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IMD’s Professor Knut Haanaes was joined by friend and former Boston Consulting Group colleague, Luc de Brabandere, corporate philosopher and senior advisor at BCG, to discuss his book ‘The Art of Thinking...
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As investment in AI accelerates, access to emerging technology skills is becoming a decisive driver of career progression and pay. New research shows that structural features of tech roles, not women’s choices...
By adopting similar habits to those of elite athletes, leaders can perform at their best for longer. Olympians Matthijs Büchli and Susan Goldsworthy suggest ways to achieve your goals with less stress....
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Environmental policy doesn’t drive green innovation equally everywhere. Our research shows it falters in advanced economies, accelerates innovation in emerging ones, and relies on informal networks where formal institutions fall short....
For most companies, climate action has limited influence on executive decision-making. Here’s how boards can design compensation structures that motivate leaders to meet corporate climate ambitions. ...
February 24, 2026 • by David Bach in Leaders Unplugged • 2 min read • 
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Chinese auto startup NIO went from zero to nearly a million customers in under ten years. Mark Zhou, who leads product and R&D, discusses how; and explains why community – not hardware...
The fast-growing sector needs a unique leadership archetype to realize its full potential. After interviewing key players in the industry, senior executives at WittKieffer offer a blueprint for success....
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Wärtsilä is reengineering shipping and energy, balancing future fuels, regulation, and real-world infrastructure to turn decarbonization from ambition into action....
As AI reshapes business operations, your leadership development efforts must focus on enabling humans to continue to add distinctive value. Michael D. Watkins explains how to use the 75/25% rule to guide...
Chinese auto startup NIO went from zero to nearly a million customers in under ten years. Mark Zhou, who leads product and R&D, discusses how; and explains why community – not hardware – will win the EV race.
Family ownership, strategic paranoia, and integrated sustainability: Matthias Altendorf on future-proofing global market leader Endress+Hauser.
Holcim’s Ram Muthu on circularity, EU regulation, and what it really takes to decarbonize cement at industrial scale.
In her latest book, The Confidence Myth, IMD Professor Ginka Toegel examines why confidence is so often misinterpreted at work – and how organizational systems shape who is seen as confident and why.
Melisa Sabancı Tapan, in conversation with IMD’s Peter Vogel, discusses creating empowered communities, bringing the wisdom of the past to new generations through AI, and staying human in a digital world.
PMI CEO Jacek Olczak shares how the company’s bold shift to smoke-free products is reshaping its business, culture, and purpose for the future
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