CrossKnowledge celebrates as six faculty experts earn recognition among world’s leading management thinkers.
We are pleased to announce that six members of its faculty have been named to the 2025 Thinkers50 ranking, the biennial list often referred to as the “Oscars of management thinking.”
The honored faculty members are Amy Edmondson, Adam Grant, Dorie Clark, Erica Dhawan, Rahaf Harfoush, and our new author Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez. Their presence in the ranking reflects the quality of expertise that we bring to organizations and learners through our Library.
We congratulate them on this recognition and extend our appreciation for sharing their expertise and inspiring our learners and organizations worldwide.
Transforming organizations with the best minds in management & leadership
These six experts have partnered with CrossKnowledge to build programs that help companies navigate today’s complex business landscape.
Amy Edmondson, Harvard professor and renowned for her research on psychological safety, partners with CrossKnowledge to deliver a program that helps organizations create cultures where people feel comfortable speaking their minds and learning from missteps.
Adam Grant, Wharton professor and bestselling author, brings years of research in organizational psychology to his CrossKnowledge learning paths. His work digs into what motivates people at work, how jobs can be structured for better performance, and why generosity and cooperation matter. His program draws on both his academic background and his consulting experience with companies like Google.
Dorie Clark teaches at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School. She was also recognized as the world’s #1 Communication Coach by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards. Through her work with CrossKnowledge, she has created two programs: one dedicated to developing an intrapreneurial mindset, and another focused on building the skills of self-reinvention.
Erica Dhawan introduces learners to the idea of connectional intelligence: how relationships, networks, and collaborations can spark innovation. Her program focuses on helping people use these connections in meaningful ways, especially in a world where global collaboration is increasingly common.
Rahaf Harfoush, digital anthropologist and author of The Decoded Company, shares her expertise on digital culture and data-driven decision-making. Her program helps organizations understand how to navigate digital transformation and Big Data and turn emerging trends into concrete opportunities.
Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, global champion of project management and author of the Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook, is a new expert in the CrossKnowledge Faculty. His program will focus on modern project management.
A legacy of excellence
CrossKnowledge has always valued learning from thought leaders in management and leadership. Over the years, we’ve had the privilege of working with several Thinkers50 Hall of Fame members, including Charles Handy, Marshall Goldsmith, Tom Peters, Aviva Wittenberg-Cox, Fons Trompenaars, as well as past Thinkers50-listed experts such as Tiffani Bova and Manfred Kets de Vries. Their thinking continues to influence the way we design and deliver learning experiences.
Building organizational capability means drawing on the work of the world’s top thinkers. We’re proud to collaborate with experts whose insights help power our learning catalogue and create measurable learning journeys, including our newest faculty member Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez who has already earned a place in the ranking. This is the type of learning that helps organizations build a future-proof workforce and genuinely grow.
Guillaume Gérard, CEO of CrossKnowledge.
The Thinkers50 ranking, published every two years, recognizes individuals whose ideas have shaped management practice through rigor, influence, and real-world application. Having six faculty members included this year reinforces our ongoing commitment to bringing high-quality, evidence-based thought leadership to our global learning community.
CrossKnowledge remains focused on helping organizations build the skills, cultures, and mindsets needed for innovation, psychological safety, and sustainable growth.