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5 ways to reconnect with your inner child in the workplace

February 24, 2026 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Our previous brain circuit on this subject explored what your inner child can do for you, such as take risks or look at a situation differently. Here are five ways to reconnect...

Sustainability is dead – true or false?

February 23, 2026 • by Julia Binder in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Myths abound when it comes to corporate sustainability. Can you tell fact from fiction? Test your knowledge on the common misconceptions here....

Are you leveraging AI learning or competing with it?

February 19, 2026 • by Michael Watkins in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

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...

Why your personal brand matters

February 18, 2026 • by Cindy Wolpert in 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...

Playing for keeps: Why you need a gaming strategy

February 17, 2026 • by Stefan Michel in 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...

Is it time you went back to beige?

February 12, 2026 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Beige gets a bad rap from brand consultants, but when you’re stressed, it’s hard to think clearly: you need to return to neutral first. To reset your nervous system, try going back...

5 myths of entrepreneurship

February 11, 2026 • by Stefan Michel in 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....

How to build a business that survives the next five years

February 10, 2026 • by Susanne May in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Forget everything you’ve heard about genius CEOs, intuition, and heroic decision-making, says Susanne May – use Jensen Huang’s radical leadership of Nvidia as a blueprint to succeed in the AI era....

10 ways AI can support learning and skills resilience (or not)

February 5, 2026 • by Michael Watkins in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

AI can do plenty in terms of learning and skills development – but educators and talent leaders also need to understand what AI tools should not be used for. ...

Walk, don’t talk: How to survive culture wars

February 4, 2026 • by Philip Thomas in 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. ...

How to think like an optimist (and why you should)