M&As fail a lot. Is talent the reason?
Why do 70% of all mergers and acquisitions fail? Is it because our due diligence fails to adequately address the all-important issue of human talent? Sumeet Salwan, Co-Founder of CEO Works and...
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 readingJuly 31, 2024 • by Sumeet Salwan in Strategy • 10 min read
Why do 70% of all mergers and acquisitions fail? Is it because our due diligence fails to adequately address the all-important issue of human talent? Sumeet Salwan, Co-Founder of CEO Works and...
July 26, 2024 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod, Rui Meng, Hui Zhang in Strategy • 6 min read
Never heard of NIO? Those who haven’t are set to become few and far between, as the electric vehicle (EV) maker continues its fast and furious rise into the world’s top premium...
July 26, 2024 • by Jerry Davis in Strategy • 7 min read
The rise of electric vehicles – and a flood of new, small market entrants – is transforming the nuts and bolts of car making. Does this shift finally spell the end for...
July 11, 2024 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod in Strategy • 4 min read
A series of watershed events forced CHANEL out of its comfort zone, culminating in the launch of CHANEL Mission 1.5°. With this new strategy, the luxury fashion house embarked on a journey...
July 10, 2024 • by Michael Skapinker in Strategy • 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....
June 26, 2024 • by Michael Yaziji in Strategy • 6 min read
Understanding your organizational capacity for agility and responding to events accordingly is the key to success in the new business environment, says Michael Yaziji....
June 11, 2024 • by Niccolò Pisani in Strategy • 6 min read
IMD’s Niccolò Pisani examines how a combination of clear-eyed analysis and a strong sense of purpose allowed the French biopharma to change course....
June 7, 2024 • by Sophie Bacq, Stephanie Wang in Strategy • 6 min read
Based on a study co-authored with Stephanie Wang, Sophie Bacq explains why we need a new understanding of the lean impact startup and how it can contribute to solving the grand challenges...
June 5, 2024 • by Mark J. Greeven, Howard H. Yu in Strategy • 10 min read
Leading Chinese companies are preparing to take advantage of the exposure and opportunities of being top sponsors and suppliers to the UEFA EURO 2024 Men’s Soccer Tournament (Euro 24) — which is...
June 4, 2024 • by Simon J. Evenett in Strategy • 7 min read
Now that the dust has settled, what should executives make of President Biden’s recent restrictions on certain goods sources from China?...
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