Gianpiero Petriglieri

Professor and author

INSEAD

Gianpiero Petriglieri is an associate professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD and an expert on leadership and learning in the workplace. He holds the INSEAD Alumni Professorship in Leadership and Development and serves as the academic director of the INSEAD Initiative for Learning Innovation and Teaching Excellence.

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 12:02

The Perils of Defensive Organizing How leaders use change to deflect their own fears and try to retain a sense of control

Tue, 10/20/2026 - 12:02

M ore than 80% of restructuring efforts in firms fail. Most explanations focus on poor execution or bad strategy. Our research points to something more uncomfortable: Embarking on organizational transformation isn’t always a rational response to a…