How to create and sustain cultural change – notes from the Olympic hosts
As Paris gets ready for this summer’s Olympic Games, we consider what the French organizers can teach businesses about embedding and maintaining cultural change...
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Ecosystem Inc: How the nature of competition is evolving
March 17, 2026 • by Mark J. Greeven in Leadership • 13 min read • 
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Ecosystems promise a new way to compete, yet most squander the opportunity by bolting them onto old strategic logic. Mark Greeven makes the case for putting ecosystem thinking at the heart of...
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Showing up and letting your abilities shine
July 19, 2024 • by Paul Vanderbroeck in Leadership • 4 min read
When Eva was put forward for promotion her confidence faltered, impairing the relationship with her nominating boss. Executive coaching got them both back on track....
Will activists bring the curtain down on corporate arts funding?
July 10, 2024 • by Michael Skapinker in Leadership • 7 min read
A rise in climate change protests against leading arts institutions spells trouble for the future of corporate sponsorship. Companies and cultural organizations must learn to manage the risks....
Joining the dots: a creative design for leadership
June 21, 2024 • by Cyril Bouquet, Alexis Georgacopoulos in Leadership • 9 min read
There is much that organizations can learn from artists and designers, from turning ideas into innovation to creative problem-solving and better decision-making....
From chaos to calm: Why breath-based mindfulness is essential for leaders today
With the pressure to innovate only growing, along with the epidemic of digital distractions, our experts offer a mindful leader’s toolkit packed with techniques to stay grounded and focused in stressful environments ...
Ringing the changes: Vodafone ‘insider' makes some tough calls as CEO
June 18, 2024 • by Jean-François Manzoni in Leadership • 9 min read • 
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Margherita Della Valle tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how she is delivering radical change to reenergize Vodafone and paving the way for greater diversity in leadership...
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