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ACE Founders Series, with Ian Charles Stewart & Schuyler Weiss
February 16, 2023 in Podcasts • 1 min read • 
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The CEO of Alpian discusses the near future of money management, with IMD's Executive in Residence...
How ‘social dividend’ ensures unity down the generations
February 15, 2023 • by Anouk Lavoie Orlick, Peter Vogel in Family business • 7 min read
Based in Colombia, Carvajal SA is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of paper notebooks. For more than 30 years, all family members have been given free or heavily subsidized access to...
‘Dismal science’: economic projections are unreliable. Build resilience to future-proof your business
Better-than-expected economic data have raised hopes the world economy will avoid recession this year, but risks abound. So company bosses should be building resilience — my management trend of 2023 — into...
Protecting luxury’s future by creating a positive impact strategy
February 10, 2023 • by Stéphane JG Girod in Leading in Turbulent Times • 6 min read
Leaders must strategize on ways to put sustainability at the core of luxury brand desirability....
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How to win the generation game and avoid a succession of problems
February 9, 2023 • by Sabine Rau, Peter Jaskiewicz in Family business • 7 min read
Ensuring a smooth transition of a family enterprise starts with answering the questions of the next in line, write Peter Jaskiewicz and Sabine B Rau...
How do you get a quality answer? Now, that’s a good question
February 8, 2023 • by Heather Cairns-Lee, James Lawley , Paul Tosey in Leadership • 8 min read
Leaders will get far more useful responses if they learn the art of asking ‘clean’ questions. Heather Cairns-Lee, James Lawley and Paul Tosey explain how to do it....
How to improve representation in your visual communication
February 7, 2023 • by Rebecca Swift in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 5 min read
In this series, Rebecca Swift, VP Global Head of Creative Insights at Getty Images, examines the steps brands can take to make their visuals more inclusive....
While the world trades punches, New Zealand shows the way ahead
February 6, 2023 • by Chuin Wei Yap in Magazine • 7 min read
In pursuit of its mission to advance sustainable trade, the Hinrich Foundation, in partnership with IMD’s World Competitiveness Center, released the Sustainable Trade Index in November 2022. Against a backdrop of gloom,...
Destination perfection: what we can learn from the Swiss railways
February 6, 2023 • by John Sills in Innovation • 6 min read
While other companies have slipped off track when it comes to dealing with customers, the heart-warming reaction from Swiss train staff when a problem arose shows what can be achieved with more...
Let’s be clear: ESG is not ‘woke’ and it’s different from sustainability
In the second of a series of practical guides for organizations on sustainability, Julia Binder, Director of IMD’s Center for Sustainable and Inclusive Business, explains the important distinction between sustainability and ESG...
IMD ACE Founders Series, with Ian Charles Stewart & Raffaello D'Andrea
February 2, 2023 in Podcasts • 1 min read • Podcast available
Verity co-founder Raffaello D’Andrea discusses the future of Robotics and AI, with IMD's Executive in Residence Ian Charles Stewart...
EverGreen – the future-proofing of Heineken
Niccolò Pisani, IMD Professor of Strategy and International Business, explores Heineken's ambitious and all-encompassing strategy for sustainable growth, launched amid a global pandemic....
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What fictional family dramas can teach us about real life
February 1, 2023 • by Kimberly A. Eddleston in Family business • 5 min read
Family businesses seem to be made for the movies and television. They have everything: success, power and riches, as well as dysfunction and drama. Most are a caricature of reality, but nonetheless...
Lessons from military leadership: The importance of morale
January 31, 2023 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu, Stephen Kilpatrick in Leadership • 7 min read
Since the pandemic, we have been seeking to describe the phenomenon of how feelings impact performance. We explored resilience, well-being, and self-care, meandering through agility and mental health....
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