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Adobe and democratization through AI

September 28, 2026 • by Stefan Michel in Artificial Intelligence • 9 min read

Too many leaders ask how GenAI will impact their businesses and products. Instead, they should ask: How can AI change our customers’ motivations, abilities, and opportunities?...

radical federalism: connected teams adapting independently, balancing local autonomy with shared organizational goals to respond more effectively to rapid change

Radical federalism: The way to tackle the AI velocity problem

September 22, 2026 • by Michael Yaziji in Artificial Intelligence • 3 min read

Question central planning: why a unit-focused hybrid approach may outperform both centralized control and chaotic AI adoption....

Can leadership be delegated to a digital self?

September 21, 2026 • by Michael Watkins in Artificial Intelligence • 4 min read

Can a CEO's leadership be delegated to an AI avatar? Explore benefits, risks, and guardrails shaping digital leadership....

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Access to tools, not training, is stifling AI value

September 18, 2026 • by Mauro Macchi, Tim Good, Dominic King, Mamta Kapur in Artificial Intelligence • 5 min read

Europe’s AI ambitions are stalling, but not due to a skills gap. Limited access to tools and outdated work design are holding companies back....

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IMD AI Safety Clock moves to 15 minutes to midnight as AI risks accelerate

September 16, 2026 • by Michael R. Wade, Konstantinos Trantopoulos in Artificial Intelligence • 12 min read

The AI Safety Clock enters the critical risk zone as autonomous agents gain authority, military AI expands, and AGI-related risks accelerate....

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AI leaders are pulling the safety alarm. Here's what that means for business leaders

September 15, 2026 • by Michael R. Wade, Howard H. Yu, Amit Joshi, Naomi Haefner, Faisal Hoque, José Parra Moyano, Mark J. Greeven in Artificial Intelligence • 10 min read

Amid warnings from industry insiders that AI will soon outpace human control, IMD's experts break down where business leaders should be focusing their attention....

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Six new AI imperatives for every CEO and Board 

September 7, 2026 • by Faisal Hoque, Paul Scade , Pranay Sanklecha in Artificial Intelligence • 11 min read

Record CEO turnover, fractured geopolitics, and an AI transition that most companies are failing to profit from require a fundamental shift in the ways we lead and govern. Here is how to...

AI strategy is a journey – these are the levers that matter

September 2, 2026 • by Cyril Bouquet, Nicolas Chauvin, Julian Nolan in Artificial Intelligence • 12 min read

AI strategy is not about adopting technology. It is about deciding where to compete as value shifts across ecosystems and value chains – and having the organizational levers to make the move....

Using AI as a sounding board to strengthen communication

Three tips to start using AI as a communications sounding board

September 1, 2026 • by Katharina Lange, José Parra Moyano in Artificial Intelligence • 2 min read

Learn how AI-powered feedback can boost executive coaching: three concrete tips to improve tone, word choice, and cultural insight....

Singaporean security giant Certis believes CHROs must focus on transformation and trust

August 24, 2026 • by I by IMD in Artificial Intelligence • 5 min read

The CHRO should be at the heart of modern business strategy says Jaclyn Lee of Singapore’s security service provider, Certis....

AI and the Chief Legal Officer: Redefining legal leadership