Stay or go? The career dilemma at year’s end
With hiring slowing and workers wary of losing pay or flexibility, many people are weighing whether to move jobs or hold steady. Two IMD experts debate the risks and rewards of quitting...
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1 hour ago • by Mark J. Greeven in Asian hub • 8 min read
As China enters its 15th Five-Year Plan period in 2026, its push to hardwire innovation, resilience, and security into economic strategy marks a turning point. From vertical AI and regionalized industry clusters...
Continue readingDecember 19, 2025 • by José Caballero, Silke Mischke in Talent • 5 min read
With hiring slowing and workers wary of losing pay or flexibility, many people are weighing whether to move jobs or hold steady. Two IMD experts debate the risks and rewards of quitting...
December 19, 2025 in Featured content • 5 min read
South Africa is building a national digital highway to close the divide—bringing affordable, reliable broadband to underserved communities and every citizen by 2030....
December 18, 2025 • by Bettina Schaller Bossert in Talent • 8 min read
Organizations in 2026 must cope with workplace flexibility demands, inclusion imperatives, agentic AI job displacement, workforce AI training gaps, and talent mobility restrictions while building resilient human capital strategies....
December 18, 2025 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Brain Circuits • 4 min read
Tired? Stressed? Important deadline looming? Your brain doesn’t just soldier on unchanged – it responds in ways you may not even notice. This means that your inner state is quietly influencing every...
December 17, 2025 • by Nele Dael, Alyson Meister in Competitiveness • 12 min read
The idea of a three-stage life – school, work, retirement – is rapidly being pensioned off. Here we explore the options for a world where people will routinely live in good health...
December 17, 2025 • by Winter Nie in Leadership • 8 min read
You need feedback to fuel leadership growth, but it can feel hard and awkward to receive. Here are four essential tips to turn input into opportunities to learn and grow, without getting...
December 17, 2025 • by Susanne May in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Most companies approach culture like they’re trying to boil the ocean: vague values, inspiring speeches, and fingers crossed that something changes. Susanne May highlights the pitfalls of a lack of organizational trust...
December 16, 2025 • by Mark J. Greeven, Mike Colias in I by IMD Book Club • 8 min read
IMD’s Mark Greeven was joined by Reuters US autos journalist Mike Colias to discuss his new book Inevitable: Inside the Messy, Unstoppable Transition to Electric Vehicles, which explores how the development of...
December 16, 2025 in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Our regular series of short articles on the most pressing issues of the moment attracted a good deal of attention this year. Here are the 10 you viewed the most – including...
December 16, 2025 • by Amy Bonsall, Alyson Meister in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Steps that are too big can paralyze us. Sometimes we avoid taking action because decisions feel too uncertain or too risky and we choke or “freeze”, making action impossible. In the second...
December 15, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade in I by IMD Podcasts • 2 min read • Podcast available
Radical collaboration and breaking data silos can free trapped industrial value, says Caspar Herzberg, improving efficiency across global supply chains....
December 15, 2025 • by Jean-François Manzoni in Leadership • 9 min read
What does it take to lead a global enterprise today? Six CEOs outline the behaviors that have helped them excel in their roles, from disciplined delegation and elevating perspective to mastering self-reflection...
December 12, 2025 • by Heather Cairns-Lee, Vanina Farber, Robert Hooijberg, Katharina Lange, John R. Weeks, Howard H. Yu in Book Review • 6 min read
From the systemic roots of corporate scandals to the unseen human cost of AI, plus timely insights from a 50-year-old classic, IMD professors reveal the six books that shaped their thinking in...
December 12, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Industrials • 13 min read
Fritz-Kramer, the fourth-generation CEO of the 125-year-old family firm, is on a mission to change how Europe builds and lives more sustainably. ...
December 11, 2025 • by Peter Vogel in Family business • 7 min read
A family-first view of the transformations reshaping global family wealth, drawing insights from the IMD-FBN Family Office Report. ...
December 11, 2025 • by Charlotte Søby Vestergaard in Leadership • 8 min read
Sanofi’s Global Head of Digital Markets, Charlotte Vestergaard, on the courage and connections, discipline and passion it takes to pursue a non-linear leadership career, and how her passion for pharma sits at...
December 11, 2025 • by Jennifer Jordan in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Networking is vital for career advancement, yet women still face unique challenges when building professional relationships. Jennifer Jordan debunks three common misconceptions....
December 11, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade in The Interview • 4 min read
Breaking down data silos and fostering trust across companies could unlock major gains in industrial efficiency. Caspar Herzberg calls this “radical collaboration.”...
Radical collaboration and breaking data silos can free trapped industrial value, says Caspar Herzberg, improving efficiency across global supply chains.
IMD’s Zhike Lei talks with Marcus Schindler on driving innovation at Novo Nordisk, balancing delivery and discovery, and preparing R&D teams for AI.
In the second episode of IMD’s sustainability series, IMD’s Julia Binder and Knut Haanaes welcome Kunal Chandra of RWE to discuss the energy transition.
Breaking down data silos and fostering trust across companies could unlock major gains in industrial efficiency. Caspar Herzberg calls this “radical collaboration.”
Former Novo Nordisk CSO Marcus Schindler shares insights on pharma R&D, scientific innovation, AI integration and global talent development
Gaming has become one of the world’s most powerful consumer ecosystems. Stefan Michel explores why every company now needs a strategy for play to stay competitive.
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