Localization – where effective supply chain management meets smart politics
With global threats from COVID to trade tensions exposing companies to costly disruptions, leaders should be thinking about supply chain resilience and regionalization...
August 18, 2025 • by Michael D. Watkins in Strategy • 2 min read
Michael Watkins & Brenda Steinberg share strategies in this I by IMD podcast to turn post-summer blues into leadership and personal growth....
Continue readingSeptember 27, 2021 • by Salvatore Cantale, David Bach in Strategy • 7 min read
With global threats from COVID to trade tensions exposing companies to costly disruptions, leaders should be thinking about supply chain resilience and regionalization...
September 17, 2021 • by Patrick Reinmoeller in Strategy • 4 min read
As economies reopen after lockdown many organizations are finding the competitive landscape has shifted beneath their feet....
September 15, 2021 • by Arnaud Chevallier, Albrecht Enders in Strategy • 2 min read
When faced with a strategic challenge, executives often treat the symptoms of the problem rather than the underlying pain. To avoid this trap, it is important to go beyond the surface characteristics...
September 7, 2021 in Strategy • 5 min read
Klaus Schwab discusses the urgent need for stakeholders to collaborate to combat the climate emergency, cope with technological change and address skills gaps in an interview with Jean-François Manzoni, President of IMD...
September 2, 2021 • by Donna Teach, Michael D. Watkins in Strategy • 14 min read
Even in the best of circumstances, CEO transitions are challenging. The transfer of power in large organizations is a time of potential uncertainty and even instability....
August 23, 2021 • by Louise Muhdi in Strategy • 3 min read
In order to best plan for the future it is most effective to start in the future and work backwards, a technique used by many successful leaders....
August 17, 2021 • by Paul Strebel, Knut Haanaes in Strategy • 14 min read
Taking the high road to positive impact on people and planet. Too many companies still focus on extracting value from society. But being stuck on a “low road” of negative societal impact...
August 16, 2021 • by Catherine Collins, Karin Sanders, Amirali Minbashian in Strategy • 8 min read
By prioritising projects, communicating the 'why' and truly recognising how individuals perform under pressure, leaders can encourage their teams to work effectively and minimise the risk of burnout...
August 13, 2021 • by Suzanne C. De Janasz, Michael D. Watkins, Christopher Zintel, Susan Stehli in Strategy • 9 min read
It’s critical that any effective leader is able to effectively negotiate and manage conflict both inside and outside their organizations. Externally, they deal with customers, suppliers, investors and other stakeholders....
August 11, 2021 • by Bettina Büchel, Dominik Chahabadi in Strategy • 7 min read
In an era of fast-changing markets, now is the time to change your approach to strategy....
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