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Coaching corner: 8 ways to beat workplace exhaustion

July 19, 2021 • by Brenda Steinberg in Team building • 8 min read

In our new regular feature, we offer expert guidance on how to handle stresses and strains in the workplace thrown up by the pandemic....

Change your perspective! An exercise for better decision making

July 17, 2021 • by Louise Muhdi in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

This exercise aims to help you move beyond your normal frame of thought and look at things from a number of different perspectives. This can be a critical factor in honing your...

Changing employee behavior part four: environment as a lever of change

July 17, 2021 • by Shlomo Ben-Hur in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

In this final installment of our four-part series, we look at how changing the office environment can have a postive effect on employee behaviors....

Sustainability post pandemic: the four scenarios for change

July 16, 2021 • by Frédéric Dalsace in Sustainability • 7 min read

Will it be a return to business-as-usual or a time of revolution? In the first in a two-part series, we examine the potential impact on attitudes towards preserving the world’s resources in...

Footballing lions show how strong teams can hit their goals

July 14, 2021 • by Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff in Team building • 9 min read

Italy showed resilience and mental focus to become European champions. Lessons from the locker rooms can set us all on the road to victory....

American hardball and localization are reshaping global supply chains

July 13, 2021 • by Alex Capri in Supply chain • 4 min read

In the wake of COVID-19 disrupting markets and trade, global supply chains are being reworked, but not in the way many people expected, says Alex Capri, research fellow at the Singapore-based Hinrich...

Four ways to be an agile leader in a disruptive environment

July 13, 2021 • by Michael R. Wade in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Our research found that effective leaders in environments characterized by significant disruption shared some common characteristics, and labeled them as agile leaders....

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4 Questions to help you balance CSR and ESG

July 12, 2021 • by Knut Haanaes in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Ask yourself 4 key questions to help determine whether you are using CSR and ESG in harmony....

From sleep pods to yoga and fitness trackers, the corporate world is investing big in improving employees’ health and welfare

$66 billion burnout buster

July 12, 2021 • by Anand Narasimhan in Human Resources • 10 min read

From sleep pods to yoga and fitness trackers, the corporate world is investing big in improving employees’ health and welfare, writes Anand Narasimhan...

Is your company helping to develop a global mindset in people?

July 11, 2021 • by Niccolò Pisani in Brain Circuits • 1 min read

This exercise helps you shorten your to do-list to become more productive. The math has already been done for you....

The 6 steps to managing conflict

July 11, 2021 • by George Kohlrieser in Brain Circuits • 4 min read

It is possible to rewire your brain so you are not afraid of conflict. There are certain factors that all conflict resolution entails, and if you learn how to master these, it...

PACK: Four steps for effective communication

July 10, 2021 • by Susan Goldsworthy in Brain Circuits • 1 min read

By following a simple model, executives can dramatically improve the impact of their communications...

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ESG – Making sense of the madness

July 9, 2021 • by Karl Schmedders in Leading in Turbulent Times • 4 min read

‘The E and the S are competing for attention, and the greener we go, the more social harm we need to account for,’ says IMD Professor of Finance Karl Schmedders....

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Tips for leaders to enhance emotional resilience in hybrid and virtual teams

July 9, 2021 • by Silke Mischke, Jennifer Jordan in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

It's important in difficult times for leaders to be able to enhance the emotional resilience of their teams. Here are some tools to help....

Save your wrath: men may be monsters, but not their masterworks

July 9, 2021 • by Josef Joffe in Magazine • 5 min read

A 900-page life of Philip Roth has been withdrawn because of his biographer’s alleged sexual crimes, but banning art and books in the name of ‘correct thinking’ is a crime against liberty,...

How leaders can prevent entrenchment on their teams

July 9, 2021 • by Alyson Meister in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

If you have identified subgroups in your team, division, or organization that pose the risk of becoming entrenched into silos (and worse, polarized), there are several strategies that might help to increase...

How leaders can develop emotional intelligence

July 9, 2021 • by Silke Mischke, Jennifer Jordan in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Emotions are data. We all have them, but they don’t have to control the situation. Like any piece of information, you should evaluate your emotions and how they impact your situation. This...

Changing employee behavior part two: motivation as a lever of change

July 8, 2021 • by Shlomo Ben-Hur in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

There are different types of motivation. Before you can effectively motivate others, it's important to understand the nuances involved....

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Mark Schneider

July 8, 2021 in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 1 min read • Podcast available

As CEO of Nestlé, Mark Schneider is arguably the most powerful man in the food and beverage industry. And, as he reveals to IMD President Jean-François Manzoni in the latest episode of...

Net-zero companies – what CFOs can do

July 8, 2021 • by Natalia Olynec in Sustainability • 5 min read

In Asia, economic growth comes at a high carbon cost. CFOs have a critical role to play in making their companies take account of sustainability, says Natalia Olynec....