WSB Blog
Welcome to ‘Speak Easy’ – WSB’s blog featuring expert advice from the world’s best thought leaders.
4 June, 2025 · Anu Bradford
Award-winning author and leading scholar on the digital economy and the European Union, Anu Bradford, shares insights on the future of economic globalization, discussing the cost of trade protectionism, yet arguing that globalization in the era of integrated supply chains cannot be reversed. Today, global companies are facing unprecedented geopolitical upheaval. We have entered a…
28 May, 2025 · Poppy Harlow
Journalist Poppy Harlow shares the story of how a Sunday night phone call changed her life and set her on a journey halfway around the world. It’s been a year. No, not in the way you are thinking (though it started out that way). It’s been a year in the best possible way. It began…
7 May, 2025 · Alexandra Hudson
Author Alexandra Hudson reflects on a pivotal moment at Yale Law and makes the case for why institutions and the people who lead them must rethink what it really means to stay neutral in polarized times. When I spoke at Yale Law School recently, interviewed by Tony Kronman — “The Sage of Yale Law School,”…
30 April, 2025 · Kim Strobel
Education consultant and happiness coach Kim Strobel explores how prioritizing happiness and work-life flow can boost your well-being and productivity. Feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and disengaged at work? I've been there, and I know firsthand that burnout isn't just about clocking too many hours. It’s about working in ways that deplete your energy, your passion, and…
9 April, 2025 · Allison Shapira
Founder and CEO of Global Public Speaking and bestselling author Allison Shapira shares how communication, not just expertise, sets great leaders apart in high-stakes moments. As you move into more senior leadership roles, you spend more time communicating the messages of your organization, both to your teams and to external stakeholders. How confident are you…
2 April, 2025 · April Rinne
Change Navigator, Author, and Adventurer April Rinne shares insights on how to see change and uncertainty differently, lean into the unknown, and build bridges in the process. A world — and future — in flux requires a different relationship to uncertainty. Less than four months in, 2025 is providing plenty of flux: geopolitical, technological, economic,…