How to bounce back after summer
Michael Watkins & Brenda Steinberg share strategies in this I by IMD podcast to turn post-summer blues into leadership and personal growth....
Michael D Watkins is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change at IMD, and author of The First 90 Days, Master Your Next Move, Predictable Surprises, and 12 other books on leadership and negotiation. His book, The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking, explores how executives can learn to think strategically and lead their organizations into the future. A Thinkers 50-ranked management influencer and recognized expert in his field, his work features in HBR Guides and HBR’s 10 Must Reads on leadership, teams, strategic initiatives, and new managers. Over the past 20 years, he has used his First 90 Days® methodology to help leaders make successful transitions, both in his teaching at IMD, INSEAD, and Harvard Business School, where he gained his PhD in decision sciences, as well as through his private consultancy practice Genesis Advisers. At IMD, he directs the First 90 Days open program for leaders taking on challenging new roles and co-directs the Transition to Business Leadership (TBL) executive program for future enterprise leaders, as well as the Program for Executive Development.
August 18, 2025 • by Michael D. Watkins in Podcasts • 2 min read • Podcast available
Michael Watkins & Brenda Steinberg share strategies in this I by IMD podcast to turn post-summer blues into leadership and personal growth....
July 9, 2025 • by Michael D. Watkins in Artificial Intelligence • 10 min read
Professionals who use AI in a disciplined way to compound their cognitive thinking over time will be the long-term winners. Michael Watkins explains how to make AI a cognitive superpower rather than...
May 9, 2025 • by Michael D. Watkins, Chris Donkin in Brain Circuits • 4 min read
The personal aspect of retirement can be just as challenging as the professional shift. Take this test to find out if you’re ready for a relationship reset with your nearest and dearest...
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