, uncertainty, and the intersection of economics, politics, and strategy.
The second article examines workplace mistakes, showing how they reflect fragile systems rather than individual failings, and emphasizes the emotional impact on employees and the value of psychological safety. Drawing on Dekker’s “Just Culture,” Karns highlights lessons on balancing accountability with systemic improvement and fostering transparent, learning-focused environments.
The third article looks at Accenture’s workforce rebranding as “reinventors” amid AI adoption, addressing role changes, morale, and corporate identity. Stoller underscores how students can analyze organizational change, workforce strategy, and leadership communication in AI-driven transformations.
Together, these cases illustrate how leadership, strategy, and decision-making intersect with human behavior, market forces, and organizational change, offering students real-world lessons in navigating complexity and uncertainty.
