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AI Automates Routine Management and Raises the Value of Leadership

September 3rd, 2026
9 min
Julien Jourdan, Emmanuel Coblence, Catherine Tanneau

Artificial intelligence is unlikely to eliminate executive roles, but it is changing the tasks that make those roles valuable. This policy paper identifies a consistent asymmetry between AI management and leadership.

Why Private Equity Firms Should Include More Women

Gender-balanced investment teams perform better. HEC scholar Oliver Gottschalg explains how this gender diversity boosts returns and enhances strategy in private equity.

Oliver Gottschalg

How Big 4 Firms Must Rethink Talent Models

Automation and Gen Z expectations are reshaping audit work and careers. Latest studies show that junior roles, firm culture, and recruitment must evolve to stay competitive.

Hélène Löning

President of the European Central Bank: do we need a European superhero or a good manager?

As monetary policy becomes more political, HEC Paris Professor of Finance Jean-Edouard Colliard explains what ECB leaders must balance to maintain credibility and independence.

10 minutes
Jean-Edouard Colliard

Why Every Marketer Needs a Fake News Playbook

HEC Paris faculty Dominique Rouziès and Ludovic François designed a simulation to train students in digital crisis response. The unintended fallout proved why PR skills need a digital upgrade.

Dominique Rouziès, Ludovic François

Lobbying for Change: Why Citizens Must Reclaim Their Voice

From the classroom to the ballot box, civic lobbying can rebuild democracy, rebalance power, and renew trust in institutions.

Alberto Alemanno

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