Whether you’re developing foundational capabilities or preparing to progress to senior executive roles, these proven frameworks and insights from IMD experts and industry practitioners will help you accelerate your leadership journey.
Discover how to build self-awareness through structured reflection, master strategic decision-making under pressure, and create high-performance teams that thrive in uncertainty. Modern leadership is not about managing, it’s about gaining the skills and capabilities to inspire others and transform challenges into opportunities for growth and innovation.
As women live longer, society must rethink careers and leadership to unlock a longevity-equality dividend that enables women to contribute and lead at every life stage.
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 into a catalyst for strategic renewal.
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.
Bayer is pioneering a new way of working, focusing teams on creating value with more autonomy and accountability. Early results offer practical insights for leaders everywhere.
An analysis of over 1,000 executive posts on LinkedIn reveals a systematic, signal-based approach that can increase meaningful engagement by over 300%, challenging conventional wisdom about leadership presence on social media.
In this episode of Leaders Unplugged, IMD President David Bach speaks with Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, about leading a global shipping giant through geopolitical tension, climate pressure, and permanent uncertainty, into the future of global trade.
Brain Circuits Five key insights from necessity entrepreneurs by Sophie Bacq Published January 16, 2026 in Brain Circuits DownloadSave We tend to associate entrepreneurship with Silicon
CEOs can turn early wins into lasting success by recalibrating strategy, aligning teams, and focusing on sustainable growth and performance metrics.
For leaders, giving performance feedback can feel uncomfortable and awkward. Here are the first three prerequisites.
Another January, another list of new resolutions. Meditate daily. Read more books. Network strategically. But what if the fastest path to professional impact isn’t adding something new – it’s subtracting something old?
2025 could be summed up as “OMG, did that really happen, too?” As the new year begins, it’s tempting to focus on battening down the hatches and mitigating the uncertainties. Instead, says Amy Bonsall, focus on where you want to go, not the obstacles around you.
Steps that are too big can paralyze us. Sometimes we avoid taking action because decisions feel too uncertain or too risky and we choke or “freeze”, making action impossible. In the second of a two-part series on ambiguity*, Amy Bonsall and Alyson Meister share tips on ways to unfreeze.
How your childhood made you the leader you are, and what you can do about it
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