Why your personal brand matters
How people engage with you is shaped by your brand. If you are known to be reasonable, pragmatic, and strategic, they will want to work with or for you. But if you...

February 26, 2026 • by Michael R. Wade in Strategy (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read
Workplace silos are a huge productivity inhibitor. Casper Herzberg, CEO of industrial software company AVEVA, tells Michael Wade how radical collaboration can create value....
Continue readingFebruary 18, 2026 • by Cindy Wolpert in Strategy (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read
How people engage with you is shaped by your brand. If you are known to be reasonable, pragmatic, and strategic, they will want to work with or for you. But if you...
February 17, 2026 • by Stefan Michel in Strategy (Brain Circuits) • 4 min read
Many of us still equate gaming with dudes playing video games like Grand Theft Auto in a basement. In fact, as Bastian Bergmann told Stefan Michel in a recent I by IMD Book...
February 11, 2026 • by Stefan Michel in Strategy (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read
Drawing on his recent IMD podcast with Amar Bhidé, IMD Professor of Management Stefan Michel debunks longstanding misconceptions about entrepreneurship....
February 4, 2026 • by Philip Thomas in Strategy (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read
Global brands expert Philip Thomas suggests simple ways for businesses to walk the tightrope between buzz and backlash in today’s divisive cultural and political landscape. ...
January 27, 2026 in Strategy (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read
As Standard Chartered’s Chief Strategy and Talent Officer, Tanuj Kapilashrami, oversaw a fundamental workforce transformation from a jobs-based to a skills-powered model. Here she shares five key steps to make the transition....
January 20, 2026 • by Alfredo De Massis in Strategy (Brain Circuits) • 3 min read
As in any conflict resolution, tackling problems in family firms begins by identifying where the problem originates and its precise nature. Go through the questions below to analyze where things are going...
December 18, 2025 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Strategy (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 Susanne May in Strategy (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 9, 2025 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Strategy (Brain Circuits) • 4 min read
We’re all familiar with fight, flight, or freeze stress responses. But clinical psychologist Ingrid Clayton identifies a fourth survival strategy lurking in your neural circuitry that most leadership training misses – and...
December 4, 2025 in Strategy (Brain Circuits) • 4 min read
A skills-powered approach to talent management can boost agility, efficiency, and productivity, but transitioning to it is a complex undertaking. Ravin Jesuthasan explains how to get started and identifies the eight pillars...
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