Alyson Meister

Program Director

Alyson Meister is a Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior, specializing in leading diversity and change.

Alyson Meister

Program Director

Alyson Meister is a Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior, specializing in leading diversity and change.

Meet your Program Director

Alyson Meister 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 subsequently nominated for a Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Award. Meister’s inclusion on the Thinkers50 Radar list was in recognition of her research on how people can navigate, manage, and overcome bias throughout their careers, and how feeling marginalized, stereotyped, or mislabeled impacts stress, wellbeing, and job performance.

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Davos was abuzz with AI, but let’s not forget that this is an economic forum

What are the key takeaways from this year’s World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting? IMD experts share reflections direct from Davos

By Öykü Işık, Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Alyson Meister, Arturo Bris, Natalia Olynec, Heather Cairns-Lee, Alexander Fleischmann, Amit M. Joshi, Sarah E. Toms and Knut Bjarne Haanaes

19 January 2024

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Here’s what we predict for 2024: What about you?

What can we expect to see over the coming year? IMD professors offer their expert predictions, and we invite you to join in.

By Robert Hooijberg, Arturo Bris, David Bach, José Parra-Moyano, Michael R. Wade, Julia Katharina Binder, Howard H. Yu, Simon J. Evenett, Alyson Meister, Salvatore Cantale and Stefan Michel

05 January 2024

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Seven leadership trends to focus on in 2024

Unsurprisingly, most leaders are feeling the pressure right now. How can you lead for sustained success in a world of constant change?

By Jean-François Manzoni, Michael D. Watkins, Susan Goldsworthy, Richard Roi, Katharina Lange, Jennifer Jordan, Alyson Meister and Winter Nie

01 January 2024

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Working through loss: Managing unexpected change

Losing your job unexpectedly can be debilitating. Here are four ways to navigate the storm and rebuild our sense of identity.

By Alyson Meister

21 December 2023

Mark Greeven

Professor of Innovation and Strategy and CEO of IMD China

Mark Greeven is Professor of Innovation and Strategy and CEO of IMD China. He draws on a decade of experience in research, teaching, and consulting in China to explore how to organize innovation in a turbulent world. He was named on the prestigious Thinkers50 Radar list of 30 Next Generation Business Thinkers in 2017. Greeven has collaborated wi…

Frédéric Dalsace

Professor of Marketing and Strategy

Frédéric Dalsace is Professor of Marketing and Strategy and Co-Director of IMD’s Leading Customer-Centric Strategies (LCCS) program. He focuses on two distinct areas – B2B issues such as customer centricity, buyer-seller relationships, and value management, and sustainability, inclusive business models, and alleviating poverty. He believes…

Niccolò Pisani

Professor of Strategy and International Business

Niccolò Pisani is Professor of Strategy and International Business. His areas of expertise include strategy design and execution as well as international business, with an emphasis on globalization and sustainability. His teaching helps leaders to identify the strategic choices with the greatest impact and to develop the capabilities needed to …

Karl Schmedders

Professor of Finance

Karl Schmedders is Professor of Finance. His research and teaching focuses on sustainability and the economics of climate change. He is therefore able to provide key insights on the transition risk arising from the shift to a greener economy and help companies face up to the challenges of potential asset degradation and increasing carbon prices. …