CHRO Circle

Enabling CHROs to build resilient organizations

IMD Circles

CHROs are under immense pressure today. A perfect storm of issues rests at your feet – from talent attraction and retention to the future of work in an increasingly digitized world.  

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The role of the CHRO has changed dramatically in recent years. Boards are increasingly seeing HR matters as critical, and there is mounting pressure on CHROs to tackle a myriad of new challenges and to excel. As a former CHRO that has felt this pressure first hand, I believe this important stakeholder is increasingly in need of a safe space to interact with industry peers, grow their knowledge base, and work together to solve collective challenges.

Lars Häggström Senior Adviser, IMD

Underpinned by leading academic research and facilitated by IMD faculty chairs, the CHRO Circle aims to create an environment for open and honest conversation to equip you with the tools you need to build resilient organizations. The Circle engagements seek to better understand how to meet the changing needs of a new generation while navigating the broader issues of digitization: AI, sustainability and equity, inclusion and diversity.

CHRO Roundtable

Location: IMD Campus 13-14 November 2025

Single accountability, purpose, and self-care

Striking the right balance on executive pay

Creating a caring and collaborative environment that allows other experts to shine

In the pursuit of power: what power really is

Lars Häggström

CBS Executive faculty member

Lars Häggström is a CBS Executive faculty member and an Executive in Residence at IMD. He also leads the team at Enable Performance, a consulting company focusing on driving large-scale change in global organizations.

Misiek Piskorski

Professor of Digital Strategy, Analytics and Innovation and Dean of Executive Education

Mikołaj Jan Piskorski, also known as Misiek, is Professor of Digital Strategy, Analytics and Innovation and Dean of Executive Education, responsible for custom, open, advisory, talent, online, and coaching programs, impact measurement, publishing and marketing at IMD. He is an expert on digital strategy, platform strategy, and the process of digit…

Alyson Meister

Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior and Director of the Workplace Well-being Initiative

Alyson Meister is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior. She helps organizations to develop inclusive and resilient leaders, teams, and workplaces. Her research specialty includes topics surrounding identity and diversity as well as workplace stress, mental health, and wellbeing. She was named on the Thinkers50 Radar list in 2021 and …