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June 27, 2025 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 9 min read
Business leaders today should identify their points of leverage – be it public influence, economic power, or industry collaboration – to quietly but effectively push back against policies that undermine democracy, said...
Continue readingJanuary 28, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon, Amin Kaboli in Innovation • 3 min read
Contextual variability can be a roadblock to successful use of artificial intelligence, say Carlos Cordon and Amin Kaboli....
January 28, 2022 • by Didier Bonnet in Brain Circuits • 2 min read
Most companies undergoing digital transformation want to improve their customers' experience, but data shows they aren't succeeding. Why?...
January 28, 2022 in Audio articles • 5 min read
The US central bank’s more hawkish stance has sent investors scrambling to position themselves for tighter monetary policy. This provides a real-world demonstration of simple economic concepts in action. These models can...
January 28, 2022 • by Francesca Giulia Mereu in Human Resources • 6 min read
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January 27, 2022 • by Misiek Piskorski, Richard Roi in Brain Circuits • 2 min read
Do you know how to balance the dual goals of making your current business more effective and efficient while developing new revenue streams?...
January 27, 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Audio articles • 5 min read
Tesla’s full-year results show that it has navigated the supply chain challenges and chip shortages that have frozen the rest of the auto industry. This is a far cry from the electric...
January 27, 2022 in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 1 min read • Podcast available
Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami discusses company values, multi-billion dollar acquisitions, and the importance of the Founder's Spirit...
January 26, 2022 • by Arnaud Chevallier in Brain Circuits • 2 min read
Do you find yourself frustrated, having difficulty meeting deadlines or dissatisfied at work? You may need to rid yourself of this concept....
January 26, 2022 • by Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux, Michael R. Wade in Audio articles • 10 min read
The biotech firm’s innovative approach to COVID-19 vaccines demonstrates the three critical shifts needed to boost the chances of radical innovation....
January 25, 2022 in CEO Dialogue Series • 5 min read
A decade ago, spirits maker Suntory was primarily a Japanese business. Now, it’s well on the way to being a global one, Takeshi Niinami, the first outsider to lead the family-run business...
January 25, 2022 • by Winter Nie, Mark J. Greeven, Yunfei Feng in Brain Circuits • 2 min read
If you are in the business of selling to consumers, you would do well to look at China to get a glimpse of the future. There are four major changes on the...
January 24, 2022 • by Winter Nie, Mark J. Greeven, Philip Rosenzweig in Library • 4 min read
China’s retail revolution draws on convenience and technology to fulfil customer needs in innovative ways....
January 24, 2022 • by Fabienne Lupo in Audio articles • 6 min read
The pandemic badly hit the ‘salons', the traditional way in which luxury brands do business, but don’t write them off yet....
January 21, 2022 in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
The majority of family businesses don't make it through to the next generation. Use these questions to help yours prevail....
January 21, 2022 • by Jennifer Jordan, Michael D. Watkins, Robert Hooijberg, Silke Mischke in Human Resources • 7 min read
Like it or not, the revolution in homeworking is here to stay. To reap benefits, managers must harmonize collaboration, foster inclusivity and beat staff burnout....
January 20, 2022 • by Michael D. Watkins, Eugene A. Woods in Leadership • 9 min read
One of the trickiest tasks for new CEOs can be learning how to engage with the media, government and other key stakeholders. We provide seven organizing principles to help CEOs effectively shape...
January 20, 2022 • by Bettina Büchel in Brain Circuits • 4 min read
It is a good time to consider whether you should be looking at automation to fill some of your staffing gaps. But it’s important to consider the full implications of automating any...
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January 21, 2025 • by Shelley Zalis in The Female Quotient
In the early 1900s, Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, E = mc², reshaped our understanding of the universe and changed the world as we knew it. The Theory of Equality™, E = FQ²,...
June 12, 2024 • by Shelley Zalis in The Female Quotient
Women often step back from their careers because caring responsibilities usually fall on them by default, thanks to outdated societal norms....
March 22, 2024 • by Shelley Zalis in The Female Quotient
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December 8, 2023 in The Female Quotient
Climate finance is the hottest topic on the table when it comes to doing something tangible about climate change. We urgently need to propagate the “hows” around investing in positive values....
June 10, 2025 • by Jean-François Manzoni in Videos
Loh Chin Hua, CEO of Keppel, tells Jean-François Manzoni how bold restructuring, strategic discipline, and a long-term vision transformed an industrial conglomerate into a global asset manager...
March 11, 2025 • by Mark J. Greeven in Videos
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February 12, 2025 • by Marleen Dieleman in Videos
Tolaram, the Singapore-headquartered family business, has global interests in logistics, consumer goods, and technology. Family members Mohan Vaswani and Sajen Aswani discuss the company’s values-based system of meritocracy, the family’s move to...
January 17, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Knut Haanaes in Videos
IMD's Julia Binder and Knut Haanaes explore how aligning purpose with profit, fostering innovation, and building resilience, can help companies embed sustainability into business strategy....
June 25, 2025 • by Howard H. Yu in Podcasts
Historian-turned-business-professor Martin Gutmann talks to IMD’s Howard Yu....
June 12, 2025 • by Cynthia Hansen in Podcasts
Cynthia Hansen of the Adecco Group’s global Innovation Foundation speaks to Richard Edelman, CEO of Edelman, the global communications company, about trust and uncertainty in society and business....
June 2, 2025 • by David Bach, Felix Zeltner in Podcasts
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May 19, 2025 • by David Bach, Felix Zeltner in Podcasts
Global deans Catherine Duggan and Darren Dahl on leading through turbulence — and why optimism, not certainty, is the real power in today’s business education....
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