How to stop trying to be a superhero and enjoy being a leader

Running a business in Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion

March 2, 2022 in Leadership • 4 min read

Taras Panasenko, IMD EMBA candidate and CEO of Ukrainian discount store chain Avrora, describes how he and his team are keeping shops open to provide citizens with essential supplies....

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Harnessing the power of diversity for innovation 

February 21, 2022 • by Juliet Bourke in Leadership • 6 min read

What are the two common assumptions around diversity of thinking that need to be challenged within organizations?...

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How can we better include people with disability in the workplace? Five questions to ask yourself 

February 16, 2022 • by Heather Cairns-Lee in Leadership • 4 min read

The best way to foster inclusion is by addressing the ableist bias in your own behavior....

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Zhang Ruimin’s vision of leadership for the future 

February 9, 2022 • by William Fischer in Leadership • 8 min read

The Haier CEO’s reflections on leadership offer insights to anyone struggling to move their organization forward into the unknown....

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It’s time to reinvent capitalism, says World Business Council for Sustainable Development CEO

February 8, 2022 • by David Bach in Leadership • 5 min read

Peter Bakker says business leaders must shift mindsets to build long-term resilience in the pandemic aftermath and take a regenerative approach to business models....

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Fed rate rise: simple economics explain stock market sell-off

January 28, 2022 in Leadership • 5 min read

The US central bank’s more hawkish stance has sent investors scrambling to position themselves for tighter monetary policy. This provides a real-world demonstration of simple economic concepts in action. These models can...

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Lessons from BioNTech’s unorthodox path to breakthrough solutions

January 26, 2022 • by Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux, Michael R. Wade in Leadership • 9 min read

The biotech firm’s innovative approach to COVID-19 vaccines demonstrates the three critical shifts needed to boost the chances of radical innovation....

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How to become a corporate diplomat as a new CEO

January 20, 2022 • by Michael D. Watkins, Eugene A. Woods in Leadership • 9 min read

One of the trickiest tasks for new CEOs can be learning how to engage with the media, government and other key stakeholders. We provide seven organizing principles to help CEOs effectively shape...

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Develop the skills needed to be an agile, modern leader

January 18, 2022 • by George Kohlrieser in Leadership • 3 min read

Today’s world calls for agile and collaborative leadership and the good news is that the essential toolkit needed is available to all....

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Fake it though you’ve made it: battling leader impostorism

January 18, 2022 • by Ronit Kark, Alyson Meister, Kim Peters in Leadership • 9 min read

Successful, but feeling like a fraud? You’re not alone, it’s an emotion shared by the great and the good, from Michelle Obama to Jacinda Ardern. Here’s how to tackle it....

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