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Global deans Catherine Duggan and Darren Dahl on leading through turbulence — and why optimism, not certainty, is the real power in today’s business education....
May 14, 2026 • by David Bach in Podcasts • Podcast available
Outokumpu CEO Kati ter Horst on steel, free trade, Europe’s competitiveness, AI, sustainability, and leading when the old rules are gone....
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LEGO CEO Niels Christiansen on simplification, sustainability, and competing for children’s attention.

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With great power comes great responsibility. Leaders of organizations from Alvanon to Zurich Zoo share insights on their own journeys.







With the help of some of the world’s leading academics and executives, Professor Michael Wade turns six “accepted truths” on their heads.
May 19, 2025 • by David Bach, Felix Zeltner in Podcasts • 3 min read • Podcast available
Global deans Catherine Duggan and Darren Dahl on leading through turbulence — and why optimism, not certainty, is the real power in today’s business education....
May 1, 2025 • by David Bach, Felix Zeltner in Podcasts • 3 min read • Podcast available
In the latest episode, IMD President David Bach explains the vital importance of the partnership between the US government and the elite research universities, what we can learn from the vibrancy of...
April 17, 2025 • by David Bach, Felix Zeltner in Podcasts • 4 min read • Podcast available
This episode takes you behind the scenes of a recent gathering led by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development together with IMD, where David Bach sat down with two sustainability leaders....
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