What I got wrong about board leadership – and how I learned to get it right
Real influence in the boardroom comes not from power or persuasion, but from humility, clarity, and the courage to disagree, says Jørgen Vig Knudstorp...
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In the hidden job market, the problem is not visibility, it’s clarity
The hidden job market does not reward effort alone. It rewards executives who have done the harder internal work first – clarity about who they are and how consistently they express it....
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South Korea’s innovation outputs are failing to translate into higher levels of competitiveness
South Korea continues to invest heavily in science and technology, yet a climate of entrepreneurial decline envelops it. What takeaways are there across the board for leaders in other economies?...
The Ermotti succession: How UBS can transform a leadership transition into strategic advantage
CEO successions rarely fail because of poor selection – they fail in execution. As Sergio Ermotti prepares to step down, UBS has the opportunity to turn leadership transition from a risk-management exercise...
Pure genius: How L’Oréal is helping customers solve their own problems
Companies must not just claim to be customer-focused — they need to act on it. Goutam Challagalla outlines how L’Oréal has used augmented reality (AR) and agentic AI to lead the way....
Why corporate lifespans are shrinking — and how to extend them
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. ...
What is federated machine learning? A 101 guide
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...
Inside the transition, with Pictet’s Marie-Laure Schaufelberger
January 13, 2026 • by Julia Binder, Knut Haanaes in I by IMD Podcasts • 2 min read • 
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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....
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