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Three exercises to test your ESG strategy

February 21, 2022 in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Stakeholders are demanding companies get serious about their ESG goals, so before you craft your strategy, learn what is required....

Harnessing the power of diversity for innovation

February 21, 2022 • by Juliet Bourke in Human Resources • 6 min read

What are the two common assumptions around diversity of thinking that need to be challenged within organizations?...

Sharing the spoils: lessons from Peru on growing a business with social impact

February 18, 2022 in Human Resources • 6 min read

One Peruvian company has grown a leading agribusiness while nurturing the health of communities and fostering female employment at the same time....

Exercises for leaders to test their interpersonal skills

February 18, 2022 in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Successful leaders skillfully navigate conflict and negotiations in a positive way. These exercises will put those skills to the test....

Time to safeguard supply chains against China’s zero-tolerance approach to COVID-19

February 17, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 5 min read

Restrictions and lockdowns herald even worse disruption for 2022. Multinationals should rethink operations to deal with disruption to manufacturing capacity....

Supply chain: cracking down on the bullwhip effect

February 16, 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Olov H. D. Isaksson in CEO Circle • 5 min read

The bullwhip has captured headlines during the pandemic, but the problem has been wreaking havoc on supply chains for decades. Traditional strategies to crack the bullwhip have largely failed. Now, a new...

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How can we better include people with disability in the workplace? Five questions to ask yourself

February 16, 2022 • by Heather Cairns-Lee in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 4 min read

The best way to foster inclusion is by addressing the ableist bias in your own behavior....

Do you share the mindset of organizations that know how to survive?

February 16, 2022 • by Thomas W. Malnight, Ivy Buche in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

We studied companies that have enjoyed longevity of more than 50 years to understand what they do differently. Those that experience healthy long lives demonstrate what we call strategic incumbency....

How to raise prices in times of inflation

February 16, 2022 • by Stefan Michel in CEO Circle • 3 min read

Consumer psychology is key when passing on costs: maintaining profit is considered fair but increasing profit is not....

Unpacking the digital transformation at IKEA

February 15, 2022 • by Didier Bonnet, Michael R. Wade in Innovation • 8 min read

In an I by IMD interview, Barbara Martin Coppola, Chief Digital Officer of IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) explains how she is helping to take the company, famous for its out-of-town stores and...

Does your leadership style encourage customer-centricity?

February 14, 2022 • by Katharina Lange in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

You can find three specific leadership qualities in truly customer-centric companies. Do you have them?...

Biased boards? How framing affects decision-making

February 14, 2022 • by Bettina Büchel in Strategy • 6 min read

How we frame decisions can have a substantial impact on the choices we make. Combining strategy and risk discussions through the process of scenario analysis can help avoid bias....

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Mastering strategic agility comes down to learning how to minimize strategic trade-offs

February 11, 2022 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod in Leading in Turbulent Times • 5 min read

Strategic agility is a difficult concept to unpack as there are so many ingredients to it. Two-thirds of participants in a webinar given by Professor Stéphane J.G. Girod said they considered it...