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Why Hard Work Isn’t Enough: The Role of Chance in Career Success

April 2nd, 2026
Roxana Barbulescu

Career success reflects not just effort, but how everyday chance events shape opportunities and visibility.

Research insights from HEC Paris faculty

Startups Face Uncertainty — But Still Learn the Wrong Models

Why startup founders often misjudge risky decisions — and how smarter instincts can be trained.

6 minutes
Thomas Åstebro

What Pirate Ships Reveal About Modern Governance

Accountability, shared power, aligned incentives under radical uncertainty. What pirate crews understood about governance, today's boards are still learning.

Georg Wernicke

At AI Speed, Can Positive Leaders Still Lead with Heart?

AI can process everything, but it cannot care about anything. Jean-Philippe Courtois and HEC's Ilona Boniwell dive into what human leadership needs to safeguard, and why taking a step back might just be the boldest choice a leader can make.

What Every Family Business Board Member Needs to Know About Governance Transitions

A new case shows how role-play learning helps next-gen leaders and family councils master board-level decisions during succession.

Center for Family Business

Why Hard Work Isn’t Enough: The Role of Chance in Career Success

Career success reflects not just effort, but how everyday chance events shape opportunities and visibility.

Roxana Barbulescu

Marie Sushka's research legacy across banking, governance and private equity

The American academic kept returning to the same question: what do financial structures actually do once they are tested against evidence?

13 minutes
Daniel Brown

What Every Family Business Leader Should Learn from Mathieu Lustrerie

CEO Régis Mathieu blends creativity, legacy, and relational leadership to prepare a successful family business succession.

Center for Family Business

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