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December 12, 2025 • by Heather Cairns-Lee, Vanina Farber, Robert Hooijberg, Katharina Lange, John R. Weeks, Howard H. Yu in Book Review • 6 min read
From the systemic roots of corporate scandals to the unseen human cost of AI, plus timely insights from a 50-year-old classic, IMD professors reveal the six books that shaped their thinking in...
Continue readingOctober 21, 2021 • by Niccolò Pisani in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Understanding the environment around you may seem like one of the most obvious aspects of developing a strategy, but often when you have a blind spot, you don’t know it....
October 21, 2021 • by Jim Pulcrano, Patrick Reinmoeller in Podcasts • 1 min read • Podcast available
Could innovation save the airline industry? Jim and Patrick look to the world of entrepreneurs and investors, to find out...
October 21, 2021 • by Bin Li in Asian hub • 4 min read
The first online loan products for SMEs in China to be offered through mobile channels come thanks to the country’s recent fintech revolution. We spoke to Bin Li, Chief Researcher of Fintech...
October 20, 2021 • by Öykü Işık, Michael R. Wade in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
You can think of data in a very similar way to a physical product, and that comes with a number of ethical issues including how it is sourced, transported, sold, packaged, and...
October 20, 2021 • by Xiang Bing in Asian hub • 16 min read
Since 1979, the market economy and global free competition has created unprecedented economic development and wealth creation. However, this has also led to massively uneven distribution of income and wealth, a decline...
October 19, 2021 • by Howard H. Yu in Brain Circuits • 2 min read
It is important to be in front of any major changes coming to your industry. There are signs you can look for that will signal if change is underway and you have...
October 19, 2021 in CEO Dialogue Series • 9 min read
Gilbert Achermann has taken on both roles with the Swiss dental group, giving him an insight into how to make the relationship between the two work well...
October 18, 2021 • by Patrick Reichert in Finance • 6 min read
To make social enterprise financially viable, investors should optimize subsidy design...
October 18, 2021 • by Niccolò Pisani in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Executives now take the possibility of things like supply chain disruptions far more seriously than they previously did. When you perceive risks and disruptions as real and likely threats, it shapes our...
October 15, 2021 • by David Bach in Human Resources • 7 min read
An alarming rise in loneliness is damaging our health, our communities and the bottom line. Having convinced themselves of the benefits of remote working, companies must not lose sight of the importance...
October 15, 2021 • by Patrick Reinmoeller in Innovation • 5 min read
Despite some ethical concerns, leaders must know how to tap new capabilities to transform their businesses...
October 14, 2021 in Podcasts • 1 min read • Podcast available
Edwin Keh speaks with Janice Wang, The CEO of Alvanon, a global fashion innovations and product development company...
October 14, 2021 • by Ivan Miroshnychenko, Alfredo De Massis, Danny Miller, Roberto Barontini in Family business • 6 min read
Analysis shows that family firms on average grew 2% more than non-family firms...
October 13, 2021 in Career path • 6 min read
Soren Toft, CEO of the world’s second-largest container carrier, says the resurgence of global trade amid the pandemic has highlighted the need to reinforce cargo transport systems and infrastructure....
October 13, 2021 • by Öykü Işık, Michael R. Wade in Brain Circuits • 2 min read
In terms of sustainability data and physical commodities are similar, and companies need to start considering them in similar ways when it comes to ethics and responsibility....
October 12, 2021 • by Michael D. Watkins, Brenda Steinberg in Leadership • 7 min read
Understanding what motivates your people can help you connect with your staff and prevent them from becoming disengaged as they contend with the uncertainty wrought by the pandemic....
October 12, 2021 • by Öykü Işık, Michael R. Wade in Brain Circuits • 2 min read
You need to have a CDR plan, either as part of or separate from your overall sustainability strategy. To evaluate where your company is currently at in terms of CDR, you should...
October 11, 2021 • by Gabriele Rosani , Paolo Cervini in Audio articles • 6 min read
As the office environment changes, many leaders are still suspicious of remote workers, but an innovative new approach can bring about real change....

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