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Is quantum computing the next big cybersecurity risk?
Businesses must prepare now for post-quantum cryptography, as quantum computing could render today’s encryption obsolete and expose sensitive data to future cyber threats....
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Want to become a truly inclusive leader? Follow the five Cs
June 19, 2023 • by Alyson Meister in Audio articles • 11 min read
Alyson Meister, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at IMD, explains the importance of what she calls the ‘five Cs’ and how to integrate them into your own leadership practice....
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The changing role of the data scientist – from astronaut to race-car driver
To unlock commercial value from their data, businesses have been scrambling to hire data scientists, who are in short supply. Could many of their skills and activities be commoditized?...
Why does allyship matter? with Professor Robert Hooijberg
June 15, 2023 • by Robert Hooijberg in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 3 min read • 
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In this in-depth interview, Professor Hooijberg talks about the importance of allyship, how to support family, friends, and colleagues in the face of adversity, and the pride he feels for his son...
How the triple bottom line can add impact to your family firm’s philanthropy
June 14, 2023 • by Malgorzata Smulowitz in Family business • 6 min read
Two family business owners share how a focus on profit, people, and planet has helped increase the impact of their families’ philanthropic efforts....
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Lessons from easyJet on how to make your startup take off
More than 20-years after his best-selling case study on easyJet was first published, Nirmalya Kumar reflects on the decisions and actions that helped the startup grow into one of Europe’s leading low-cost...
How to address LGBTQ+ employees' safety
Multinational companies must dedicate themselves to ensuring the wellbeing and safety of LGBTQ+ employees, regardless of whether and how these individuals choose to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity....
Can a growing tech sector ever be sustainable?
June 8, 2023 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit M. Joshi in Mike & Amit Talk Tech • 2 min read • Podcast available
Mike & Amit discuss whether killer apps really help us to make enough climate-friendly decisions, or if "sustainable tech" a contradiction in terms...
Luxury brands: Are you doing enough to combat LGBTQ+ glass ceilings?
Companies across the luxury industry increasingly proclaim inclusive values – but those claims are undermined when LGBTQ+ individuals still face glass ceilings, says Stéphane JG Girod...
‘Trust me, people are our most valuable resource´
June 6, 2023 in CEO Dialogue Series • 9 min read • Podcast available
Mostafa Terrab, CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Moroccan fertilizer group OCP, explains to IMD President Jean-François Manzoni how sincerity of intent helped him gain the trust of his people...
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