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First-year CSRD and ESRS disclosures boost transparency in energy and utilities, but early evidence shows compliance is outweighing strategic insight....
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The average S&P 500 company now lasts under 20 years. Shareholder-value thinking has led to a short-term focus; longevity can be achieved only by investing in people, innovation, and stewardship. ...
A collaborative approach to training AI models can yield better results, but it requires finding partners with data that complements your own. José Parra-Moyano, Karl Schmedders, and Maximilian Werner set out the...
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IMD’s Inside the Transition hosts Pictet CSO Marie-Laure Schaufelberger to explore how finance drives the energy transition and ESG strategies....
Satya Nadella swapped Microsoft’s old Microsoft-first playbook for a customer-first, collaboration-driven strategy, demonstrating what it takes to succeed in today’s business environment. ...
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Research by the Boston Consulting Group exposes an inconvenient truth about longevity: awareness has never been higher, but action lags far behind. Here's how to turn aspirations into reality....
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Multigenerational teams bring competitive advantages. It’s vital to tap into the wisdom and experience of older workers, urges Shelley Zalis....
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True leadership starts with compassion. Small acts of humanity create lasting impact, shaping cultures rooted in inclusion, awareness, and collective responsibility....
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The greatest barrier to women’s advancement emerges early in a career, not at the top. Kweilin Ellingrud examines how the first promotion to manager shapes long-term progression....
AI may become one of the most significant leadership opportunities for women in decades. Its impact will depend on how capability, governance, and leadership are built around it....
Slawomir Krupa, CEO of Societe Generale, tells Jean-François Manzoni how restoring financial discipline and protecting the bank’s capacity to innovate under pressure helped restore faith in one of Europe’s oldest institutions...
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Societe Generale CEO Slawomir Krupa on turnaround decisions, fintech pressure, and why long-term discipline beats short-term noise....
Tech executive Katarina Bonde on scaling responsibly, navigating investor tensions, and staying pragmatic in the current AI bubble....
Chinese auto startup NIO went from zero to nearly a million customers in under ten years. Mark Zhou, who leads product and R&D, discusses how; and explains why community – not hardware...
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