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In it for the long run? Here’s what the world of sport can teach executives
February 27, 2026 • by Matthijs Büchli, Susan Goldsworthy in Management • 12 min read • 
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By adopting similar habits to those of elite athletes, leaders can perform at their best for longer. Olympians Matthijs Büchli and Susan Goldsworthy suggest ways to achieve your goals with less stress....
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How to make life better for customers and create a more successful organization
May 25, 2023 in Management • 7 min read
In the quest for efficiency many organizations have forgotten the human side of customer service, says John Sills, author of The Human Experience. If in doubt, be human...
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Five lessons from my life as a sustainable entrepreneur
May 5, 2023 • by David Ramirez in Management • 5 min read
A fragile foundational partnership and the misalignment of your workforce can be the Achilles’ heel of a start-up...
Plagued by workers demanding more? Here’s what you can do
April 28, 2023 • by Michael Skapinker in Management • 7 min read
The sheer scale of the carnage from the bubonic plague gave the surviving workforce in the Middle Ages undreamt of bargaining power. While far less severe, the effects of COVID-19 combined with...
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How to turn a financial fire-sale into a people-centric merger
Breaking up is hard to do – but bringing together two different organizational cultures can be even tougher. Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg, Adjunct Professor of Leadership at IMD, explains how leaders can turn a...
In the age of ChatGPT, are emotions the new human superpower?
With Artificial Intelligence making huge strides in completing both simple and complex tasks, working effectively with emotions is one way for humans to stay ahead, says Silke Mischke, IMD lecturer and Senior...
How to manage when the walls are collapsing
April 12, 2023 • by Sonia Tan in Management • 5 min read
Sonia Tan, an experienced broadcaster and campaign and advocacy consultant for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), shares her tips for how best to manage small teams when they are under pressure....
Eight ways to focus and get the important stuff done
April 10, 2023 • by George Kohlrieser in Management • 8 min read
Leadership in times of crisis requires extraordinary self-discipline. High-performing leaders will focus only on top priority items and ignore non-urgent tasks....
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Crowdsourcing helps corporations scale innovative solutions for greater impact
April 5, 2023 • by Amanda Porter, Marleen Huysman, Philipp Tuertscher in Management • 6 min read
Pooling the knowledge and resources of a diverse array of stakeholders can help solve huge unmet needs in society, research shows...
Embrace change by training senior leaders
April 3, 2023 • by Hannele Jakosuo-Jansson in Management • 6 min read
Hannele Jakosuo-Jansson, chief human resources officer at Neste, explains why it made sense for the Finnish energy company to engage the executive board with training as it went through strategic change....
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