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There’s a new world order – is your strategy keeping up with it?

November 5, 2021 • by Patrick Reinmoeller in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Relevance is a quality that leaders formerly tended to overlook, but the new business landscape is making it a key driver of business strategy....

Protecting us against the financial fallout of COVID’s sequel: the reinsurance industry has its work cut out

November 5, 2021 • by I by IMD in Leadership • 4 min read

The CEO of reinsurance firm Hannover Re is encouraging his staff to draw on the right side of the brain to model various unthinkable future scenarios, potentially as disruptive as COVID-19....

Do you know the three paradoxes of leading virtual change?

November 4, 2021 • by Jennifer Jordan, Ask Agger in Brain Circuits • 4 min read

The pandemic has left companies across the globe trying to navigate the issues in an entirely new framework – the virtual world. Yjod requires adjustments to leadership that require understanding the paradoxes...

Can Rockefeller, Bezos and IKEA turn the developing world green?

November 4, 2021 • by Peter Vogel, Malgorzata Smulowitz in Family business • 6 min read

The welcome announcement of a multi-stakeholder philanthropic partnership to accelerate the adoption of green energy in Africa, Asia and Latin America is a bold move. But, like all philanthropy, it must overcome...

Are you struggling despite “winning”?

November 3, 2021 • by Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Winning leaders are reporting having mixed emotions, feeling just as exhausted as their more unfortunate peers, and on top of that being puzzled by their reactions to their own flourishing during a...

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Malaysia’s digital competitiveness: Time to step up

November 3, 2021 • by Arturo Bris, Misiek Piskorski in Competitiveness • 6 min read

Investment in digital hardware and a long history as a manufacturer and exporter of high-tech goods has long given Malaysia strong digital fundamentals....

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Common prosperity: China’s new course

November 3, 2021 • by Alicia García Herrero in Asian hub • 4 min read

Faced with an inevitable slowing of economic growth, Xi Jinping is driving a sea change in China, says Alicia García-Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis....

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Applying a systemic approach to a renewable future

November 2, 2021 in CEO Dialogue Series • 7 min read

Alpiq’s Antje Kanngiesser says the company’s sustainable business model is contributing to a better climate and security of supply....

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Employees behaving badly: how high CEO pay can encourage wider wrongdoing

November 1, 2021 • by Stephen Smulowitz, Juan Almandoz in Human Resources • 6 min read

Research suggests that CEO stock option schemes combined with a large pay gap can encourage and motivate lower-ranking employees to commit illegal behavior....

Questions you need to ask to develop an effective strategy office

November 1, 2021 • by Bettina Büchel in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

This is never going to be a one-size-fits-all proposition, but you can use the ISC framework to guide your strategy formulation and execution. This framework comprises three different diagnostic points....

Is your company falling in to these traps when crafting strategy?

October 29, 2021 • by Thomas W. Malnight in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Businesses large and small pour tons of time and resources into crafting smart strategies each year. Your strategy, after all, is the ultimate roadmap for success. But many companies still fail to...

ABP’s bold move strengthens the case for divesting fossil fuel stocks

October 29, 2021 • by Salvatore Cantale in Supply chain • 4 min read

Dutch pension fund ABP's decision to withdraw from the fossil fuel sector carries some risks but it is a courageous move that can have wider repercussions....

Three factors to watch as impact finance gains traction

October 29, 2021 • by Vanina Farber, Patrick Reichert in Finance • 5 min read

As more investors turn to the concept of impact finance, three key trends will shape the immediate future of this rapidly growing field....

Helping entrepreneurs locate and take over businesses without succession plans

October 29, 2021 • by I by IMD in Leadership • 4 min read

How EMBA alumni are assisting a fellow alumna in achieving her aim of buying and running an existing company....

Why inclusion can help you to deliver successful strategies

October 29, 2021 • by James Henderson in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 6 min read

When people in an organization do not understand why they are executing a strategy, or have had no involvement in its creation, it’s hardly surprising that things can fall apart....

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Smart cities need to be heading in a human-centric, digitally inclusive direction or the tech won’t pay off, panelists agree

October 28, 2021 • by I by IMD in Competitiveness • 6 min read

Experts air views on Smart City policies since COVID-19, saying citizens’ needs take priority....

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Have you fallen into one of these ESG risk traps?

October 28, 2021 • by Knut Haanaes, Paul Strebel in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Even if your company has what appears to be a strong and effective statement on the environment, sustainability and governance, it’s worth periodically reviewing whether you are actually living your stated values....